draft
n. 草稿，草案；草圖

drown
V. 淹死，溺死，淹沒

explanation
n. 解釋，說明

freshman
n. 大學一年級學生；新手

gather
V. 聚集；使聚攏

graduate
n. 畢業生

immaturity
n. 未成熟，未成年

independent
a. 獨立的，自主的

loneliness
n. 孤獨，寂寞

polish
V. 磨光，擦亮；潤飾

printing
n. 印刷

reality
n. 現實，真實

regret
n. 懊悔，遺憾

sorrow
n. 悲哀，悲痛

treasure
V. 珍愛，珍視；珍藏

warn
V. 警告，告誡

after all
畢竟，終究

cheer up
高興起來，振作起來

from the bottom of one's heart
衷心地，真誠地

little by little
一點一點地，逐漸地

look back
回頭看，回顧

settle down
定居；安下心來

Merry Learning

Mark Twain, a famous American writer was also a famous humorist. He liked to tell funny stories, and play jokes on his friends. One day, a friend of his lost his money and asked Twain to buy a railroad ticket for him.
Twain said, "I'm sorry, but it happens that I have very little money with me. I don't have money to buy both your ticket and mine."
The friend was very sad.
"However," said Twain, "you can get on the train with me and, when the conductor comes to collect the tickets, you can hide under my seat."
The friend had no other alternative, so he finally agreed to this plan. Later, however, when the conductor came, Twain gave him two tickets, one for himself and one for his friend.
Then in a loud voice, so that everybody around could hear him, Twain explained, "My friend is a very strange fellow. When he rides on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat. He prefers to lie on the floor under the seat."
Of course, everybody then looked at the poor fellow under the seat and laughed at him loudly.