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Single people, especially women, are stigmatized(污辱,指责) in our society: we're all familiar with the image of a sad, lonely woman eating ice cream with her cats in herpajamas(睡衣) on Saturday night. But about 45 percent of US adults aren't married and around one in seven lives alone.
This might be you. Research shows that young people's expectations about their maritalstatus (e.g., the desire to be married by 30 and have kids by 32) have little or no relationship to what actually happens to people. So, go with the flow.
And, if you're single, you're in good company. Single people spend more time with friends, volunteer more, and are more involved in their communities than married people. Never-married and divorced women are happier, on average, than married women. So, don't buy into the myth of the miserable singleton(独身).
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高中毕业,顺利的申请到了美国的一所非常好的大学,万事俱备,只欠签证了,去大使馆签证的英语口语对话,你能招架得住面试官如此多的问题吗?
VO:
What is your name?
你叫什么名字?
RE:
My name is **
我叫**
VO:
How old are you?
你的年龄是多少?
RE:
I am nineteen.
我十九岁。
VO:
Where are you from?
你从哪里来?
RE:
I come from Beijing
我来自北京。
VO:
Why do you want to study in the US/America?
为什么要去美国读书?
RE:
Because American education is the world and American computer technology is very developed. There are so many famous computer companies, such as Microsoft, Apple and Dell. So I want to study in the US.
因为美国的教育是全世界最好的,美国的计算机知识也是世界上非常发达的国家,有很多著名的公司,像微软,苹果和戴尔等。所以我想到美国读计算机。
VO:
Where are you studying now?
你现在哪个学校上学?
RE:
Gan Zhou No.3 Middle School.
赣州第三中学。
VO:
How many universities/schools have you applied for? How many of them admitted you?Why do you want to study in this school?
你申请了多少个大学?多少个录取了你? 为什么要选择这个学校?
RE:
I have applied three universities and one of them accepted me. I choose this university because I think the University of Maine is an excellent university in the US and its computer education is also very good.
我申请了3所大学,其中一间录取了我。因为缅因大学是美国一个非常好的大学,并且它的计算机教育也非常优秀,所以我选择了这个学校。
VO:
How many of them give you financial aids?
他们中有多少给了你财政援助?
RE:
I didn’t apply financial aids.
我没有申请财政援助。
VO:
Do you know where this school is? Do you know where you will study in the US?
你知道这个学校在什么地方吗?你知道你在美国哪里学习吗 ?
RE:
It locates in Orono, Maine.
在缅因的奥罗诺。
VO:
How long will you study in USA?
在美国要学习多长时间?
RE:
About four years.
大约四年。
VO:
Have you been to USA before? Have you been to any other country before?
你以前去过美国吗?你以前去过其他国家吗?
RE:
I have been to the San Francisco and Los Angeles, to visit some universities with my classmates.
我曾经去过旧金山和洛杉矶,和我的同学参观了一些大学。
VO:
What are you doing now?
你现在正在做什么?
RE:
I am studying English now.
我现在学习英语。
VO:
What will you study? /What do you want to study? /What‘s your major? /What’s your subject?
你要学习什么专业?
RE:
Computer Engineering.
计算机工程。
VO:
Why do you want to study Computer science? /Why do you choose this major? /Why do you choose this subject?
为什么要学习这个专业?
RE:
Because I like computer knowledge and I have studied computer at my junior high school so I want to continue to study Computer science.
因为我喜欢计算机,并且在学校学过这个专业。所以我想继续学这个专业。
VO:
How do you know this school?
你是怎么知道这个学校的?
RE:
From internet.
通过因特网。
VO:
How about this school's tuition and fees?
学校的学费是多少?
RE:
About 230,000 U.S. dollars.
大约230,000美金。
VO:
Who will support you to study in the US? Who will be your sponsor?
谁会资助你到美国读书?
RE:
My parents.
我父母。
VO:
What is your parents' job? What do your parents do?
你父母做什么工作?
RE:
My father is a senior consultant and my mother has retired.
我父亲是高级顾问,我的母亲已经退休了。
VO:
How about your parents' annual income or monthly salary?
你父母的年收入或月收入是多少?
RE:
My parents' annual income is about 300,000 RMB.
我父母的年收入大约是300,000元人民币。
VO:
How many brothers and sisters and do you have?Do you have any siblings?
你有几个兄弟姐妹?
RE:
I am a only child.
我是独生子。
VO:
What do you plan to do in the future? What is your plan for your future?
你对未来有什么计划?
RE:
I will study hard first and I will come back to China when I finish my study in the US because China become more and more stronger and there are a lot of chances in China.
我首先会努力学习,等我本科毕业,我会回到中国找一份不错的工作。因为中国现在越来越强大,机会比较多。
VO:
Do you like America?
你喜欢美国吗?
RE:
I like American campus life.
我喜欢美国的大学生活。
VO:
Do you have any relative in America?
你在美国有亲戚吗?
RE:
No.
没有。
VO:
What is your interest? /What is your hobby?
你的兴趣爱好是什么?
RE:
Reading books, badminton, Ping-Pong and so on.
我喜欢读书,羽毛球和乒乓球等。
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In the hallowed halls of the most prestigious universities in the nation, there is an even more exclusive series of secret student societies that “tap” prospective members to join their prestigious organizations. The cause of numerous conspiracy theories, membership to the secret societies has included presidents, CEOs and luminaries in a variety of fields.
在全美最顶尖的那些大学里,正活跃着一群比这些学校的声名本身更令人瞠目结舌的秘密组织,它们午夜星云一般地散布在那些宏伟的教学楼中,蛊惑着潜在会员们去速速索讨一张报名表。你或许想不到,那些层出不穷的阴谋论的始作俑者中,那些神秘组织的成员列表里,甚至还有许多你耳熟能详的名字—或是政治舵手,或是商业巨擘,他们正活跃在国家机器的每个肯綮环节。
羽毛笔与匕首协会
Moving from one Ivy League University to another, the Quill and Dagger is a society at Cornell University, and the namesake of a tower on campus that is used for the society’s meetings and events. Membership includes many in the halls of power in Washington and in the top levels of business and high society. The society is also known for the erection of a war memorial at Cornell dedicated to alumni and students who served in WWI.
