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College students are forced to adapt after a return to virtual classes

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As COVID-19 cases spike², many college students returning for spring semester have had to quickly switch from in-person learning to online classes again.

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As college students start returning for the spring semester, many have had to quickly switch from in-person to online classes again. With the pandemic entering its third year, NPR's Michelle Aslam reports that many are learning to adapt to abrupt³ changes.

MICHELLE ASLAM, BYLINE⁴: For Annika Johnson, a psychological research masters student at Texas State University, the email she got over winter break felt a little familiar.

ANNIKA JOHNSON: It kind of reminded me of back in 2020, when they were like, all right, we're going to just give you a longer spring break. And then it ended up never coming back.

ASLAM: When the pandemic started, Johnson was an undergrad. The transition to online classes in the middle of a semester was really hard for her. She says her grades took a major hit. But after that first semester, doing online school wasn't nearly as complicated. And now, with her master's program temporarily transitioning online for the first few weeks of the semester, she says it doesn't feel like a big deal.

JOHNSON: I think that once we, like, finally adapted and got used to being online, it has actually kind of been easier for me.

ASLAM: One of the biggest reasons why - Johnson has a chronic⁵ illness.

JOHNSON: Being able to do school online means that if I'm not feeling well one day or if I'm - have a migraine or I'm sick, I don't have to miss class. I can just join online.

ASLAM: And that's part of the reason she continued online school, even when classes started being offered in-person again.

HANYA PILLAI: The beginning, to transition online, was incredibly difficult for me.

ASLAM: Hanya Pillai, an international studies major, was living in an on-campus dorm at American University in D.C. when the pandemic upended her entire living situation in March 2020.

PILLAI: We're going completely online. You all need to move out of your dorms within, like, a week or so, and you need to get out, basically.

ASLAM: Luckily, she could go home to Texas to stay with her parents. Still, she says it was difficult to learn anything amidst all the chaos⁶.

PILLAI: I ended up - I didn't even have, like, a desk back in my room. So we went to IKEA. My mom got me a desk and things like that.

ASLAM: This time around, with American University going online for the first few weeks of the spring semester, Pillai's got a better hang of online learning, and she has her own place in D.C. so she doesn't have to worry about being forced out.

PILLAI: But I think now that we've kind of got a better idea and grasp of how things will work, I think my friends and I will be a little bit better off with what's happening now.

ASLAM: Sophia Fingerhut, a senior anthropology⁷ major at the University of Washington, says she feels like her college experience has been cut short. She was isolated⁸ from her friends for more than a year, and her dream internship⁹ was canceled.

SOPHIA FINGERHUT: I was kind of planning on doing a whole lot with my life, and then I was at home for a year and a half.

ASLAM: She says everything took a toll¹⁰ on her mental health.

FINGERHUT: I am worried about things being online again, but I also know now what I would need to do to prevent that downward spiral.

ASLAM: This semester, her university asked students to do online school for just a week, so they could return and get tested before gathering¹¹ together. But despite free testing on campus and masking and vaccine¹² requirements, she's still nervous.

FINGERHUT: Part of me is a little bit worried about going back to class next week just because I'm like, oh, that's kind of soon. Like, you know, people can come back and still get it.

ASLAM: In the event of the worst-case scenario¹³ forcing the rest of the semester to go online, Fingerhut says students are more prepared. They know how to handle unexpected disruptions to their education.

Michelle Aslam, NPR News.

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1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

3 abrupt   

adj.突然的，意外的；唐突的，鲁莽的

参考例句：

• The river takes an abrupt bend to the west.这河突然向西转弯。
• His abrupt reply hurt our feelings.他粗鲁的回答伤了我们的感情。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

6 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

7 anthropology   

n.人类学

参考例句：

• I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
• Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。

8 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

9 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

10 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

11 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

12 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

13 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。