Like most colleges，the food at St. Mary's College of Maryland scores low marks for both quality and variety.One exception¹ is our annual steak-and-shrimp

night;but even this cari t escape the critics.

像很多大学一样，玛丽兰的圣·玛丽学院的伙食无论从花样上，还是从质量上评分都作低。咋一的例外是我们每年的牛排大虾之夜。但，即使是这天的食品，也很难逃脱评论

家的评论。我听到一个学生说:“这块牛排应烧得再嫩一点儿。”

"This steak could be a little more rare ," I overheard² a fellow student say.

她的同伴说:“小声点儿，一年一次就够稀奇的了。(注:英语中，嫩和稀奇都是rare。)

"Pipe down,"whispered her companion. "Once a year is rare enough !”