下面我们来看看诞生于另一所常春藤联盟大学的秘密组织。康奈尔大学的羽毛笔与匕首协会便是典型一例,在康奈尔校园内甚至还有一座同名建筑专门用于该社团的集会活动。羽毛笔与匕首协会的成员包括许多在华盛顿特区身居高位的官员、商界精英以及其他上流社会活跃人士。该协会声名鹊起的另一原因是他们曾在校园内为那些效劳于一战的校友们树立了一座纪念碑。
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大部分中国学生和家长,对上大学还停留在“唯分数论”的观念上,而这种观念在美国大学的录取上是不适用的。这是因为美国大学是以学生的综合能力作为录取标准。当然,很多学校对托福有一个最低分要求,但是过了这个最低分,是否能够获得录取,就不是由几个冰冷的数字来决定了。
不同于国内高考分数至上的录取方式,美国大学给每一位申请者一个表达自己性格、素质、理想、潜力以及任何与众不同的特点的机会。所有这些带有个人色彩的特质,都通过留学申请文书来呈现。
申请者是否能够申请到美国名校,除了标准化成绩之外,最关键的环节就是文书材料的呈现方式。如何通过文书使自己在众多申请者中脱颖而出?该歇斯底里、语不惊人死不休?还是真实平淡地表达自己?我认为,把灵魂的灵动和真实嵌在文字里是最好的方式。然而遗憾的是,很多中国申请者的思维还停留在八股文式的写作教条里,导致了即使SAT和托福的分数很高,仍然被美国名校无情地拒之门外拒之门外。
所谓“文如其人”,文字是有性格的。美国大学的招生官,正是通过这一份文字材料,来洞悉申请人的性格,从而选择和学校的校园文化、价值观、多样性需求最匹配的申请者。接下来,我们通过几个实例,探讨不同写法的申请文书会向招生官透露怎样一个申请者。
不同的人有不同的经历,留学申请文书通过阐述申请者的独特经历,从而呈现申请者的性格特征、潜质和价值观。合理取材、铺陈可以帮助申请者脱颖而出,而蹩脚的文书,则会毁掉申请者在招生官眼中的形象,哪怕他/她有再高的标准化成绩。
凯文就读于美国康涅狄格州十校联盟的一所高中。他的高中成绩优异:GPA 3.82/4.0;标准化成绩也非常高:SAT I 2360 ; SAT II 2380 ( 物理、化学、数学 ) 。更重要的是,凯文有很多丰富且有意义的经历,比如多次参加国际性的模拟联合国比赛并获奖,数学能力优异并在美国数学竞赛中表现不凡,在学校管乐团担任中音萨克斯首席,喜欢辩论和演讲,曾在地方杂志发表自己的文章,在国家实验室参加图像识别研究,能用C++高效编程……这一系列惊艳的经历及从中体现的卓越能力,应该如何呈现在文书中才最能打动招生官呢?按部就班、一个不落地把它们串联出来?NO!
这些显而易见的荣耀不过是一个人外在的表现,将它们列在简历里面就足矣。如果将其作为文章的主脉,反而会显得学生是一个以外在标准为导向的人。从招生官的角度看,这个人可能内在很优秀,也可能是一个失去自我的人。
Personal Essay 更多的是 Personal,在 Essay 中展现凯文作为一个独特而真实的个体,他的性格和潜质,其实比展示他怎样获得这些荣誉更有意义。因此,在与凯文深入沟通后,最终决定选用凯文独自背包旅行的一段经历作为文书的主线。
文书呈现的是,他作为一个纯粹的、脱离了外在光环、不被社会标准所绑架的个体,在旅途中对社会问题的思考。旅途中他看到了不同于己的那些人所处的生活状态,触摸到同一个世界不同生活方式的可能,以及对于这个既自成一章却又息息相关的社会不同阶层进行了深入思考,并对社会的构成及流动,通过自省式的笔触进行朴实深刻地阐述,最终把对 who I am , what do I really want 这个复杂而又关乎人性本质的命题的思考过程展现出来。正是这一份坦诚的、独特的、近乎自白的essay,最终打动了世界顶级名校,使凯文获准于2014年秋季入读哈佛大学。情感真挚,彰显人格魅力
同学C希望通过描写一次围棋比赛逆袭的经历,呈现他的个人品质。他希望描述的事情大意是:有次,省里围棋比赛,那次是排名积分制,前几场比赛至关重要。但是我前两场都以几子之差,失利了。由于我是我们市里围棋队的主力,所以不仅对我,对队友士气影响也很大。后来我整理心情,戒骄戒躁,最终取得了胜利。他这样用英文阐述道:
I have an obsession of love on Go chess. I like to take up the challenges of studying and playing Go, which I think is a kind of mental challenge that reflects people’s psychological quality and the ability of respond. In 2008, when I was in the second grade of junior middle school, I participated in a provincial Go chess game . Due to the game using the points ranking system , to win the first several games became essential for accumulating points . My bosom was bursting with the confidence of winning . When i was taking the game ,however , I unexpectedly lost two consecutive games . As the core member of our city Go chess team , my loss has not only impacted me , but also made a great impact on the whole team 。My guilt - ridden anxiety and deep depression had suddenly smashed my dream and defeated me completely 。 I even doubted that all my past efforts go for nothing 。
这是C同学的 Common Application 的第一段,前面简单说明了自己对围棋的兴趣,接着就马上进入了写作这次比赛经历的前奏,然后叙述到自己连输了三局的这个情况以及自己的心理状况。对于这样的描述方式,我们这里不去讨论文章的结构、语法和措辞方面的瑕疵,我们重点看看申请者提供的信息本身所传递的作者的性格特征。
文章的开头就说了申请者对于围棋的理解是“一种能够反映比赛者心理素质的精神挑战”,而文章在第一段的最后却说“我的梦想被前面的失败无情破碎了,我感到非常地沮丧和内疚,感觉对不起团队”。这前后的对比,不禁让人想起了奥运会上面,来自中国的举重银牌获得者吴景彪,在拿到了银牌后哭吼对不起祖国的情景。这样的文字非常清楚地暴露了申请者对于竞技“胜者为王”的狭隘价值观,可以推知这个申请者对于充满了各种博弈的漫长人生的态度:只有赢才能开心。申请者把幸福感建立在“胜利”这一目的上,其实是一种扭曲的人格。没有健康健全的人格,何谈改变世界。
以上的误区,你有没有中枪?如果没有,恭喜你离名校又近了一步。当然,美国留学申请是一个双向选择的过程,如果你已经如实地、尊重自己内心地、贴切地把自己的性格特点和潜质通过文书呈现了出来,但最终没能拿到录取,不能说明你不够优秀,而是你和申请院校真的不够匹配。
如果你为了申请名校,总是试图把自己打造成另外一个人,你的文字最终会把你出卖。与其努力成为一个别人,不如踏踏实实展现最棒的自己,找对匹配院校,修成正果。
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解读美国留学文书之Essay写作,美国是一个非常看重diversity、社会责任感、勇于挑战、团队合作精神、leadership的国家。它引领着人们的价值观。在学校申请中,录取委员会同样希望看到拥有这些特质的申请人。所以美国院校的essay类型也就分为这几种类型:
是什么让你成为一个成功的leader?你又有什么样的弱点影响你成为一个成功的leader?
