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雅思听力泛听内容原文:Navigating Life On Campus When You're On The Autism Spectrum
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST:
James Carmody always knew he'd go to college. He loved learning. He worked hard.
James Carmody总是知道他会去上大学。他热爱学习。他努力工作。
And he wanted to be an environmental engineer. But he was also worried about college. James has Asperger's syndrome. It's a form of autism spectrum disorder that can make it hard to interact with people. Sometimes James had a hard time knowing the right thing to do or say. Or he'd get really focused on a particular thing, like this time at his high school job at McDonald's.
他想成为一名环境工程师。但他也担心大学。杰姆斯有阿斯伯格综合症。这是自闭症谱系障碍的一种形式,会使人难以与他人交流。有时杰姆斯很难知道该做什么或说什么。或者他会专注于某件特定的事情,比如这次在他高中时在麦当劳的工作。
JAMES CARMODY: I remember one time when a machine was being cleaned, I wanted to learn how to clean the machine. But I didn't ask how to get help. I just went ahead and start touching buttons and, in the end, made a mess out of it. And that's a theme in how I behave. And I didn't want my condition of Asperger's to be an impediment to having a fulfilling college career.
MCEVERS: Going to college and leaving his family, meeting a lot of new people and living on his own for the first time. And this is challenging for anybody but especially for somebody with Asperger's. James wanted to talk to someone who m...