重返校園

海南省三亞市 劉東山 供稿

●How to Regain Control?如何重新掌控局面？●

Some may feel happy and can’t wait to visit friends.Some are likely to be tense or worried.If you’re having a mental meltdown2),think back to some previous“first days.” Everything probably settle down3)pretty quickly once you get into the routine.And for those that feel stressed out on the first day back to school,here are some things you can do to help regain control：

有些同學(xué)可能覺(jué)得高興，迫不及待地想見(jiàn)到朋友們；有些同學(xué)則會(huì)緊張或是憂(yōu)心忡忡。如果你覺(jué)得自己精神不振，那就想想以往的“第一天”吧。一旦你按習(xí)慣辦事，一切就可能很快恢復(fù)正常。對(duì)于那些在開(kāi)學(xué)第一天就覺(jué)得壓力太大的同學(xué)，不妨試試下面這些方法來(lái)幫助自己重新掌控局面：Geta calendar.Mark the datesof midterms,finals,and other tests.Note the due dates of term papers,essays,and other projects as they are assigned.List any other time commitments4)you have,like basketball practice or play rehearsals.When your calendar starts to fill,learn to say no to additional activities until things calm down.

Plan ahead提早計(jì)劃

找本日歷，標(biāo)出期中、期末和其他考試的日子。記下學(xué)期論文、小短文以及其他作業(yè)應(yīng)該上交的日期。列出你答應(yīng)要參加的其他任何活動(dòng)，比如籃球訓(xùn)練或是節(jié)目排練。當(dāng)你的日歷開(kāi)始被填得滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)的時(shí)候，你要學(xué)會(huì)對(duì)多余的活動(dòng)說(shuō)不，直到一切穩(wěn)定下來(lái)。

Stay ahead5） 保持領(lǐng)先

Try not to fall behind.If you feel yourself falling behind and starting to feel frustrated,let your teachers know.It’s better to get help early on than to wait and think you can ace6)the final if you spend a few nights cramming7).Almost everyone struggles with a particular subject or class.If you’re having trouble with a particular subject or homework project,ask your teacher for extra help after class.Taking a few minutes to speak out the problem right away can save time later.

Listen up and take notes認(rèn)真聽(tīng)課并做筆記

Paying attention in class can actually pay off8)in the long run.Sure,it’s often easier said than done,but actively listening and taking notes during lectures can make recalling information easier when it comes time to study and remember things.Learning good note-taking skills in middle school also helps put you ahead of the curve9)in college,when good lecture notes are key to studying and doing well.

盡量不要掉隊(duì)。如果你覺(jué)得自己在掉隊(duì)，并且開(kāi)始有挫折感，就去告訴你的老師。早些得到幫助總比觀望等待，想著自己可以用幾個(gè)晚上的惡補(bǔ)就能期末拿高分要好得多。幾乎每個(gè)人都會(huì)對(duì)某門(mén)學(xué)科或某堂課有些吃力。如果你的某門(mén)課或是某次家庭作業(yè)有困難，那就在課后請(qǐng)老師給你開(kāi)開(kāi)小灶。有問(wèn)題就馬上抽幾分鐘說(shuō)出來(lái)，這樣能省去日后的麻煩。

上課認(rèn)真聽(tīng)講的確能得到長(zhǎng)期回報(bào)。當(dāng)然，說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難，不過(guò)，在課堂上專(zhuān)心聽(tīng)講并做好筆記，能讓你在學(xué)習(xí)和背誦時(shí)更容易回憶起相關(guān)信息。在中學(xué)學(xué)會(huì)做好筆記的技巧同樣有助于你應(yīng)對(duì)大學(xué)里碰到的困難--在大學(xué)，好的課堂筆記是學(xué)好課程的關(guān)鍵。

●Survival Tips生存建議●

Here are some more things that can help put you ahead in school：

·Have breakfast.The old saying“breakfast is the most important meal of the day”is never more true than when you’re going to school.You are more alert and perform better in class if you eat a good breakfast.

·Get enough sleep.Studies show that teens need at least 8.5 hours of sleep each night to feel rested.Sleep deprivation10)can lead students to fall asleep in class(embarrassing if you’re caught!)and can also make it hard to concentrate.It can be more productive to get the sleep you need than it is to stay up late cramming.

·Do more at school.Take advantage of those times during the school day when you are not in class：review notes,go to the library or computer lab,or get ahead start on your homework.You’ll be thankful later while you’re at the mall or a concert and your classmates are stuck at home cramming!

這兒還有一些幫助你保持前列的建議：

※吃早餐。古話(huà)說(shuō)：“早餐是一日最重要之餐”。對(duì)將去上學(xué)的你來(lái)說(shuō)，這句話(huà)再正確不過(guò)了。如果吃了豐盛的早餐，你的思維會(huì)更加敏捷，課堂表現(xiàn)也會(huì)更好。

※保證充足睡眠。研究表明青少年每晚至少需要8.5小時(shí)的睡眠才能得到足夠的休息。缺少睡眠的學(xué)生上課時(shí)會(huì)打盹兒(如果被逮著,多尷尬呀！)，還難以集中精神。有充足的睡眠比熬夜惡補(bǔ)要來(lái)得更有成效！

※充分利用在校時(shí)間。充分利用課堂以外的在校時(shí)間：復(fù)習(xí)筆記，去圖書(shū)館或者電子閱覽室，或者提前做你的家庭作業(yè)。之后，當(dāng)你在購(gòu)物中心購(gòu)物或是聆聽(tīng)音樂(lè)會(huì)時(shí)，而其他同學(xué)還在家里奮戰(zhàn)于題海之中，你會(huì)感到慶幸不已！

Vocabulary:

1.dreadvt.懼怕，擔(dān)憂(yōu)

2.meltdownn.[美<俚>]災(zāi)難

3.settle downn.安頓下來(lái)，平靜下來(lái)

4.commitmentn.承諾，許諾

5.stay ahead領(lǐng)先，占上風(fēng)

6.ace[美<俚>]在……取得好成績(jī)

7.cram[口]（為了應(yīng)考等）死記硬背攻克，臨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備應(yīng)考8.pay off得到好結(jié)果，取得成功

9.curve n.曲線，彎曲，此處指“困難，難題”

10.deprivation n.剝奪