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导读:申请美国大学,一般都要求大家提交文书,这其中既有公共文书,也有其规定主题的文章。有的美国大学只需提交一篇文书,有的大学要求提交两篇文书,有的则要求比较多。
青海某大学一个学经济的女生有过一段不寻常的经历。她通过因特网和一个美国女孩做笔友,前后长达七年之久。到她大学一年级读完,对方邀请她去美国相聚,其父母慷慨地表示要承担全部费用。这个跨国友情是如此不寻常,以致于挑剔的美国签证官都被感动了。她轻而易举地得到了签证,在她笔友的陪同下在美国游玩了两个星期。
几年过去了,这位小姐想再赴美国,这次是要留学。她几年前在美国的友谊之旅是如此的刻骨铭心,她非常想用它来打动美国教授。在她精心写作的personal statement里,她用重墨描绘了她的这段经历。可惜的是,当她把这篇文章交给一个外国老师修改时,人家毫不留情地把她倍加珍视的内容全删除了。
外国老师如此处理自有其道理。在他看来,这个中国学生不寻常的经历与她在专业上的能力和志向太不相干了。申请文件通常是外国学校了解你专业水平的唯一媒介和手段,你如果在其中把笔墨过多地放在与专业无关的叙述上,你就会喧宾夺主。
这位不甘心的青海姑娘继续寻求帮助,最后她的文章到了我手里。在我的帮助下,这篇文章有了一个新的结构,使用了新的语言,尽管所有的事实都还是原来的。但在新的version里,她的美国之行对她来说是一个eye-opener。在短暂的旅途中,她对美国的印象是肤浅的,但那些很表面的东西仍然不可避免地向她反映出美国经济的发达和内在活力。
中美经济发展的明显差异既激发了她要帮助中国在经济上强大起来的愿望,又促使她这个学经济的中国学生要从经济学上找到说明。在学习中,她认识到美国经济的发达和美国经济学的发达必然有着某种联系,所以她现在希望到美国留学。在强大的motivation的推动下,她比别人更加发奋地学习和研究经济学,使她现在有了比别人更加扎实的经济学功底,为她去美国深造奠定了基础。这样,她的personal statement不仅描绘了她的独特经历,而且读者还可以透过她的独特经历看到她在专业方面的基础和水平。
#p#副标题#e#关键在于独特性
我们的青海姑娘敏感地意识到,把自己的美国之行写进自己的personal statement可能会打动美国教授。她是对的,因为这是一次不寻常的旅行,源于一段不寻常的友谊。这段经历不仅能把她与绝大多数中国申请者区分开来,也使她有别于几乎所有申请者。有这段独特的经历作背景,她的申请材料就能吸引住美国教授那匆匆一瞥的目光。
把自己独特的地方写出来,这是申请材料写作的关键。国外大学教授往往要审查比录取名额多几倍、十几倍甚至几十倍的申请人。如果你的材料中没有富有个性的内容或语言,你很可能被放入另册,与机遇失之交臂。
太多的留学申请人在制作申请文书时太草率。他们在艰苦卓绝地考完TOEFL、GRE、GMAT之类的语言考试以后,或者已经太累了,或者觉得已经大功告成了。轮到需要制作申请文书了,往往去买一本范文,拿来依样画葫芦抄一抄就完事儿了。在现在学员拿给我读的申请文件里,我太经常地读到我自己的语言,一看就知道是从我那本《留学申请书信写作指导》中抄来的。这本书中所提供的思路、写作方法和语言也许有些借鉴意义。但你如果照抄的语言和内容太多了,就会导致掩盖或削弱你自己的个性特征,而这是最要命的。
每一个人都是独特的,很多申请人抱怨说他们没有什么独特的东西可写,这是不对的。我女儿出生在加拿大,小时候经常唱一首儿歌,歌词开始是:I am special, you are special, and everyone is special, each in his or her own way. 她每次唱这歌时都很得意,因为她相信她非常地special。如果儿童能有这样的自信,你作为一个至少上完大学的成年人有什么理由一定要觉得自己普通得不足挂齿呢?
你是否独特,是否special,要看你自己怎么审视自己。只要你找对了视角,你一定会看到自己与众不同的地方。
一次座谈时,一位英俊的男士说自己是个小官僚,为改变自己的命运,想去读MBA。细问之下我才知道,他在中国人民银行已经工作了12年,官至副处长。他也许就是个小官僚。但是,他如果到美国的商学院读书,他的同学中有多少人会象他一样在世界上最大的也是发展最快的新型市场经济国家的中央银行做过这么多年的管理工作呢?
一个并不特别难看的女士去找我,说自己不过普通女孩一个。我问,你上过大学吗?上过,但上过大学的人多了。读过研究生了吗?读了,但这年头研究生也多了。学的什么专业?建筑系的。主攻方向呢?景观设计。在中国读景观设计的女研究生多吗?学景观设计的人本来就还不多,读这方面研究生的女生当然就更少了。这时我说,想想看,你怎么会普通了,要知道,即便在西方,读景观设计的女生也不多,你在这个对女生来说非传统的专业已经读了研究生了,了不起得很呢!何况,中国现在建设的速度和规模全世界罕有,你肯定已经接触或参预了不少项目的设计工作了,你的经验和前途都是绝大多数同龄的美国女孩不能企及的,你怎么能说自己太普通?
