The looming specter of school with its rules, authority and endless reams of homework cast a shadow over those last few weeks before the first bell.

• 在最后几个礼拜里，学校的规章、制度还有永远赶不完的作业就像是一抹阴郁暗沉的幽魂，在第一声上课钟响之前缭绕在心头。