给大学新生的13个建议：别虚度光阴

Yes, you should make contacts and friends at college. This does not mean you should ignore your family who likely supports you, or encouraged you to get to where you are today. Give them a call, Skype them, send them a card, or do something during the semester to let them know you are thinking about them.
是的，在大学里你应该和他人接触、交朋友。这并不是说你该忽视你的家人，你的家人会支持你或鼓励过你才让你有了今天。这个学期给他们打打电话，用Skype和他们通信，送给他们贺卡，或做些什么事情来让他们知道你在想着他们。

8. Keep in contact with old friends
和老朋友保持联系

One of my biggest regrets in life was intentionally falling out of touch with high school friends. I had joined a group of people who convinced me that the only important thing was their group and if friends or family did not understand, they should be cut off. I missed out on so much, and now the stream of Facebook updates from my high school friends makes me sad.
我人生中的一大遗憾是和高中朋友闹翻了。我加入了一个团体，那里的人让我相信最重要的事情就是这个团体，如果朋友和家人不理解的话，应该和他们断绝关系。我错过了这么多，现在我高中朋友Facebook上的更新让我很难过。

Sometimes something similar happens if you meet the man or woman ‘of your life’ who you can’t stand being away from. Break away and connect with the friends who have been there for you forever.
有时如果你遇到了“生命中的那个人” ，而你又离不开他/她时，也会有相似的事情发生。和他/她分手，并和一直在那里支持你的朋友联系。

9. Learn from mistakes
从错误中学习

If you do something stupid, learn from your mistakes. College is a time not only for learning about Chemistry and the correct way to cite a source, but for learning about life. Learning how to come back from mistakes is a big part of the college experience.
如果你做了一些蠢事，从错误中学习。大学不仅仅是用来学习学科知识和如何去引经据典的，它还是学习生活的地方。学习如何从错误中走出来是大学经验的一大重要部分。

10. Be silly
做些傻事

You have a little bit of margin during this time to get away with crazy things and not look too foolish (hey, it’s college!) Use this time to go on adventures and do silly things that likely will be looked down upon later in life. This is also a great way to bond with your new friends.
在这段时间内，你要留有余地，不要做太疯狂的事情，也不要看上去太愚蠢。（嘿，这是大学！）用这段时间来冒险和做一些傻乎乎的事情，这样以后在生活中还可以回想回想。这也是和你新朋友交流的一个好方式。

11. Be careful
要小心

Yes, have new experiences. Yes, be silly. Do not do things that you know might endanger your life, health or self-image.
对，要有新的体验。对，要做些傻事。但是不要做可能危及到生命、健康或自我形象的事情。

12. Learn how to balance and prioritize
学会平衡和为事情设定优先级

Time management skills are completely necessary to explore all that college life has to offer. There will always be activities, social events, school events, trips, homework, and tests for which to study. Part of life is managing the time that we have, so my advice would be to learn this early on in your college career.
去探索大学生活时，时间管理技巧是非常有必要的。总是有各种各样的活动、社交活动、学校活动、旅行、作业和测验。生活中的一部分就是管理我们所拥有的时间，我的建议是在开始大学生涯时尽早学习它。

13. Learn about yourself
了解自己

Figure out what you want out of life. You don’t need to know right away, but be thinking about this as you experience new things, meet new people, and explore the world of knowledge.
弄清你想要过的生活。你不必现在就知道，但是当你经历新的事情、结识新的朋友、探索世界知识时就要想一想了。