有些人仍会说,自己太年轻了,还没有来得及干出惊天动地的丰功伟绩,因此这申请文件就是反映不出什么独特性来。这样的认识错了。我现在快人到中年了,当年在中国干过记者,后来在国外充过律师,现在回国做老师,三十好几年的人生中,穿插了无数坎坷,也间或小有成绩。你作为一个二十几岁的小姐或小伙子,不需要证明你现在已经有了比我丰富的经历或者比我伟大的成就;你要证明的是,等你到我这个岁数,你一定 ― 至少很有可能 - 有比我多得多的成就和能力。我相信没有几个人做不到这一点儿。
即便你的分数、专业、志向、个性、兴趣、经历、工作岗位等背景乍看上去都比较一般,你也要知道,这些因素在每一个人身上的组合是不一样的;即便组合一样,每一个人的内心感受也是不同的。你要做的,是严肃、认真并全面地审视自己。你要在对自己深刻了解的基础上,对你的素质、经历和成就进行区分、组织和取舍,来满足学校录取的要求和标准。你把这样编排和归纳好的讯息用漂亮的英语表达出来,置于一个叙述性的结构中,你能拟出一篇具有说服力的文章来。
再好的想法如果不能被充分地表达出来也是枉然。国外的教授一般只能从书面材料来对你的学识、人品和语言能力进行判断,而你也只能以书面的形式来表现和证明你自己。你和他们之间唯一的媒介是写在纸上的文字。由于洋教授一般不爱读长篇大论,你的篇幅一般有限。你必须使用一些写作技巧。
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申请美国大学,一般都要求大家提交文书,这其中既有公共文书,也有其规定主题的文章。有的美国大学只需提交一篇文书,有的大学要求提交两篇文书,有的则要求比较多。
美国大学文书写作要点是什么呢?究竟怎样准备美国留学文书写作才能更加优秀突出呢?本文就针对美国大学文书的写作要点做全面介绍。
有些网站会刊登免费的样文,认真学习别人的作品,也许会有所启发。
以上是为大家介绍的美国大学文书写作诀窍,建议大家根据自身情况制定一份适合自己的留学规划。
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大家想要去澳大利亚留学的话,一般来讲在申请的时候都要写文书。而文书可以反映出申请者的优势和特点,给予校方录取你的理由。所以对于文书的撰写一直为大家所重视。那么,如何让澳洲留学的申请文书更加有亮点呢?
1.一份漂亮的申请材料能够充分展示你的优势,体现你的成就、抱负和个人品德,能够弥补你大学成绩、工作经验甚至是学历的不足,令你在众多申请者中脱颖而出,尽快拿到通知书,大大加快留学进程。
2.澳大利亚大学的录取方式和标准与咱们国内有很大不同。国内升学,从小学、初中、高中到大学、研究生、博士,每上一个台阶都要经过相关部门的严格考试。所谓“千军万马过独木桥”,说的就是这种情况。反观澳大利亚大学,并没有入学考试,因此申请文件就显得格外重要。它们往往是澳大利亚大学教授了解你学习经历、性格品质、工作经验和专业水平的惟一媒介和手段。
3.在吸引教授眼球和争取录取上,申请材料的优劣与各种考试成绩同等重要。许多申请人花费大量的时间和金钱来准备各种考试,以为拿到高分就万事大吉了,其实不然。理想的托福、雅思成绩只不过是对你语言运用能力的一种体现,能在申请材料中起到锦上添花的作用,但它不能反映出一个人的专业素质和才干,而这些恰恰正是教授急于了解的。
大家想要去澳洲留学,自身各个方面的申请要求条件要弄清楚,看看自己是不是符合相应学校的入学要求,从而可以制定好相关的留学方案,写文书的时候也会更具针对性。
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美国留学Curriculum Vitae即个人简历对于留学申请者来说非常重要,美国留学申请CV是校方了解自己的重要途径。美国研究生申请简历(CV)又叫Resume,我们俗称的简历。在中国申请者中,常常有一个误区,那就是PS(个人陈述)被简单的概述成了整个申请文书,或者觉得PS的作用是无限大的。然而,实际情况恰恰不是如此。
活动也是很重要的,因为他将展现你是一个什么样的人。无论是社区的工作还是大学里面的校园活动,有选择的描述一些你的课外活动会让你的形象丰满起来。没人喜欢对社会没有贡献的人,或者完全不懂得参与和奉献的人。
当然,如果你工作的很久了,没必要叙说高中甚至初中时候的事情,大家更关心现在的你是什么样的。
学习天才是大家都喜欢的,可是课外活动会告诉别人你是不是愿意用自己的天赋造福别人,而不是自私的人。
记住,质量比数量更重要,集中的讲述自己的富有领导力的例子更招人喜欢。
短短的简历,要塑造的人是丰满的。常见的错误就是希望把自己的方方面面都展示给别人,求全则难有深度,罗列是很低级的层次。
在这里,慈善事业,体育活动都是很好的例子。体育活动,尤其是团队运动,例如足球,篮球,棒球都能展现一个人的团队合作,与人交往的能力。拥有这样的能力的人,是更招人欣赏的。
如果你有重要的期刊论文的发表,最好在此也一并提出,因为能够发表论文,对于理工科的申请者来讲,经常是非常重要的加分。当然,重要的会议的发言也是非常有价值的。
如果你曾经就读于多所学校,或者参加过什么交换项目、暑期学分项目,也要提出,这既是真实的要求,也会让人注意到你的丰富背景。
如果你的大学四年是自己打工支持自己读书的,为什么不一并提出来呢,谁都喜欢奋斗的人。
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简历,顾名思义就是简单的经历罗列,英文通称CurriculumVitae或是Resume。一般来说,CV比Resume略为严格一些,更要突出一下本人的专业背景和实力。在申请大学、找工作等等,一般都需要它。
简历的写作是至关重要的,也是对申请者难度非常大的部分。申请者常常会在此犯错误,写作的太短,无法突出自己,或者过于繁琐,让人无法从中找到需要的信息,或者过于笼统,不知所言。优秀的简历,是让人能在最短的时间之内了解你的过去经历,并认识到你的长处。
PS是申请美国、加拿大、英国等西方国家的大学/研究生录取时由申请人写的关于自我的一篇漫谈体文章。当然有的学校要求的文章题目不一定叫PersonalStatement,如有的学校会让你写动机(Motivation)、兴趣、经历等。关于PS你不知道的,除了personalstatement,你还会看到statementofpurpose,甚至还有的学校称之为Personalstatementofpurpose。它们差别并不大,如果非要说出个差别,personalstatement可以多说一些自己的性格,比如自己的爱好,成长等,而statementofpurpose更偏重于学术;而personalstatementofpurpose则更灵活一些了。
1.个人陈述不要过长:一篇PS的正常长度为600-800英文单词,不宜过长。有些申请人,总想把自己所有的经历和想法都写入PS,扬扬洒洒好几页,但这样并见得有利于国外院校的审理。在每年的申请旺季,国外院校各个专业收到的申请数量庞大,申请一个文书一般都用很短的时间,主要把眼球都集中在几个关键的点上。
2.PS目的要明确:你必须通过PS让招生者知道你选择该专业的明确和强烈的动机,同时具备充分的条件完成该专业的学习。
3.PS结构要合理:"Simpleisthebest"是亘古不变的真理。招生人员每天要读大量的申请资料,只有那种简单有力重点突出的文章才能打动招生人员。
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英文推荐信虽然会因为推荐人的不同而在内容上有不同的侧重点,但模式上大体来说还是有规律可循的。推荐信与求职信的最终目标是一样的,都是要得到某个职位或某份工作。这两类信的写法也很相似,求职信是直接说明自己胜任某份工作,推荐信是说明他人胜任某份工作。
