给年轻人：大学假期里该做的几件事(双语)

　　重新拿起粗头笔然后开始谷歌搜索：你享受你的选修课吗？如果不喜欢，那你喜欢什么？把它当成你学业的一部分或者是毕业之后，你喜欢旅行吗？什么职业或者毕业生计划比较吸引你？

　　制造回忆

　　Study (a bit)

　　The holidays are here. In the past few weeks, students everywhere have been frantically finishing assignments, making valiant attempts at Christmas dinner and packing up their rooms into Tardis-like suitcases, ready for the journey home。

　　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。

　　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?

　　无论你是大一还是大四，大学生活可能让你筋疲力竭，以至于假期里面什么都不想做。

　　多学一点

　　最关键的是，如果你能做一些有价值的工作，获得有满足感的经历，以及享受一些开心时刻，你的假期就值了。行动起来，享受假期吧！

　　当你为社区做一些极好的事情时，志愿者服务不仅能让你探索自己的兴趣，结识新的人，还能丰富你的简历。

　　邀上你的大学同学，做点儿你们在学校里不会做的事儿，比如参观博物馆或者画廊。

　　Mulling over your options is a handy way to kill a few hours when you’ve had enough of This Morning。

　　当你度过了千篇一律的假期上午后，仔细考虑未来生活将是一个不错的打发时间的方法。

　　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。

　　好好考虑你接下来的几年打算做什么永远都不会早(也不会晚)，所以假期的这段时间正好给了你一个机会去思考。

　　你可以尝试做任何志愿者服务，而且你也不用投入大量的空余时间：你可以在一个筹款日帮助当地公益组织或者做一些零碎的志愿服务，比如30分钟左右就可以完成的事情——在线辅导，植树和遛狗。

　　Make memories

　　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。

　　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。

　　If the current state of your bank account is giving you sweaty night terrors then the solution is to work。

　　如果你现在的银行账户情况会让你半夜惊醒，那么解决办法就是找份工作。

　　不幸的是，(假期里)几次懒觉，几顿垂涎的家常菜和几次酒吧流连后，生活会变得很无趣。

　　Think about the future

　　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。

　　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。

　　假期最好的一点就是可以和朋友、家人相聚，所以尽情享受吧！我曾经安排了一个和家人的桌面游戏之夜，虽然他们并不是特别入迷，但我很喜欢这种感觉。

　　尝试做义工

　　假期近在眼前，过去的几周里，每个地方的学生都在疯狂赶作业，狂欢圣诞节，和打包行李箱，然后准备回家过节。

　　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。

　　Get a temporary job找一份短时工作

　　思考未来

　　Unfortunately, after a few extra lie-ins, some mouth-watering home cooking and several pub sessions – things can get boring。

　　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。

　　You’ll probably never have holidays this long again, so make sure you make them productive, whether it's this Christmas, or the next extensive break。

　　无论是夏天在农场处理动物粪便，圣诞节整理超市货架，还是在办公室做临时雇员，好消息是总会有一些适合大学生的季节性工作。别觉得现在太晚，你现在就可以去一些店里寻找最后的机会。

　　Try volunteering

　　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。

　　显而易见，你并不需要阅读清单上的所有内容，试着挑一些能真正提高你论文质量的好书。

　　把所有的朋友叫在一起，以花街巧克力糖果为赌注来玩扑克，策划一场烘焙大赛，或者一起回看童年的尴尬影像记录，给这些活动再加点酒，你就赢了！

　　University can be exhausting, whether you’re in your first or final year and, like most undergraduates, I wanted to do next to nothing during the breaks。

　　Volunteering is an easy way of exploring your interests, meeting new people and enhancing your CV while doing something fantastic for your community。

　　如果你已经拿到了考试成绩和评价，那就仔细校对，从老师那里拿到反馈，标出自己的弱势知识。

　　当你在毕业之际拿到成绩单时，你要么在打开普洛赛克葡萄酒享受，要么在对当初不够努力后悔莫及。大学每学期只有半年时间，所以在假期里学习很有必要。