I've recently spoken very directly with a few of my students about a malady that afflicts a certain small percentage of students in that final run of days that lead to the big one: GRADUATION DAY.
Senioritis is an affliction that can treat college and high school seniors the way a fly swatter treats flies. Everything is buzzing along fine and dandy, and then, bam!
The symptoms of senioritis are well known. They include an all but irresistible urge to cut classes and ignore due dates for homework and presentations. Students in the throes of senioritis often feel a profound sense of lethargy.
Right out of the blue, seniors about to graduate suddenly become candidates for the Nobel Prize in Absenteeism.
而某日突然，临毕业的学生在旷课期间竟摇身一变，成了诺贝尔奖的候选人。
Stricken with senioritis, some young scholars are unable to lift a single finger or take a single step forward.
患上了毕业倦怠症，一些年轻的学生连举手之劳都不去做，还有的就甘愿止步不前了。
A severe case of senioritis may actually sink an ordinarily cheerful and energetic senior into a bottomless pit of listlessness and languor.
举个严重一点的例子，毕业倦怠症可能会使平时活泼开朗、精力十足的学生沦为一个极端萎靡之人。
"Seniors," runs my advice these days, "treasure these last laps between now and June. Keep pumping those knees. The finish line is near. Don't stop yet. Don't be an absentee."
Thank you! 1# tingroom