西安华恒留学专家提醒:将推荐信核心考察点细分下去,大致可将其总结为三类:一是教育背景、学习能力;二是综合素质、活动表现;三是工作经历、发展前景。那么选择什么样的人写推荐信最合适呢?美国商学院青睐的是与申请者熟悉的、有过交集或密切联系的、真正欣赏申请者、并且愿意客观地去推荐的人。对一般的本科在读生而言,比较有效的推荐人通常分别来自于专业课老师、班主任(系主任)、以及实习单位领导。在具体选择推荐人时应该注意:
首先,避免亲属或家庭成员。学校一般都明确规定不能由这类人来写推荐信。原因是他们往往很难客观反映事实。在家族企业里工作的申请者,如果一定要请亲属推荐,在写推荐信的时候一定不要表明你们的血缘关系。
其次,推荐人的职位并不是越高越有利。有些人会困惑于究竟是找班主任还是校长、部门主管抑或公司总经理。应该说,一个身处高位但是和申请人并不熟悉的人写出的一封用在谁身上都合适的推荐信是达不到任何效果的。只有了解申请者及其成长过程、有过共事经历的人才能针对申请者的优缺点进行深入分析,并辅以具体的事例,提供有深度的推荐。
最后,推荐人的选择应相辅相成,避免重复。学校一般都要求多封推荐信,那么就意味着需要选择不同的推荐人,把侧重点放在不同的地方,每个人有一个集中突出的主题,综合在一起,才能勾勒出申请者全面完整的形象。
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Vice President Hu,thank you very much for your kind and generous remarks. Thank you for welcoming me and my wife , laura, here.
非常感谢胡锦涛同志热情洋溢的欢迎致词,非常感谢您再这里接待我和我的夫人劳拉。
I see she is keeping pretty good company with the Secretary of State, Collin Powell.
我发现她和国务卿科林。鲍威尔先生相处的非常好。
It is good to see you, Mr. Secretary.
很高兴看到你国务卿先生。
And I see my National Security Adviser, Ms.Codoleezza Rice, who once was the provost of Stanford University, so she is comfortable on the university campuses such as this.
我也看到了我的国家安全顾问康多莉萨.赖斯女士,她曾经是斯坦福大学的校长,因此她回到校园是再合适不过了。
Thank you for being here ,Codin.
谢谢你能来,康迪。
I am so grateful for the hospitality and honored for the reception at one of China’s and the world’s great universities.
非常感谢各位对我的热情接待,很荣幸能够来到中国,甚至是世界最伟大的学府之一。
The standards and the reputation of this university are known around the world, and I know what an achievement it is to be here. So congratulations.
清华大学的治学标准和声望闻名于世,我也知道能考入这所大学本身就是一个很大的成就,祝贺你们。
My visit to China comes an important anniversary, as the vice president mentioned.Thirty years ago this week an American president arrived in China on an trip designed to end decades of estrangement and confront centuries of suspicious. President Richard Nixon showed that two vastly different government could meet on the grounds of common interests in the spirit of mutual respect.
我这次访华恰逢一个重要的纪念日,副主席刚才也谈到了,30年前的这一周,一位美国总统来到了中国,他访华之旅的目的是为了结速两国之间长达数十年的隔阂。,和数百年的相互猜疑。尼克松总统向世界表明了两个有重大差异的国家,本着互惠互利,互相尊重的精神是能够站在一起的。
As they left the airport that day, Premier Zhou En-Lai said this to President Nixon: “you handshake came over the vastest ocean in the world-25years of no communication.
那天他们离开机场的时候,周恩来对尼克松总统说了这样一番话,他说:“你与我的握手越过了世界上最为辽阔的海洋,这个还有就是互不交往的25年。”
During the 30 years since, America and China have exchanged many handshakes of friendship and commerce. And as we have had more contact with each other ,the citizens of both countries have gradually learned more about each other.
30年以来,美国和中国握过多次友谊之手和商业之手。随着我们两国间接触的日益频繁,我们两国的国民也加深了对彼此的了解,这是非常重要的。
It was my honor to visit China in 1975.Some of you were not even born then. It shows how old I am.
我在1975年有幸访问过中国,那时候在座的有些人可能还没有出生,这也表明我是多么老了。
And a lot has changed in your country since then. China has made amazing progress in openness and enterprise and economic freedom. And this progress previews China’s great potential. China has joined the World Trade Organization, and as you live up to its obligations, they inevitably will bring changes to Chinese leagal system. A morden China will have a consistent rule of law to govern commerce and secure the rights of its people.
