间隔年

如今，越来越多的英国学生在高中毕业和读大学之间会选择度过一个"间隔年"。

These days , more and more students in the UK are taking a " gap year " between their graduation from school and their university studies .

那时我刚刚在英国中学毕业，决定在上大学前体验一次“间隔年”（gapyear），为一个援助项目进行志愿者服务。

I had just finished school in Britain , and decided to take a gap year before university , volunteering on an aid project .

科里•梅森（CoryMason）在间隔年担任乔治亚州萨凡纳市仁人家园（HabitatforHumanity）的项目经理。

Cory Mason spent his gap year as a project manager for Habitat for Humanity in Savannah , Ga.

埃里克•范杜森（EricVanDusen）在自己的间隔年从阿根廷穿越大陆来到加利福尼亚州，而他的妻子卡拉•纳尔逊（KaraNelson）则在津巴布韦的一个难民营教书。

Eric Van Dusen traveled over land from Argentina to California during his time off , while his wife , Kara Nelson , taught in a migrant camp in Zimbabwe .

并根据就业至观察终点的间隔年数（latency）把焦炉作业工人分为6组，计算各组的肺癌SRR。

SRRs from lung cancer were calculated for six groups of the coke oven workers according to the latency ( interval between the initial date of employment and the date of death ) .

17岁的马莉娅把入学时间推迟至2017年，让自己有机会度过一个“间隔年”（gapyear）。这是想体验课外人生的美国高中毕业生，在继续攻读高等学位前的热门做法。有些人会趁这段时间游历四海。

In deferring her start date until 2017 , Malia , 17 , is availing herself of the opportunity to take a " gap year , " a popular option for high school seniors who are seeking experiences outside the classroom - some in far-flung parts of the world - before they begin pursuing a degree .

新泽西州普林斯顿的间隔年咨询公司CenterforInterimPrograms的总裁霍利·布尔（HollyBull）认为，当然并不是所有的雇主都对间隔年持开明的态度——但是有一些方法能提高间隔年对他们的吸引力。

Of course , not all employers will be opento the idea of a gap year - but there are ways to make it more appealing tothem , according to Holly Bull , president of Princeton , New Jersey-based gapyear consultancy Center for Interim Programs , LLC. " Lay out what [ you have ]

把这个事情带入上下文来看，Riggs在《行尸走肉》开拍的时候是11岁，现在18岁了，度过间隔年后，即将开始大学学习。再来说说AndrewLincoln（Rick的扮演者）是自开拍以来，唯一的幸存者。

To put the events of the episode in context , Riggs - who was cast at age 11 and is now 18 and taking a gap year before starting college - and Andrew Lincoln ( Rick ) are the only original series regulars who have been with The Walking Dead since the pilot .

这与后悔没有在间隔年休学是绝配。

This pairs wonderfully with regretting not taking a gap year .

巴道便是这些选择迟到的“间隔年”中的一位。

Badao is one of those who undertook a delayed gap year .

间隔年为中学毕业生提供了一个宝贵的机会去（认清自己的职业兴趣和目标）。

A gap year offers high school graduates a baluable opportunity to () .

间隔年可能会降低你的录取率

A gap year can harm your admissions chances

许多大学生支持“间隔年”项目是因为这一项目可以让他们推迟入学。

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission .

批评人士指出，间隔年通常是富人才能享有的机会。

Critics point out that the gap year is often an opportunity reserved for the wealthy .

不过，对其他人来说，间隔年正是他们所需要的。

For others , however , a year in between was just the thing they needed .

间隔年很费钱

A gap year is expensive

间隔年，是一个很有建设性意义的旅行休息。你可以在任何的时候，前往任何地方，去做任何你想做的事。

A gap year is constructive time out - it can be anywhere , anytime , doing anything .

事实证明，在他重返校园的时候，间隔年确实为他的学业注入了新动力。

The gap year turned out to be a boost to his study on his return to campus .

在间隔年里，从经济上你要脱离父母、自食其力，因此你还需要考虑这个计划的可行性。

You also need to consider the practicalities , from financing your gap year to surviving without home comforts .

而近年来，间隔年义工因沦为一种时髦形式而饱受抨击。

But in recent years , gap year volunteering has come under fire for becoming just a fashion trend .

但今天，不同的人都在进行着他们的间隔年活动，千百样不同的事正在他们身上进行着。

Nowadays , however , all sorts of people are taking ' gaps ', doing a thousand different things .

间隔年对你申请大学有怎样的影响完全取决于你如何度过间隔年。

The effect a gap year has on your college applications depends entirely on how you spend that year .

你还可以找一些提供各种服务的间隔年公司，比如海外实习、打工机会和志愿工作等等。

You can also find gap year companies that cover everything from internships abroad to paid work and volunteering .

这里每一种选择都需要努力，间隔年可不像在海滩玩一个星期那么悠闲。

But each of these options involves effort . A gap year is not a week at the beach .

然而你在电视上看到的间隔年并不总是现实中的那样的。

But the gap year you see on television is not always the gap year that you find in reality .

在西方已被广泛接受的间隔年休假理念直到几年前才传入中国。

Well-established in the West , the idea of the sabbatical was introduced to China just a few years ago .

在英国，间隔年传统意义上被视作大学前的旅行。

In the UK a ' gap year ' was traditionally viewed as the activity of taking time out before university .

在2000年，在她高中和大学的“间隔年”，年轻的米德尔顿在意大利的佛罗伦萨度过。

In2000 , during her " gap year " between high school and college , young Middleton spent time in Florence , Italy .

在英国和其他国家，年轻人有时需要度过一个“间隔年”，也就是在高中毕业和进入大学之间的一年时间。

In Britain and other countries , young people sometimes take a " gap year ," a year off between high school and college .

从前，间隔年被看做是少数富人的旅行，很少与我们有关。

The word on the street was that it involved travel for the wealthy few and pretty much nothing for the rest of us .