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

大学新生要经过好长段时间才能适应新环境。

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

个逻辑分支点是级——大、大二、大三、大四。

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

这个十月份刚来的大新生说了跟如下相近的话。

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

大的时候，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.

所有本科大新生都可以参加比赛。

Both our freshmen legislators new to the US Congress.

这两位新晋立法者于美国国会而言，十分新奇。

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

大约20前，那时我还是个轻美丽的大新生。

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

但我其中的个学生，新生夏洛特 不太相信。

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.

麻省理工学院的级实际上非常令大开眼界。

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

新生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.

而且你们还只是新生。 -没错。-还有很多机会。

That was me after my freshman year.

那发生在我大之后的暑假。

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

刚踏入社会的必须利用每个机会积累经验。

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

目前来看，这些国会新议员的未来还是片渺茫。

But I learned I was a freshman at Georgia Tech.

但我知道我是佐治亚理工大学的新生。

What are some incoming college freshmen saying about all this?

让我们听听即将入学的大学新生的看法。

During her freshman year, she became head of the local chapter of the Young Republicans.

大学级，她便成为青共和党在该校分部的领袖。

So I got to know 60% of my freshman class within the first two months.

所以我在头两个月内认识了 60% 的新生。

I'm supposed to be starting quarterback freshman year.

我本该以橄榄球四分卫身份开始大生活。