从那时以来,贵国发生了很多变化。中国在开发,企业,经济自由方面都取得了惊人的成绩。这一成绩显示了中国的巨大潜能。中国已经加入了世贸组织,在各位旅行其义务的同时这些义务势必给中国的法律制度带来变化。一个现代化的中国将有着统一的法制来规范他们的商业生活和保障人民的利益。
The new China you generation is building will need the profound wisdom of your traditions. The lure of materialism challenges society in our country- and in many successful countries.
你们这一代人正在建设的中国也需要深远传统的智慧结晶。物质利益的诱惑对我们的社会造成了挑战-在我们的国家给我们的社会造成了调整,在很多发达国家也是。
All these changes will lead to a stronger, more confident China, a China that can astonish and enrich the world, a China that you generation will help create.
所以的这些变化将导致中国更强大,更自信,这个中国将使世界瞩目,也将使世界更加丰富。
This is one of the mose exciting times in the history of your country, a time when even the grandest hopes seem in your reach. My nation offers you our respect and our friendship.
这个这个就是诸位这一代帮助创立的中国。现在使中国历史上非常令人振奋的一个时期,此时此刻连最宏伟的梦想似乎也唾手可得。我的国度,对中国表示尊敬和友谊。
Six years from now, athletes from America and all around the world will come to you country for the Olympic Games, and I am confident they will find a China that is becoming a Daguo, a leading nation, at peace with its people and at peace with the world.
再过六年,来自美国和世界各地的运动员将到贵国参加奥运会,我坚信,他们能够见到的中国是一个正在变成大国的中国,一个走在世界前沿的国家,一个民心安定,与世界和平共处的国家。
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摘要:这所位于伊州中部的大学的学生并不仅仅是埋头苦读,他们同样热衷于派对。《普林斯顿评论》(The Princeton Review)3日宣布,该校在这本大学指南的年度派对大学排行榜中高居榜首。
he University of Illinois stakes claim to 23 Nobel Prize winnersand tech prowess that contributed to the creation of YouTube,Netscape, Java and Yelp.
伊利诺伊大学(University of Illinois)共有23名校友获得诺贝尔奖,该校培养的科技精英们造就了YouTube、Netscape、Java和Yelp公司。
美国大学派对哪家强
But students at the central Illinois campus don’t just bury theirheads in books, they also party — so much so that they’ve earned the top spot on The PrincetonReview’s annual list of top party schools in the U.S., the college guide said Monday.
但这所位于伊州中部的大学的学生并不仅仅是埋头苦读,他们同样热衷于派对。《普林斯顿评论》(The Princeton Review)3日宣布,该校在这本大学指南的年度派对大学排行榜中高居榜首。
“Drinking culture is huge here,” according to an unnamed student in the Princeton Review’s 2016edition of the “The Best 380 Colleges.” The university has about 31,000 undergraduate students.
在《普林斯顿评论》2016年版“最好的380所大学(The Best 380 Colleges)”中,一名不愿提及姓名的学生说道,“这里饮酒文化氛围很浓厚”。该校现有大约31000名本科在校生。
University spokeswoman Robin Kaler was bothered by the No. 1 ranking — a first for the campus,which has been among the list’s top five for years — and said it painted students in a false light.
伊利诺伊大学女发言人罗宾•卡勒(Robin Kaler)很为这个第一名感到烦恼,该校近些年来一直跻身该榜单前五,这还是第一次高居榜首。她说这个排名扭曲了该校学生的形象。
“They are serious, they are hard-working, and to try to present them as being somehowirresponsible is insulting,” she said Monday.
她3日表示:“他们严肃认真、勤勉刻苦,试图将他们刻画为不负责任的人的行为是对他们的侮辱。”
The largest of the parties is an annual day of drinking called Unofficial, a St. Patrick’s Daycelebration that was started by a local bar. The event included fatal accidents in 2001 and 2006.The university tries every year to keep the event under control, often beefing up police presenceand, two years ago, even asking parents to help them tone down the partying.
伊利诺伊大学最大的派对要属每年的饮酒日,被称作Unofficial,这个派对由当地的一家酒吧为庆祝圣帕特里克节(St. Patrick’s Day)而发起。该活动在2001年和2006年都曾酿成致命事故。校方每年都试图控制活动的局面,经常增加现场的警力,两年前甚至呼吁学生家长帮助他们令派对收敛一些。
The Princeton Review’s publisher says the collection of lists is meant to paint a picture of life oncampus at the schools it reviews, using students’ answers to a long series of questions aboutstudent life to create profiles, as well as lists for things such as partying, dorm life, sports, politicalpersuasions and more.
《普林斯顿评论》出版商则说,这一系列排行榜意在通过学生的反馈来描绘上榜学校的校园生活。学生们回答了一长串有关学生生活的问题来创建资料以及包括派对、宿舍生活、运动、政治派别等方面的榜单。
“We have such a high regard for each of the 380 schools,” said publisher Robert Franek, whosereview is not affiliated with Princeton University. “The University of Illinois, it is an exceptionalschool.”
《普林斯顿评论》与普林斯顿大学(Princeton University)并无关联。其出版商罗伯特•弗兰尼克(Robert Franek)表示:“我们非常敬重这380所大学,伊利诺伊大学是极为优秀的学校。”
For those who don’t imbibe, the top stone-cold sober school is Brigham Young University(BYU), the private Utah school affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Tops for most religious students? That’s BYU, too.
对于那些不饮酒的学生来说,最滴酒不沾的学校是杨百翰大学(Brigham YoungUniversity,BYU)。这所位于犹他州(Utah)的私立大学隶属于耶稣基督后期圣徒教会(Churchof Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)。对于最为虔诚的教徒来说首选的大学?还是杨百翰大学。
Looking for the best campus food? Try the small, exclusive Bowdoin College in Maine.
哪所大学食堂最好吃?你可以试试缅因州(Maine)规模精小、录取严格的鲍登学院(BowdoinCollege)。
Most satisfied students? Claremont McKenna University, under what one student told the reviewwas “the constantly beaming California sun.”
