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So the new semester is right around the corner and since I just finished three years of university I thought it would be the perfect time to share 10 tips and advice from my favorite library in the whole world Okay, so I want to tell you guys a little story about what happened and I think it was the first month of uni I had a lot of free time I felt like which was strange to me because in high school we would have Classes constantly.

新學期馬上就要開始了，因為我剛剛結束了三年的大學生活，所以我覺得現在是分享我在全世界最喜歡的圖書館的 10 條提示和建議的最佳時機 好了，我想給你們講一個小故事，我想那是大學的第一個月，我有很多空閒時間，我覺得這對我來說很奇怪，因為在高中的時候，我們經常要上課。

過去進行式

At uni we didn't really have that many classes We only had like 10 maybe hours of seminars and lectures every week And so I was feeling quite bored And so I had my first meeting with my tutor which is basically the person that kind of follows you throughout university We had this meeting with I think it was three other students.

在大學裡，我們並沒有那麼多課，每週只有 10 個小時左右的研討會和講座，所以我覺得很無聊，於是我第一次和我的導師見面。

動名詞

He asked, you know, how are you feeling about university?

and I basically said that I felt very bored and the three other students and the tutor looked at me and like What are you talking about?

我基本上是說我覺得很無聊，其他三個學生和輔導員都看著我，說你在說什麼？

I later learned that the reason I was feeling this way was because I wasn't doing any readings readings in high school versus readings in university are quite different things in high school You could get away with not doing them as long as you Basically followed what was said in class.

後來我才知道，我之所以會有這種感覺，是因為我沒有進行任何閱讀 高中的閱讀和大學的閱讀是完全不同的。

In uni readings is the majority of your course.

在大學裡，閱讀是課程的主要內容。

You're gonna spend the majority of your time doing readings Learning them, understanding them.

你要把大部分時間花在閱讀上 學習它們，瞭解它們。

Although there are some exceptions like recommended readings and optional readings Readings are mostly not optional and you need to do them to do well in your course and to even like follow along Your professors will talk to you as if you've done already readings, so you better do them.

雖然也有一些例外情況，如推薦閱讀和選讀 閱讀大多不是可選的，要想學好課程，甚至想跟上進度，就必須閱讀。

Following on to this I also wish I knew when starting uni that it takes time to develop your capabilities in reading readings.

除此之外，我還希望自己在剛上大學時就知道，培養閱讀能力需要時間。

It's a totally new setup It's totally new structure They use different words than you're used to so you will need a period of training when it comes to understanding the building blocks the language and the setup of readings and you'll also need a period of Experimentation when it comes to your own method of taking notes from and learning from readings There's tons of different reading methods reading and taking notes Highlighting while you read, putting pencil marks while you read, drawing, writing summaries after you read them And you just need to take the time you need to figure out which system works for you That's gonna take some time to get used to so don't rush it You will learn eventually and just take that period of experimentation and learning and use it to your benefit.

這是一個全新的設置，全新的結構，他們使用的詞彙與你習慣的不同，所以你需要一段時間的訓練，來理解閱讀的構件、語言和設置，你也需要一段時間的實驗，來掌握自己從閱讀中記筆記和學習的方法、你只需要花時間找出適合自己的方法，這需要一些時間來適應，所以不要急於求成。你最終會學會的，只需利用這段時間進行實驗和學習，並從中獲益。

In uni You choose your own modules every year and this is the time for you to Basically deep dive into the fields that you find really interesting and the fields you might want to potentially work in in the future However, you shouldn't just limit yourself to those few modules that interest you already that you're super passionate about That you want to work in in the future.

在大學裡，你每年都會選擇自己感興趣的模塊，這是你深入研究自己真正感興趣的領域和未來可能想從事的工作的好時機，但是，你不應該只侷限於那些你已經感興趣的、你對其充滿熱情的、未來想從事的工作的模塊。

In my second year I chose three marketing modules and one different module.

二年級時，我選擇了三個市場營銷模塊和一個不同的模塊。

I ended up choosing something called the history and evolution of China I don't really know why we have this in our curriculum for a business degree because it was basically about Urbanism, history of contemporary China and politics.

