The first logical branch point in this situation is the year – freshman, sophomore, junior, senior.

第一个逻辑分支点是年级——大一、大二、大三、大四。

It took quite a long time for a freshman to orient himself.

大要经过好长一段时间才能适应环境。

And this younger man in October of his freshman year said something like the following.

这个十月份刚来的大一说了跟如下近的话。

Freshman year, we spent our energy writing viscerally scribbled applications to social lords.

大一的时候，我们把精力都花在了给社会贵族写申请书上。

All freshmen undergraduates are allowed to enter.

所有本科大一都可以参加比赛。

Both our freshmen legislators new to the US Congress.

这两位晋立法者于美国国会而言，十分奇。

About 20 years ago, when I was just a sweet, young freshman.

大约20年前，那时我还是个年轻美丽的大一。

But one of my students, a freshman named Charlotte, was not convinced.

但我其中的一个，夏洛特 不。

And I heard that Yale officially changed the term freshman to first-year.

我听说耶鲁在官方文件中取消了有男性偏见的用语。

Freshman year at MIT was actually very eye opening.

麻省理工院的一年级实际上非常令人大开眼界。

Freshman 15 is a real thing, so make sure you exercise often.

15磅这件事是真的，所以要确保经常锻炼。

And you're just freshmen. -Yeah. -There're so many more.

而且你们还只是。 -没错。-还有很多机会。

That was me after my freshman year.

那发在我大一之后的暑假。

The social freshmen should exploit every opportunity to enrich their experience.

刚踏入社会的人必须利用每一个机会积累经验。

Up until this point, life for these freshmen has been a blur.

目前来看，这些国会议员的未来还是一片渺茫。

But I learned I was a freshman at Georgia Tech.

但我知道我是佐治亚理工大的。

What are some incoming college freshmen saying about all this?

让我们听一听即将入的大的看法。

Very rarely would they make an exception for a freshman.

他们很少会为破例。

I'm supposed to be starting quarterback freshman year.

我本该以橄榄球四分卫身份开始大一活。

I know. It’s especially crazy when you’re a freshman.

我理解，毕竟你刚来。