哪所学校学生满意度最高?克莱蒙麦肯纳学院(Claremont McKenna University)。有位在校生对《普林斯顿评论》提到自己最满意的是“时常沐浴在加利福尼亚灿烂的阳光里”。
Want a job? Go to Clemson University in South Carolina, where students say they’re instantly partof a worldwide network.
想要找工作?那就要去南卡罗来纳州(South Carolina)的克莱姆森大学(Clemson University)就读吧,那里的学生说他们一入校就已经融入全球网络。
The party rankings, like most parties themselves, change over time. The University of Iowa is aformer No. 1, but came in at No. 2 this year.
派对排行榜,正如大多派对本身,都会随着时间不停地变化。曾经问鼎榜首的爱荷华大学(University of Iowa)今年位居第二。
Freshmen due in Iowa City this month will find dozens of bars downtown and many house partiesawaiting them. But the city has also made it harder for those under 21 to get into bars, and policeofficers will be patrolling neighborhoods to break up rowdy parties.
即将在本月到爱荷华市(Iowa City)报到的新生会发现市中心有几十个酒吧,还有诸多室内派对等着他们的到来。但同时该城也做出更加严格的规定,严禁21岁以下青少年进入酒吧,警察也会去街区巡逻解散那些嘈杂的派对。
Rounding out the top five party schools are, in order: The University of Wisconsin-Madison,Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and last year’s No. 1, Syracuse University in New York.
其他排在前五名的派对学校依次是:威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校(University of Wisconsin-Madison),宾夕法尼亚州的巴克内尔大学(Bucknell University)以及去年的第一名纽约的雪城大学(Syracuse University)。
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One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, "Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd." I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friend tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, "Those guys are jerks. They really should get lives.
当我还在上高一时,有一天,我看到我们班的一个孩子正步行回家。他叫凯尔。他似乎背着所有的书。我心想:“为什么有人在周五就把所有的书都带回家呢?他肯定是个书呆子。”我的周末计划得非常详细(先是派对,在第二天下午和我的朋友踢足球)。因此我耸了耸肩,走开了。正走着,我看到一帮孩子朝他跑去。他们追上他,把他所有的书都从怀里扔到地上并把他绊倒,结果他摔在污泥里,眼镜也被打飞了,我看到它落在离他10英尺远的草地上。他抬起头时,我看到他眼里极度悲伤的表情。因此,我慢步向他跑过去。在他爬着寻找眼镜时,我看到了他眼中的泪水。 我把眼镜递给他,说道:“那些家伙都是些蠢蛋,他们真该遭到报应。”
He looked at me and said, "Hey thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now.
他看了看我,说:“嗨,谢谢了!”笑容在他脸上展现。正是这样的笑显示出了真正的感激。我帮他捡起书,问他住在哪里。原来他住得离我很近。于是我就问他,怎么以前我从没有见过他呢,他说在来这所学校以前他上的是私立学校。
We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. The more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. And my friends thought the same of him.Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, "Dim boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!" He just laughed and handed me half the books.
我们一路聊着回家,我帮他拿着书。他原来竟是一位非常讨人喜欢的孩子,我问他是否周六想跟我及我的朋友一起踢足球。他答应了。对凯尔了解得越多,我越是喜欢他。我的朋友也都这么认为。到了周一早晨,凯尔又要背上那个巨大的书包了。我制止他,说:“傻孩子,你每天背这么一大堆书,想练就一身强壮的肌肉呀!”他只是笑,并把一半书都递给了我。
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem.
接下来的四年里,凯尔和我成为最好的朋友。到了高年级后,我们开始考虑上大学的事。凯尔决定去乔治敦,而我要去杜克。我知道我们永远都是朋友,距离决不会成为问题。
Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak.
凯尔是我们班致告别词的学生代表。 我总是取笑他是一个书呆子。他必须为毕业准备一个演讲。我很庆幸不是我要站在那儿演讲。
Graduation day, I saw Kyle.. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. He had more dates than me and all the girls loved him! Boy, sometimes I was jealous.
毕业日来临了——我看到了凯尔,他看起来帅极了。他是那些在高中真正把握住自己的人之一。他的约会比我还要多,几乎所有的女孩都喜欢他。 天哪,有时候我都有些嫉妒。
Today was one of those days. I can see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled."Thanks," he said. As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach.... but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give him or her. I am going to tell you a story." I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."
今天就是这样。我能看出他对于演讲有些紧张。因此,我拍了拍他的后背,说:“嗨,大小伙子,你会很出色的!”他看了看我,带着那样的表情(真正出于感激的那种),笑了。“谢谢,”他说。开始演讲时,他清了清喉咙,开始说:“毕业的时候,你应该感谢那些帮助你度过最困难时期的人。你的父母、老师、兄弟姐妹、也许还有教练……但主要是你的朋友。我在这儿要告诉你们,做别人的朋友是你能给予他们的最好礼物。我要给你们讲一个故事。”我不敢置信地望着我的朋友,他讲的就是我们第一天相遇的故事。他本来打算要在那个周末自杀,他谈到自己如何把课桌收拾干净,把他所有的东西都带回家,这样就不用妈妈以后再收拾了。他直直地看着我,给了我一个笑容。“谢天谢地,我获救了。我的朋友阻止了我去做那不堪设想的事情。”
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's depth.
当这位帅气的、受欢迎的男孩告诉我们有关他的最脆弱的时刻时,我听到人群中都深吸了一口气。我看到他的爸爸妈妈都看着我,带着同样感激的微笑。直到那时我才意识到它的深刻。
Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For better or for worse.
决不要低估你的行动的力量,一个简单的举止也许会改变人的一生,无论是好是坏。
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It is curious that our own offenses should seem so much less heinous than the offenses of others. I suppose the reason is that we know all the circumstances that have occasioned them and so manage to excuse in ourselves what we cannot excuse in others. We turn our attention away from our own defects, and when we are forced by untoward events to consider them, find it easy to condone them. For all I know we are right to do this; they are part of us and we must accept the good and bad in ourselves together.