我最終選擇了一門叫做 "中國歷史與演變 "的課程，我不知道為什麼我們的商學學位課程裡會有這門課，因為這門課基本上是關於城市化、當代中國歷史和政治的。

Anyway, I took that module and I fell in love I thought it was so interesting, the professor was so great I learned so many new interesting things and now I suddenly know a lot more about urban planning, about Chinese politics, about Chinese history That I can contribute to in conversations or just you know I can read about in my own free time because I find it really interesting And so although I don't see myself working in China or working as a middleman between a Chinese firm and an English firm I still love learning everything in that module And I just kind of developed a new interest that I have on the side of my business and marketing interests Which is really fun.

總之，我選了那個模塊，然後就愛上了，我覺得它太有趣了，教授也很棒，我學到了很多新的有趣的東西，現在我突然對城市規劃、中國政治、中國歷史有了更多的瞭解、現在我突然對城市規劃、中國政治、中國歷史有了更多的瞭解，我可以在對話中發表自己的看法，或者在空閒時間閱讀相關書籍，因為我覺得這真的很有趣。是以，儘管我不認為自己會在中國工作，或者在中國公司和英國公司之間做中間人，但我仍然喜歡學習該模塊中的所有知識。

University is this great arena for learning so many things I know in the US they have two years of just learning different materials and subjects in the UK However, you mainly focus on the direction that you're going to go into and the degree that you're doing So you don't have those two years of you know learning different things and it's such a shame to go through three years of uni and Just learn things that you were already passionate about and you already kind of knew stuff about and you're gonna go in to work In for the rest of your life So don't limit yourself to the modules that you already have a passion for and you're gonna go into work in Try also having one or two modules a year that Could be of interest to you that could be potentially fun to learn about.

大學是學習很多東西的大舞臺，我知道在美國，他們有兩年的時間學習不同的材料和科目，但在英國，你主要關注的是你要進入的方向和你要攻讀的學位、你主要關注的是你要去的方向和你要讀的學位 所以你沒有那兩年的時間去學習不同的東西所以，不要把自己侷限在那些你已經對其充滿熱情，而且你會去工作的模塊上，試著每年也學習一兩個你可能感興趣的模塊，這樣學習起來可能會很有趣。

Uni isn't high school I thought that when I entered uni I could just do everything the way I did it in high school And although yeah to some degree can you know continue your study methods and continue your revision techniques and whatnot Uni is an entirely new ecosystem and just a way of doing things.

大學不是高中，我以為進入大學後，我可以按照高中的方式做所有事情，雖然在某種程度上，你可以繼續你的學習方法，繼續你的複習技巧和其他東西，但大學是一個全新的生態系統，只是一種做事的方式。

Oh my god, I Literally bird vomited for two hours onto a sheet of paper and handed it in.

哦，我的天哪，我真的在一張紙上吐了兩個小時，然後交上去了。

No topic sentences I don't think there was any structure altogether.

沒有主題句，我覺得完全沒有任何結構。

And when I got the marks back, it was not good I nearly failed that module.

當我拿到分數時，發現情況不妙，我差點就掛了那個單元。

It's its own ecosystem Everything is done in a very certain way when you spend some time in the field of academia when you spend some time at uni You'll see that all the presentations all the readings all the textbooks everyone and everything has this kind of set structure and the more you spend time learning reading you'll kind of recognize the structure of things being done in a certain way and You'll need to do it in the same kind of way.

當你在學術領域工作一段時間，當你在大學學習一段時間，你就會發現所有的演講、所有的閱讀、所有的教科書、所有人和所有事都有這種固定的結構。

The way the universities run too is in a very bureaucratic way And so hate or love it I've done both you just kind of have to find a way through it if you want to get through uni or even more importantly If you want to get good marks you will need to learn the system of academia understand it and then play the game according to its rules a Presentation might not be as catchy or as entertaining when you structure in the way.

大學的運行方式也是非常官僚化的，所以不管你是喜歡還是討厭它，我兩者都做過。如果你想順利完成大學學業，或者更重要的是，如果你想取得好成績，你就必須學會學術系統，瞭解它，然後按照它的規則玩遊戲。

It's done at university But that's the way they do it.

這是在大學裡做的，但他們就是這麼做的。

It goes with essays and reports It might not be as entertaining to read You'll have to do it in the way that things are done because that's just the ecosystem that you find yourself Not learning the language.

