【第六期系刊】原创英语短文Learners of Daily Life
本网讯（作者/魏瑾 指导老师/夏佳佳） In the modern and competitive society, everyone is forced to go ahead, especially the new generation. Children, at the age of eight, have to go to school. Several years later, if the students can pass th
本网讯（作者/魏瑾 指导老师/夏佳佳）In the modern and competitive society, everyone is forced to go ahead, especially the new generation. Children, at the age of eight, have to go to school. Several years later, if the students can pass the examination and receive college certificates，they can go on studying and will have new life which are very different from their former ones. It is known to all that colleges are institutions that teach a wide variety of subjects at advanced levels. Most students attend colleges mainly to acquire the knowledge needed for their chosen profession. I believe that as college students, we should try to broaden our knowledge. Knowledge can be acquired from many sources, for instance, from books and teachers. Now, I will list four points to show you that how I acquire knowledge in my daily life.
1. Reading
Almost every college has a beautiful library. The library is the paradise for reading. There’re huge amounts of books in the library. I can say that the library is my second “home”, because I like reading very much. By reading books, I can learn about things that I have no opportunity to experience in my daily life. Besides, I can study all the places in the world from books and learn from people I will never meet in my lifetime. I can also develop my analytical skills and learn how to view and interpret the world around us in different ways. Furthermore, I can learn from the past and won’t repeat the mistakes of others and can build on their achievements.
2. Take part in activities
It is said that one learns best by doing. And I believe that’s true, no matter one is successful or not. I am a freshman in my college. So everything for me is new. Last semester, I was interested in all activities. I filled a lot of applications in order to be a member of our school’s clubs. But things, as the people say, are not always so easy. Even I spent a lot of time preparing well, I still failed to pass the interview because of lack of confidence. I think making mistakes is the best way to learn. If one wants to make new advances, it’s necessary to act. Although I fail, I regard this is a valuable experience. It tells me that sometimes, self confidences are more important than other things.
3. Part time jobs
Nowadays, it becomes more and more popular for students to have part-time jobs. Some of them work part time for economic reasons. They take part-time jobs to cover the expense for their study and daily life and to lessen the financial burden for their families. While other students just aim at getting some social and piratical experience, so do I. I work part time only aim at obtaining some useful knowledge which we can’ get from textbooks. Now I am a sales girl in AVON’s company. The reason why I am willing to sale AVON’s products is that I want to learn some make-up skills and know more about how to do business. To be honest, take a part time job is not an easy thing. It requires time, energy and so on. If you really want to do a part job, you must be sure you can coordinate your time for study or job. Otherwise, you just waste of your study time.
4. Do some sports
We can see a number of people do exercise in the open air no matter in winter or summer. It proves that sports have played an important role in our daily life. Few years ago, the government established a rule that students must do sports at least one hour per day. It indicates the government pays highly attention to our college students’ health. On the surface, sports have nothing to do with our study. Actually, sports have a great benefit to improve study efficiency. It can keep our brain clear. When I am under great pressure and can’t concentrate in class, I will do some sports to relax. Only in this way, can I recover very soon. That’s the key I seldom suffer from mental problems.
Above all, it’s my own experience of learning in my daily life. In my opinion, a good learner should not only get knowledge from textbook, but also learn some other things from his daily life. Because there’s thousands of information in our daily life, we can get more useful knowledge from it. To be a good learner, we should regard our daily life as the other textbooks and “read” it frequently. Try to find out the beauty of our life and things that are good for our future. I hope my experience can provide some guidance and help for those who are confused in learning. Finally, I want to present my best wishes to all the learners.
原文翻译：
生活中的学习者
在竞争激烈的现代社会里，人人都得努力向前，特别是新一代人。孩子们满八岁后就要上学接受教育。若干年后，如果他们通过了考试，收到了大学的录取通知书，就可以继续深造，过一种与之前截然不同的大学生活。众所周知，大学是从事多学科、高层次的教学机构，大多数学生上大学主要是为了获得相应的专业知识。而我则认为作为一名大学生,应该努力增加自己的知识。获得知识的渠道有很多，其中包括书本、老师。现在，我将列出四种方法来告诉你们我是如何在日常生活中学习的。
1. 阅读
几乎每所大学都会有一座漂亮的图书馆。因为图书馆是读者的天堂，那里有大量的藏书。我非常喜欢阅读。可以说，图书馆是我的第二个家。通过阅读，我可以学到在生活中我没有机会体验的东西。另外，我还可以了解世界的每一个角落及各个国度的人们。同时，我也可以提高我的分析能力，学会用不同的角度来看待周围的世界。更多的是，我可以从前人所犯的错误中吸取教训，避免自己再犯同样的错误，在他们的基础上有所发展。
2. 参加活动
俗话说：“无论成功与失败，实践才是最好的老师。”我对这一点是深信不疑的。我现在还是一名新生。当时的一切事物对于我来说都是新鲜的，因此我对所有的活动都很感兴趣。上个学期，我填写了很多社团的入会申请表。但事情并不总是那么顺利。即使我花了很多时间去做充分的准备，我还是因为缺乏自信而没有通过面试。不过我认为，犯错误也是学习的最好方法。如果一个人想要有所进步，就要行动。虽然我失败了，但我把它看作是一份宝贵的经历。它让我知道了有时候，自信比其他东西更重要。
3. 兼职
如今，大学生做兼职已经越来越普遍。一些学生做兼职是出于经济原因。他们通过做兼职来支付他们学习和日常生活的费用，减轻家里的负担。然而，另一些学生做兼职纯粹是为了获取社会实践经验。我就是这类学生的其中一个。我做兼职只是想学一些从课本上无法学到的东西。现在，我正在做雅芳的直销员。我之所以会加入雅芳的直销行列，是因为我想学一些化妆技巧和经商之道。实话说，做兼职实在不是一件容易的事。它需要你付出时间、精力等等。所以如果你真的很想做兼职，你必须保证你可以分配好你的学习时间和工作时间。否则，你只会浪费你学习的大好时光。
4. 运动
每天，我们都可以看到很多人在户外运动，无论是春夏或是秋冬。这证明了运动已成为我们日常生活中重要的一部分。几年前，国家出台了一项新政策：“大学生必须每天至少锻炼一个小时。”这体现了政府对我们大学生身体健康状况的高度关心。从表面上看，运动似乎和学习没有多大关系。实际上，运动对提高我们的学习效率很有帮助。每当我感到有巨大压力，无法在课堂上集中精神时，我就会通过运动来放松自己。只有这样，我才能迅速调节我的心情。这也是我很少出现心理问题的关键所在。
上述都是我在日常生活中学习的一些经历。在我看来，一个会学习的人不应该仅局限于从课本上获取知识，而应该学会在日常生活中发现新的知识。因为生活中蕴含着成千上万的信息，我们可以从中获取更有用的知识。成为一个会学习的人，应该把生活看作是另一本书，时常阅读它，试着发现生活中的美，寻找一些对将来有用的东西。希望我的经历能给正在困惑的学习者提供一些指示。最后，我想为所有的学习者献上我最诚挚的祝福。
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