让人奇怪的是,和别人的过错比起来,我们自身的过错往往不是那样的可恶。我想,其原因应该是我们知晓一切导致自己犯错的情况,因此能够设法谅解自己的错误,而别人的错误却不能谅解。我们对自己的缺点不甚关注,即便是深陷困境而不得不正视它们的时候,我们也会很容易就宽恕自己。据我所知,我们这样做是正确的。缺点是我们自身的一部分,我们必须接纳自己的好和坏。
But when we come to judge others, it is not by ourselves as we really are that we judge hem, but by an image that we have formed of ourselves from which we have left out everything that offends our vanity or would discredit us in the eyes of the world. To take a trivial stance: how scornful we are when we catch someone out telling a lie; but who can say that he has ever told not one, but a hundred?
但是当我们评判别人的时候,情况就不同了。我们不是通过真实的自我来评判别人,而是用一种自我形象来评判,这种自我形象完全摒弃了在任何世人眼中会伤害到自己的虚荣或者体面的东西。举一个小例子来说:当觉察到别人说谎时,我们是多么地蔑视他啊!但是,谁能够说自从未说过谎?可能还不止一百次呢。
There is not much to choose between men. They are all a hotchpotch of greatness and tininess, of virtue and vice, of nobility and baseness. Some have more strength of character, or more opportunity, and so in one direction or another give their instincts freer play, but initially they are the same. For my part, I do not think I am any better or any worse than most people, but I know that if I set down every action in my life and every thought that has crossed my mind, the world would consider me a monster of depravity. The knowledge that these reveries are common to all men should inspire one with tolerance to oneself as well as to others. It is well also if they enable us to look upon our fellows, even the most eminent and respectable, with humor, and if they lead us to take ourselves not too seriously.
人和人之间没什么大的差别。他们皆是伟大与渺小,善良与邪恶,高尚与低俗的混合体。有的人性格比较坚毅,机会也比较多,因而这个或那个方面,能够更自由地发挥自己的禀赋,但是人类的潜能却都是相同的。至于我自己,我认为自己并不比大多数人更好或者更差,但是我知道,假如我记下我生命中每一次举动和每一个掠过我脑海的想法的话,世界就会将我视为一个邪恶的怪物。每个人都会有这样的怪念头,这样的认识应当能够启发我们宽容自己,也宽容他人。同时,假如因此我们得以用幽默的态度看待他人,即使是天下最优秀最令人尊敬的人,而且假如我们也因此不把自己看得过于重要,那是很有裨益的。
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晨读有利于提高大学生的英语应用能力,是培养良好的英语学习习惯的有效途径。下面读文网小编为大家带来大学晨读英语美文,希望大家喜欢!
The significant inscription found on an old key "If I rest, I rust" would be an excellent motto for those who are afflicted with the slightest taint of idleness. Even the most industrious might adopt it with advantage to serve as a reminder that, if one allows his faculties to rest, like the iron in the unused key, they will soon show signs of rust and, ultimately, cannot do the work required of them.
在一把旧钥匙上发现了一则意义深远的铭文——如果我休息,我就会生锈。对于那些懒散而烦恼的人来说,这将是至理名言。甚至最为勤勉的人也以此作为警示:如果一个人有才能而不用,就像废弃钥匙上的铁一样,这些才能就会很快生锈,并最终无法完成安排给自己的工作。
Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their faculties polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gate that guard the entrances to the professions, to science, art, literature, agriculture --- every department of human endeavor.
有些人想取得伟人所获得并保持的成就,他们就必须不断运用自身才能,以便开启知识的大门,即那些通往人类努力探求的各个领域的大门,这些领域包括各种职业:科学,艺术,文学,农业等。
Industry keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement. If Hugh Miller, after toiling all day in a quarry, had devoted his evenings to rest and recreation, he would never have become a famous geologist. The celebrated mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness. Had the little Scotch lad, Ferguson, allowed the busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the position of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer
勤奋使开启成功宝库的钥匙保持光亮。如果休米勒在采石场劳作一天后,晚上的时光用来休息消遣的话,他就不会成为名垂青史的地质学家。著名数学家爱德蒙斯通如果闲暇时无所事事,就不会出版数学词典,也不会发现开启数学之门的钥匙。如果苏格兰青年弗格森在山坡上放羊时,让他那思维活跃的大脑处于休息状态,而不是借助一串珠子计算星星的位置,他就不会成为著名的天文学家。
Labor vanquishes all --- not inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor, but faithful, unremitting, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose. Just as truly as eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, so is eternal industry the price of noble and enduring success.
劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的,间歇性的或方向偏差的劳动,而是坚定的,不懈的,方向正确的每日劳动。正如要想拥有自由就要时刻保持警惕一样,要想取得伟大的,持久的成功,就必须坚持不懈地努力。
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大学泛指实施高等教育的学校,指提供教学和研究条件和授权颁发学位的高等教育组织,包括大学、学院、高等专科学校、高等职业技术学院等。那么你知道大学用英文怎么说吗?下面读文网小编为大家带来大学的英文说法,供大家参考学习。
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高中毕业的同学们马上就要踏入大学校园了,那么你想要学习有关大学校园生活的英语对话吗?下面读文网小编为大家带来关于大学校园英语对话,欢迎大家学习!
molly : hey, how is it going?
gordon: not bad.
molly : i heard that you got into college. you must be very excited.
gordon: it's no big deal. i am an american student going to college. it is much easier to go to college in the u.s. than in china.
molly : you mean it's not the same as china?
gordon: that's right. the pressure on american high school kids is less than the pressure on chinese high school kids.
molly : do you still have to take a test?
gordon: yes, we must take an entrance exam, but it is much easier than the chinese one. we usually only need to study for a few weeks.
molly : wow, that's completely different from china!
gordon: yep, getting into college is a breeze. the real problem is getting into a good college.
莫莉:嘿,你好吗?
戈登:还不赖。
莫莉:我听说你要去上大学了。你肯定很兴奋吧。
戈登:小事一桩。我是准备去上大学的美国学生。在美国上大学比中国容易多了。
莫莉:你是说情况跟中国不一样,是吗?
戈登:对,在美国高中生的压力比中国要轻得多。
莫莉:你们上大学要参加高考吗?
戈登:是的,我们要参加升学考试,但比中国的高考容易多了。一般来说,我们只需要复习几个星期就可以了。
莫莉:哇,跟中国比起来简直是天壤之别!
戈登:是啊,在美国上大学只需吹灰之力。但要想上好大学可就难了。
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