College life
大学生活
American college and university students who live away from their families are generally housed in dormitories at least for their first year.
远离家人的美国大学生通常需要在第一年住在学校的宿舍里。
Men and women often live in the same building, though they may live on separate floors.
男女生常住在同一栋楼的不同楼层。
Some dorms have a theme, like an international house, where students can learn about other cultures.
一些宿舍有一个主题，比如国际宿舍，里面的学生可以相互了解其他的文化。
In language houses, students try to avoid speaking their native language. The idea is to learn a different language.
在语言宿舍，学生尽可能避免使用母语，其目的是学习一门不同的语言。
Colleges and universities often have many clubs that students can join.
大学里有很多社团供学生参加。
These include political, religious and service clubs,
包括政治，宗教服务俱乐部，
as well as groups for activities like singing, dancing, cooking, even learning how to play magic.
以及唱歌，跳舞，烹饪甚至学习玩魔术的活动群。
Schools may also have internal sports clubs.
学校也有内部运动社团。
These are for students who do not play for a school team but want organized sports with other students.
对那些不想加入校队，但是想与其他同学进行有组织运动的学生很适用。
And schools will often recognize a new club or activity if enough students are interested.
如果一个新的社团和活动吸引了足够多学生的兴趣。就会得到校方的认可。
