大学暑假怎么过? Are you Ready?

From the first day of classes in the fall to the last day of classes in the spring, summer can seem like an oasis. Your summer months can be both enjoyable and a productive way to contribute to your college goals.
从秋季开学到春季学期结束，暑假就如同沙漠里的绿洲。暑假那几个月可以玩得很high，也可以为你的大学目标添砖加瓦。

1. Head home and get a great can stay with friends or family, possibly save money on food and rent, and still earn some extra cash. Remember, too, that a "great" job can mean lots of different things: good pay, good for your resume, good for the skills you can bring back to campus in the fall.
回家找一份不错的工作。你能跟家人在一起，还可以省去在吃饭和房租上的花销，还能挣点外快。一份不错的工作意味着很多不同的方面：不错的酬劳，能为履历增加砝码，还能学到实用技能，或许在学校会派上用场。

2. Stay at school and get a great openings on or near campus may be much better than your options back at home. Why not stay on campus, relax a little, and earn some extra money?
呆在学校，找一份好工作。一开始，在校内或者学校周围找工作，是比回家找工作更好的选择。干嘛不呆在校园里，轻松自在，赚一些小钱？

3. can volunteer in your home city, the city where your school is, or somewhere you've never been. You can volunteer in your home country or somewhere halfway across the globe. You can volunteer for a political campaign, for a religious organization, or for a social-justice based non-profit. The options are limitless!
当志愿者。你可以在家乡找志愿工作，也可以在校所在地找，还可以去你从未去过的城市找。你可以为自己国家做志愿服务，也能横跨半球为别的地区和国家做志愿工作。你可以选择为政党竞选服务，也可以选择参与宗教组织工作，或者参与无偿的司法审判。选择不胜枚举。

4. Do research or take extra classes in your you really connect with a professor during the academic year? See if he or she needs any research assistants over the summer. Want to research your own theories? Apply for grant money to stay on campus. Think you might want to change your major? Take an extra class or two to see if it's really what you want to do.
做研究，或上相关领域的小课。你在学期期间跟教授好好沟通了吗？看看他们暑期是否需要研究助理。你想不想研究自己感兴趣的课题？申请留校研究资金。想换专业？上几节课看看自己到底是不是真感兴趣?

5. Travel the top of being a fantastic journey, it can also connect to your academic course of study. If you want to major in International Relations, Spanish Literature, or Chinese, for example, summer travel can be both enjoyable and academic in nature (no matter what your parents might think!).
世界旅行美妙旅行的最好方式，就是可以跟你的学术研究联系起来。如果你想学国际关系，西班牙文学，或者中文，比如：暑假旅行当然可以，玩和学两不误（不管你父母是怎么认为的）。