出国前一定要懂的10个道理

　　作为留学党，我们花费了大量时间、金钱来到美帝留学，为的就是不虚度光阴收获丰富充实的大学生活。然而，究竟我们该怎么才能做到呢?今天就为宝宝们奉上这10条建议，希望小伙伴们都能在大学中尽情享受这生命中最美好的年华!

　　1.Your friends will change a lot over the next four years. Let them.

　　你的朋友会在接下来的四年变很多。请让他们顺其自然。

　　2.Call someone you love back home a few times a week, even if just for a few minutes.

　　每周打给家里你所爱的人几次电话，即使只讲几分钟。

　　3.In college more than ever before, songs will attach themselves to memories. Every month or two, make a mix cd, mp3 folder, whatever - just make sure you keep copies of these songs. Ten years out, they'll be as effective as a journal in taking you back to your favorite moments.

　　在大学音乐会比以往更能引发一段回忆。请每一两个月，编一张CD，或者电脑上的MP3文件夹，总之保证你复制了那些音乐。十年之后，它能够像一本日记一般带你回忆过去最美好的光阴。

　　4.Take naps in the middle of the afternoon with reckless abandon.

　　每天中午都要毅然决然的小憩一下。

　　5.Adjust your schedule around when you are most productive and creative. If you're nocturnal and do your best work late at night, embrace that. It may be the only time in your life when you can.

　　调整你的日程到你最有效率和创造力的方式。如果你是夜猫子并且在晚上工作最棒，那就接受这种模式。这可能是你人生中唯一能这么做的时间。

　　6.If you write your best papers the night before they are due, don't let people tell you that you "should be more organized" or that you "should plan better." Different things work for different people. Personally, I worked best under pressure - so I always procrastinated... and always kicked ass. Use the freedom that comes with not having grades first semester to experiment and see what works best for you.

　　如果你在快要交差时熬夜赶出来的论文最好，那就别在乎别人说你“你该学会安排时间”或者“有计划更好”。每个人都有不同的工作方式。就我而言，我在压力下做得更好，所以我很拖沓，而且总是弄砸。好好利用第一学期不打分数的自由吧，去经历不同的事然后找出最好的适合你的方式。

　　7.At least a few times in your college career, do something fun and irresponsible when you should be studying. The night before my freshman year psych final, my roommate somehow scored front row seats to the Indigo Girls at a venue 2 hours away. I didn't do so well on the final, but I haven't thought about psych since 1993. I've thought about the experience of going to that show (with the guy who is now my son's godfather) at least once a month ever since.

　　在大学至少有那么几次放纵享乐，无视你本来应该在学习。在我大一精神科期末考前夜，我的室友居然搞到蓝色少女合唱团的前排票，而演出的地点要两小时路程。我期末考表现不怎么样，但在1993年之后我从未怀念考试，我只怀念去看演出的经历(还是和现在我儿子的教父一起去的)，而且从那以后每个月都想起那么一两次。

　　8.Become friends with your favorite professors. Recognize that they can learn from you too - in fact, that's part of the reason they chose to be professors.

　　和你喜欢的教授交朋友。同时记得他们也会从你身上学到东西——事实上这也是他们想当教授的原因之一。

　　9.Carve out an hour every single day to be alone. (Sleeping doesn't count.)

　　每天匀出一小时独处。(睡觉不算)

　　10.Go on dates. Don't feel like every date has to turn into a relationship.

　　出去约会，但别想着每个约会都将变成恋爱。