雙語(yǔ)美文:大學(xué)假期里該做的幾件事
摘錄:假期最好的一點(diǎn)就是可以和朋友、家人相聚,所以盡情享受吧!我曾經(jīng)安排了一個(gè)和家人的桌面游戲之夜,雖然他們并不是特別入迷,但我很喜歡這種感覺(jué)。
雙語(yǔ)美文:大學(xué)假期里該做的幾件事
Think about the future
思考未來(lái)
It’s never too early (or late) to consider what you want to do over the next few years and these spells of downtime give you a chance to think。
好好考慮你接下來(lái)的幾年打算做什么永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)早(也不會(huì)晚),所以假期的這段時(shí)間正好給了你一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去思考。
Dust off the felt tips and start Googling: are you enjoying your chosen course? If not, what else is out there? Are you interested in travelling, either as part of your degree or after graduation? Which jobs or graduate schemes appeal to you?
重新拿起粗頭筆然后開(kāi)始谷歌搜索:你享受你的選修課嗎?如果不喜歡,那你喜歡什么?把它當(dāng)成你學(xué)業(yè)的一部分或者是畢業(yè)之后,你喜歡旅行嗎?什么職業(yè)或者畢業(yè)生計(jì)劃比較吸引你?
Mulling over your options is a handy way to kill a few hours when you’ve had enough of This Morning。
當(dāng)你度過(guò)了千篇一律的假期上午后,仔細(xì)考慮未來(lái)生活將是一個(gè)不錯(cuò)的打發(fā)時(shí)間的方法。
Get a temporary job找一份短時(shí)工作
If the current state of your bank account is giving you sweaty night terrors then the solution is to work。
如果你現(xiàn)在的銀行賬戶情況會(huì)讓你半夜驚醒,那么解決辦法就是找份工作。
Whether it’s mucking out petting pets at a Farm Park in the summer, stacking supermarket shelves at Christmas, or temping in an office, the good news is there’s always plenty of seasonal work available to students and don't think you've left it too late this Christmas- you're bound to find some shops looking for last minute cover。
無(wú)論是夏天在農(nóng)場(chǎng)處理動(dòng)物糞便,圣誕節(jié)整理超市貨架,還是在辦公室做臨時(shí)雇員,好消息是總會(huì)有一些適合大學(xué)生的季節(jié)性工作。別覺(jué)得現(xiàn)在太晚,你現(xiàn)在就可以去一些店里尋找最后的機(jī)會(huì)。
Try volunteering
嘗試做義工
Volunteering is an easy way of exploring your interests, meeting new people and enhancing your CV while doing something fantastic for your community。
當(dāng)你為社區(qū)做一些極好的事情時(shí),志愿者服務(wù)不僅能讓你探索自己的興趣,結(jié)識(shí)新的人,還能豐富你的簡(jiǎn)歷。
You can volunteer in pretty much anything imaginable and you don’t need to commit loads of free time: try a one-off fundraising day helping with local bucket collections or micro-volunteering – which involves charitable actions of around 30 minutes – such as online tutoring, planting trees or walking dogs。
你可以嘗試做任何志愿者服務(wù),而且你也不用投入大量的空余時(shí)間:你可以在一個(gè)籌款日幫助當(dāng)?shù)毓娼M織或者做一些零碎的志愿服務(wù),比如30分鐘左右就可以完成的事情——在線輔導(dǎo),植樹(shù)和遛狗。
Study (a bit)
多學(xué)一點(diǎn)
When you finally get your degree result you’ll either be popping the Prosecco or kicking yourself for not putting in enough effort. University terms take up just over half the year, so studying in the holidays is a must。
當(dāng)你在畢業(yè)之際拿到成績(jī)單時(shí),你要么在打開(kāi)普洛賽克葡萄酒享受,要么在對(duì)當(dāng)初不夠努力后悔莫及。大學(xué)每學(xué)期只有半年時(shí)間,所以在假期里學(xué)習(xí)很有必要。
If you’ve got exams or assessments coming up then revise and look at feedback from tutors to address your weak points。
如果你已經(jīng)拿到了考試成績(jī)和評(píng)價(jià),那就仔細(xì)校對(duì),從老師那里拿到反饋,標(biāo)出自己的弱勢(shì)知識(shí)。
Obviously you don’t have to get through the whole reading list – trying to pick out a few extra books could really improve the quality of your essays。
顯而易見(jiàn),你并不需要閱讀清單上的所有內(nèi)容,試著挑一些能真正提高你論文質(zhì)量的好書(shū)。
Make memories
制造回憶
The best bit about the holidays is catching up with friends and family so make the most of it. I arranged a board games night with my family and although they weren’t ecstatic about it, I loved it。
假期最好的一點(diǎn)就是可以和朋友、家人相聚,所以盡情享受吧!我曾經(jīng)安排了一個(gè)和家人的桌面游戲之夜,雖然他們并不是特別入迷,但我很喜歡這種感覺(jué)。
Get all your home friends together and play poker with Quality Street instead of cash, organise your own bake off, or reminisce over cringeworthy childhood videos. Throw alcohol into the mix and you’ll be winning。
把所有的朋友叫在一起,以花街巧克力糖果為賭注來(lái)玩撲克,策劃一場(chǎng)烘焙大賽,或者一起回看童年的尷尬影像記錄,給這些活動(dòng)再加點(diǎn)酒,你就贏了!
Meet up with your university mates and do something you wouldn’t normally do at uni, like visiting a museum or gallery. My friends are partial to trips involving aquariums and penny press machines。
邀上你的大學(xué)同學(xué),做點(diǎn)兒你們?cè)趯W(xué)校里不會(huì)做的事兒,比如參觀博物館或者畫(huà)廊。我有朋友特別喜歡參觀水族館和廉價(jià)報(bào)刊機(jī)。
The point is, if you pack your holidays with beneficial work, personally rewarding experiences and fun times, you will have succeeded in making this invaluable time count. Go and enjoy it。
最關(guān)鍵的是,如果你能做一些有價(jià)值的工作,獲得有滿足感的經(jīng)歷,以及享受一些開(kāi)心時(shí)刻,你的假期就值了。行動(dòng)起來(lái),享受假期吧!