精读：

drift along得过且过

faculty 机能；全体教员

take in 收留，被带走，欺骗，吸收

rough粗糙的，粗暴的

      风浪大的，粗略的

now and then 不时

not at all一点也不=little

take sth for granted 认为……理所应当

long to do

long for渴望

A characterize B    A是B的特征

confine sth to sth 把…限制在

owing to由于

owe a great deal to感激

owe…to  把……归功于

keep back 隐瞒，阻止

single out for 单独表扬或批评

make sth known 被大众知道

on earth 究竟

first and foremost首先

for now暂时，暂且

cause sb trouble给某人惹麻烦

视听说：

be interested in对…感兴趣

would like to do将要做某事

it is worthwhile doing sth值得做某事