假期，讓夢想更加充實(shí)（雙語）

Your time in college -- during the academic year, that is -- is, of course, filled with stressors like classes, papers, lab reports, and exams. It is also happily filled with the fun stuff, like friends, parties, going out, and a seemingly endless schedule of upcoming events and activities. During the summer, however, the social scene in your life can drastically decrease, especially if you're no longer on campus and spend your days at a job or internship. What's a college student to do?

你的大學(xué)生活固然充斥著各種壓力山大的課程、論文、實(shí)驗(yàn)報(bào)告，當(dāng)然還有考試，但是也不乏樂趣，你有朋友，參加派對，出去玩，每天都排滿了大大小小的活動(dòng)，一個(gè)接一個(gè)好像沒有盡頭。然而到了夏天，這熱鬧忙碌的景象可能一下子就不見了，尤其是如果你不在學(xué)校，白天去實(shí)習(xí)工作。怎么辦呢?

The idea of spending a year away from home is something thatappeals to nearly everyone.幾乎每個(gè)人都有想要出門放空一年的想法。For a teenage student, the prospect of providing for yourself,miles away from home, can be daunting. But with an increasingnumber of gap year companies providing travel and trips abroad to suit any need, it is becomingeasier to tailor a dream trip.

對于一個(gè)中學(xué)生來說，為自己計(jì)劃一個(gè)離家數(shù)英里遠(yuǎn)的旅程，這想法的確讓人望而生畏。但隨著越來越多的“間隔年公司”的誕生，他們能滿足人們外出及出國旅行的各種需求，因此為自己量身定制一個(gè)夢想之旅也變得更加容易了。

1. Take a bus or a train somewhere new. Flying can be so cheap these days that folks sometimes forget about the bus or train. But sometimes the journey is half the fun, and you'll see new parts of the country you'd never see from the air.

乘汽車或火車去不認(rèn)識的地方?，F(xiàn)在機(jī)票這么便宜，有時(shí)候都會忘記還有汽車和火車。但是有時(shí)候旅途本身就是樂趣，你能看見新的風(fēng)景，飛機(jī)上可看不見。

2. You can also find gap year companies that cover everything frominternships abroad to paidwork and volunteering. Such companies offer ideas and inspiration to kickstart yourdream.

你還可以找一些提供各種服務(wù)的間隔年公司，比如海外實(shí)習(xí)、打工機(jī)會和志愿工作等等。這些公司可以為你提供各種點(diǎn)子，激勵(lì)你開始追逐自己的夢想。

But gap years don't have to be all about travel. You can have a beneficial year out of educationand stay right where you are. 然而間隔年并不僅僅意味著花一年時(shí)間全部用來旅行。你可以就呆在本地學(xué)習(xí)一年，讓自己從中獲益。

3. Read a classic. Always hearing about a classic book one of your friends or family members loves? Been curious about a novel you never read in high school? Summer is the perfect chance to finally sit down and read it.

讀一本經(jīng)典?？偸锹犝f一本朋友家人喜歡的經(jīng)典?高中里很好奇卻一直沒有讀的小說?既然放暑假了就不要再錯(cuò)過了，坐下來讀吧。

4. Get a head start on your fall classes. Alright, this one may sound

lame, but it can do wonders for your mental health to look over your syllabi and perhaps get a head start on the reading -- especially for a class you might be geeked out about.

預(yù)習(xí)秋季課程。好吧，這條聽起來挺假的，但是看看教學(xué)大綱，愿意的話看看課本，這對你的心理健康可好了，如果這門課對你來說特別難，就更得預(yù)習(xí)了。

Choosing to take a year out can help you gain valuable experience as well as give you theopportunity to save up some funds to help you with accommodation when you get to university,living costs, food – or even just extra cash for freshers week.

選擇花一年時(shí)間出去嘗試新鮮事物不僅可以幫助你獲得有價(jià)值的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，還可以有機(jī)會賺點(diǎn)上大學(xué)的住宿費(fèi)、餐食費(fèi)或者至少是未來幾周的零花錢。

If you do discover that you want to see the world but still go back into education or work inSeptember, you're in luck – this summer holiday is an extra long one for school leavers, so there'sstill plenty of time to book your ticket.

如果你想要出去看看，然后在九月時(shí)繼續(xù)回到學(xué)校或者工作中，那么你很幸運(yùn)，因?yàn)槭罴亳R上就要來臨了，學(xué)生們可以利用這段足夠長的時(shí)間出去走走，而且你還有足夠的時(shí)間來訂票哦。