你必須按部就班，因為這就是你發現自己的生態系統 不學習語言。

A big part of studying in another country if you're an international student going abroad for the entirety of your degree or just for an exchange is learning the language or at least immersing yourself in the language and picking up some things and this brings us to today's sponsor Speak.ly, a language learning app and website offering you everything you need to learn a new language, new vocabulary to writing, speaking and listening comprehension exercises and even music recommendations and a lot more.

如果你是一名出國攻讀學位的留學生，或者只是出國交流，那麼在另一個國家學習的一個重要部分就是學習語言，或者至少讓自己沉浸在語言環境中，掌握一些語言知識。這就是今天的贊助商 Speak.ly，一個語言學習應用程序和網站，為你提供學習新語言所需的一切，從新詞彙到寫作、口語和聽力理解練習，甚至音樂推薦等等。

Learning a new language will never feel boring because there's so much to do and experience.

學習一門新語言永遠不會感到枯燥乏味，因為有太多的事情可以做，有太多的經歷可以體驗。

So Speak.ly is really great for international students who are going to spend their degree in a country where the language spoken is not your native language.

是以，Speak.ly 非常適合要在母語非英語的國家攻讀學位的留學生。

It's so helpful to use a language learning app while you're there so you can immerse yourself more in conversations with locals and ask for a coffee in the language in the coffee shop.

在當地使用語言學習應用程序非常有幫助，這樣您就能更多地融入與當地人的對話，在咖啡館用當地語言要一杯咖啡。

And Speak.ly is perfect for this because it teaches you words and sentences based on the relevance in real life situations and you don't need more than your phone and the Speak.ly app to get started.

Speak.ly 就非常適合這樣做，因為它可以根據現實生活中的相關情況教你單詞和句子，而且你只需要手機和 Speak.ly 應用程序就可以開始學習。

And for those of you studying currently and you're going on an exchange to a country where you don't speak the language, learning at least a little bit of the language in preparation and while you're there is a big part of that going abroad experience.

對於那些正在學習的學生來說，如果你們要去一個語言不通的國家進行交流，那麼在準備過程中和在那裡的時候至少要學習一點語言，這也是出國經歷的重要組成部分。

And Speak.ly can be a great tool to help you prep for your trip and a great tool while you're there.

Speak.ly 是幫助您準備旅行的好工具，也是您在旅行中的好工具。

Click the link below to try Speak.ly for free for seven days and learn some new languages.

點擊下面的鏈接，免費試用 Speak.ly 七天，學習一些新語言。

And if you join Speak.ly's annual subscription, you also get a 60% discount.

如果您加入 Speak.ly 的年度訂閱計劃，還可以享受 60% 的折扣。

Don't give up on the language, although it's hard in the beginning.

不要放棄語言學習，儘管一開始很難。

This is going to be a quick point of the video, but I wanted to say it either way, because when I started uni, I felt really beaten down because I thought I would be really prepared to study in English.

這將是視頻的一個快速要點，但無論如何我都想說出來，因為當我開始上大學時，我真的感到很沮喪，因為我以為我真的會做好用英語學習的準備。

But then I came to the UK and I started reading and I started learning from professors who spoke these absurd words and I started literally having everything in English.

但後來我到了英國，開始閱讀，開始向那些說著荒唐語言的教授學習，我開始用英語來表達一切。

I would have days where I didn't even speak my native language and that would be really confusing for my head and also really tough on my brain.

有的時候，我甚至連自己的母語都不會說，這讓我非常困惑，也讓我的大腦非常難受。

I would feel really confused and constantly I would feel this need to speak in Norwegian.

我會感到非常困惑，總是覺得需要用挪威語說話。

The more time I spent in the language, the more time I attended these lectures, I read readings in English.

我花在語言上的時間越多，聽這些講座的時間就越多，我讀的英文讀物也就越多。

The better it all became and suddenly it felt like a natural extension of my life to just talk English constantly.

這一切越做越好，突然間，我覺得不停地講英語是我生活的自然延伸。

But it takes a little period of getting used to.

So don't get beaten down if you struggle in the beginning.

是以，如果你在開始時遇到困難，也不要沮喪。

I think everyone does, no matter how prepared you are.

我想每個人都會這樣，無論你準備得多麼充分。

And especially if you're unprepared, you're going to struggle in the beginning.

尤其是當你毫無準備時，你將在開始階段舉步維艱。

But know that literally everyone who's an international student does this.

