Unit3 Going abroad
Lecture3 How to design an academic calendar
Hi, everyone, nice to see you again. I’m Jane. Today we’ll talk about
something in western college.
⼤家好,很⾼兴再次见到你们。我是Jane。今天我们来谈谈西⽅⼤学的
⼀些事情。
In this lecture, you will study:在这节课中,你将学习:
1 the semester and vacations of western college. 西⽅⼤学的学期设置和假期。
2 practical writing : learn to design an academic calendar of a summer program.
实⽤写作:学习设计暑期课程的学术⽇程表。
Speaking of college education, that's the period you're going through, so it's
very familiar, yes? But what are western colleges like? and What is the life abroad
like?
说到⼤学教育,这是你正在经历的时期,所以很熟悉,对吧?但是西⽅⼤
学是什么样的呢?留学⽣活是什么样?
Actually, the academic system of foreign colleges is much different from
China. In the United States, for example, colleges usually have three main
vacations: winter vacation, summer vacation, and spring break.
事实上,国外⼤学的学期与中国有很⼤的不同。例如,在美国,⼤学通
常有三个主要假期:寒假、暑假和春假。
Among them, the one-month winter vacation of American colleges is quite
similar to Chinese college. Both of them have their own most important festival:
Spring Festival for us, and Christmas for America.
其中,美国⼤学为期⼀个⽉的寒假与中国⼤学的⾮常相似。他们都有⾃
⼰最重要的节⽇:对我们来说是春节,对美国来说是圣诞节。
Well, Spring break is a feature of western countries. During this one-week
holiday, students will put aside their books, look for sunshine, or travel together.
Actually,many people choose to go to the seaside.
春假是西⽅国家的特⾊。在这个为期⼀周的假期⾥,学⽣们会把书放在
⼀边,寻找阳光,或者⼀起旅⾏。实际上,许多⼈选择去海边。
Summer vacation is the longest of all, which lasts about three months. A
popular way of spending summer vacation is taking summer programs.
暑假是所有假期中最长的,⼤约持续三个⽉。暑假最流⾏的⼀种⽅式就
是参加暑期项⽬。
So, what the summer program and academic calendar mean?
那么,夏季课程和学术⽇程表是什么呢?
这⾥我们所说到的Summer program意思是 暑期课程,是为所有年龄段和
不同背景的⼈提供了在⼤学⽣活和学习的体验。尤其是⽇后准备留学的⾼中