As a college student, I really encourage all the incoming freshmen (名詞:大學新生) to take a part in the many extra-curriculum (名詞:課外活動) that the school has to offer. Always take initiative (名詞:主動地,自主地) and make sure that you do not limit yourself to only certain things.
One thing that I did in college that I really enjoyed was checking out Christian fellowships. As a Christian, one who grew up in the church my whole life, I knew that it was important to find a fellowship where I can get plugged into (動詞:插上,溶入). Before college, I would hear things like, “When you become a college student, that is when your faith is really challenged (動詞:挑戰). You either make it or break it.” Believing that my purpose of life was to glorify God, I searched around for fellowships. After going to around 8 of them, I finally decided on one.
This fellowship is the one where I really found God and realized why I believed in God. I learned the importance of reading the Bible. This might be shocking to some, because I grew up in a Christian household and I considered myself a Christian. However, I never enjoyed reading the Bible until college. Through this fellowship, I realized that we must base our faith off God’s word. We should not blindly believe in something, but we really need to see it through God’s word.
College is a time for everyone to learn more about themselves and to make new friends as well. Do not limit yourself to being friends with only a certain group of people or just being comfortable with a couple of friends and staying with them throughout all four years. I encourage you to meet more people and take advantage of the college campus. College is the time where everyone is open to making friends. Everyone is friendly for the most part. When you step out into the real world, people are not as open. They all have their own things to do.
Another important thing is time management. Never push things off to the last minute. When you push your assignments off, everything will only add up and you will end up feeling even more alarmed (動詞:驚恐,驚慌). Yes, it may be tempting (名詞:誘人的,吸引人的) to go hang out with your friend because it is so much more entertaining than writing a ten page paper, but do not do something you will regret in the future. Learn how to balance everything well and do everything well as well.
College is a time for everyone to grow and learn more about themselves. I encourage you to work hard and to have fun while doing so.
身為一個大學生，我誠心誠意的鼓勵新生們要積極主動，儘量參與學校提供的課外活動，不要只把自己局限在某一些的東西上。
在大學裡我最享受的其中一項活動，就是參加基督徒團契。在教會裡長大的我，深知找一個合適的團契的重要性。唸大學以前，我常常聽到類似的說話：一旦成了大學生，你的信仰將會受到沖擊，你若不能勝過它，就會為它所勝。由於榮耀神是我人生的目的，因此，升上大學以後，我就嘗試為自己尋找一個團契。走訪了大概八個不同的團契以後，我終於找到一個合適的！
這個團契不但讓我找到神，讓我明白我為什麼會相信神，也讓我知道讀聖經的重要。也許有些人會覺得很驚訝，因為我是在一個基督徒的家庭長大的，又自稱為基督徒。但是，事實上，直到唸大學，我才真正享受讀經之樂。藉著團契，我意識到—信仰必須建立在神的話語上的。我們不應該盲目地去相信一些東西，我們必須透過神的話來看信仰。
大學，是讓我們更認識自己及交一些新朋友的時侯；不是只在某個圈子裡找朋友，也不要在整整的四年內，只跟一小撮令你舒服的人在一起。嘗試利用大學校園來擴闊你的社交網。因為在大學裡，每個人都是蠻願意交朋友，蠻友善的。踏足社會後，人就不會是這樣開放；況且，每個人都會各忙各的。
其次，時間管理也是非常重要的。千萬不要把事情拖到最後一分鐘才去做。你把作業推延，事情就會越來越多，最後，你只會覺得更措手不及。是的，跟朋友在一起，總會比寫一份十頁紙的報告來得吸引，但要抵擋這些誘惑，免得將來後悔。要學習如何平衡你的生活，並且儘量把事情做好。
大學是讓我們成長，讓我們更認識自己的時侯，所以好好讀書的同時，也要好好去享受！
◎ Esther Cheng ◎ 翻譯：秦黃業玲