Task 1 Rewrite the following sentences in your own words1 The impact of saying good-bye and actually leaving did not hit me until the day of my departure Para 12 Its strength woke me an hour before my

1. 直到我离开的那一天，才意识到离别的影响。(第一段)

The impact of departure and saying goodbye didn't hit me until the day I left.

2. 它的力量让我提前一个小时醒来，早于我的闹钟。 (第一段)

Its strength woke me up an hour before my alarm clock would.

3. 整个一天都是这样的：强烈地意识到我会真正错过谁和什么。(第二段)

The entire day was like that: a powerful awakening of whom and what I would truly miss.

4. 最重要的是，我将被迫与抚养我长大的人告别。(第二段)

Most importantly, I would be forced to say farewell to the ones who raised me.

5. 突然之间，变得独立和自由的光辉炫耀成为了我唯一可怕的现实。(第三段)

All at once, the glorious hype about becoming independent and free became my sole, scary reality.

6. 我想这是因为我选择了距离家六个小时车程的大学。 (第三段)

I suppose that goes with the territory of enrolling in a university six hours from home.

7. 在做出这个决定时，所有的个人问题似乎都消失了。(第四段)

Upon my decision to do so, in fact, all my personal problems had seemed to fade.

8. 没有人说离婚是容易的。(第五段)

No one ever said divorce was easy.

9. 她送我到车上，我能感觉到悲伤在我肚子里。(第九段)

She walked me to my car, and I could feel my sadness in the pit of my stomach.

10. 暗示从那时起所有的花费都将是我的，这既令人恐惧又好笑。(第十五段)

The implication that all money spent from then on would be my own was scary, yet funny as well