但要知道，每個留學生都會這樣做。

If you have international student friends, and I would recommend you getting some because then you have some people who are in the same boat and who literally goes through exactly what you're going through.

如果你有留學生朋友，我建議你找一些，因為這樣你就有了一些同舟共濟的朋友，他們經歷的和你經歷的一模一樣。

If you have those international friends, you know that you're not alone.

如果你有這些國際朋友，你就會知道你並不孤單。

You're all going through it and it can be really tough.

你們都在經歷，這可能真的很艱難。

You will get through it, it will get better and suddenly it'll feel really natural.

你會熬過去的，會好起來的，突然就會感覺很自然。

所以，是的，提醒自己這一點。

我看起來就像電影裡的邪惡小人。

Anyway, don't skip Freshers' Week or purposely try to stay out of events in Freshers' Week.

總之，不要跳過新生周或故意不參加新生周的活動。

I know, not everything is going to be your favourite.

我知道，並不是所有東西都會是你的最愛。

You're going to be uncomfortable in Freshers' Week.

I don't think there's anyone who really wants to go to every single thing that happens in Freshers' Week.

我想沒有人會真的想參加新生周的每一件事。

There's going to be events where you're so tired that you're just going to be like, I don't want to go.

Freshers' Week is really all about being uncomfortable and trying to find friends when everyone is uncomfortable.

新生周其實就是在大家都不舒服的時候，讓自己不舒服，並努力找到朋友。

Everyone's trying to find friends and everyone's trying to make their way through this new world.

每個人都在努力尋找朋友，每個人都在努力闖蕩這個新世界。

And that's exactly why you should join Freshers' Week because it's just such a good opportunity to meet people who are literally in the exact same position as you.

這正是你應該參加新生周的原因，因為這是一個很好的機會，可以結識和你處境完全相同的人。

The friend group that I ended up having throughout the whole of uni, I actually met at a picnic, which I was so resentful to go to.

我在整個大學期間的朋友圈，其實是在一次野餐中認識的，當時我很不情願去參加野餐。

I was literally having to force myself to go because I was like, first of all, I don't like chicken nuggets.

我真的不得不強迫自己去，因為我想，首先，我不喜歡吃雞塊。

And I didn't really know these people, so I felt super uncomfortable and like sitting down with them, chatting to them for like two hours.

我並不認識這些人，所以和他們坐在一起聊了兩個小時，感覺很不自在。

The picnic ended up being really, really great.

And that was the start of our relationship.

Don't put yourself to do things that you're not comfortable with.

But I think everyone kind of benefits from being a little bit outside their comfort zone, especially in Freshers' Week.

但我認為，每個人都會從走出自己的舒適區中獲益，尤其是在新生周。

The start of uni is the time to take initiative.

And the reason for it is that everyone is so open to it.

究其原因，是因為每個人都對它持開放態度。

The kind of paradoxical thing, however, is that it's so hard to take initiative at the start of uni because you don't know anyone.

然而，自相矛盾的是，在大學伊始，你很難主動出擊，因為你誰也不認識。

You're suddenly put in this new position where everyone is new to you.

你突然被放到了一個新的位置上，每個人對你來說都是陌生的。

My whole dorm building, like everyone who lived where I lived, had gone out to pop.

我的整棟宿舍樓，就像我住的地方的所有人一樣，都出去玩了。

And no one had texted me, told me about it.

也沒有人給我發簡訊，告訴我這件事。

No one had posted anything on the Facebook group chat.

沒有人在 Facebook 群聊上發佈任何資訊。

So I just kind of had to either stay in my room or text someone to ask if I could come.

所以我只能待在房間裡，或者給別人發短信問能不能來。

But I was alone in my dorm and I was feeling so like, you know, what if they think I'm stupid or weird for asking to join?

但我當時一個人在宿舍裡，感覺就像，你知道，如果他們覺得我要求加入很傻或很奇怪怎麼辦？

And also, like, how scary is it to go into a room, into a pub?

還有，進入房間、進入酒館有多可怕？

Everyone is there and you're the one person walking in alone.

每個人都在那裡，只有你一個人孤零零地走進去。

But I pulled myself together and I literally just sent the most innocent text.

但我還是振作起來，發了一條最純潔的簡訊。

And she ended up saying they were at the pub and that I should join.

最後她說他們在酒吧，我應該加入。