At first thought， the task of preparing to begin life away from home can seem daunting， if not overwhelming. Being surrounded by an unfamiliar culture， environment and social norms， while being away from family and friends， is something which more and more Chinese students experience in the quest to gain a western education.
很多中國(guó)學(xué)生一想到自己要出去接受西方教育，要遠(yuǎn)離家人和朋友，要投入到一個(gè)陌生的文化、社會(huì)環(huán)境和社會(huì)規(guī)范中去，總會(huì)覺(jué)得無(wú)所適從，很茫然。
With school courses drawing to a close， many students find themselves in the midst of preparing for further study abroad. As a foreign teacher， I often found myself being turned to for answers to help demystify the process and add moral support in many student decisions to journey overseas. Therefore， based on my experience， the following five steps may prove useful in assisting prospective overseas students in their preparations to study overseas.
隨著學(xué)校課程的逐漸結(jié)束，那些將要出國(guó)深造的學(xué)生們的準(zhǔn)備工作也進(jìn)行得如火如荼。我作為一名外國(guó)教師，經(jīng)常有學(xué)生來(lái)問(wèn)我關(guān)于留學(xué)程序上的問(wèn)題，并希望我可以給予他們精神上的支持。因此，基于我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，我總結(jié)出以下五個(gè)步驟，并希望對(duì)有留學(xué)志向的學(xué)生有所裨益，能幫助他們更好地準(zhǔn)備留學(xué)。
1. Get to know your new home before you land in it.
1、到達(dá)新家前先了解它
There is no substitute for good preparation. Arm yourself with background knowledge by researching information about the country you are going to. Learning about the history， culture， tradition， language and even details such as food， music， transport， weather and social activities of your new host country are all important. Thanks to the Internet， most of this can be found at the click of a button.
充分的準(zhǔn)備是必不可少的。通過(guò)尋找你所要去國(guó)家的背景知識(shí)，將自己“武裝”起來(lái)。學(xué)習(xí)東道國(guó)的歷史、文化、傳統(tǒng)、語(yǔ)言甚至如食物、音樂(lè)、交通、天氣、社會(huì)活動(dòng)等細(xì)節(jié)都是非常重要的。由于有了國(guó)際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，現(xiàn)在我們要找這些知識(shí)只需按一下鼠標(biāo)就行了。
If you are fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of a foreign native （from the country you wish to study in）， be sure to ask them as many questions as possible on things such as good places to live， the cost of transport or important celebrations during the year. The information they provide would most likely not be published in any textbooks or tourist magazines.
如果你有幸認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)外國(guó)人（一個(gè)你想要去留學(xué)的國(guó)家的人），請(qǐng)一定要向他請(qǐng)教你的所有疑問(wèn)，例如適合居住的地方、交通費(fèi)用或一年里的重要慶典等。他們提供的信息很有可能是教科書(shū)或旅游雜志里沒(méi)有提到的。
很多中國(guó)學(xué)生一想到自己要出去接受西方教育，要遠(yuǎn)離家人和朋友，要投入到一個(gè)陌生的文化、社會(huì)環(huán)境和社會(huì)規(guī)范中去，總會(huì)覺(jué)得無(wú)所適從，很茫然。
With school courses drawing to a close， many students find themselves in the midst of preparing for further study abroad. As a foreign teacher， I often found myself being turned to for answers to help demystify the process and add moral support in many student decisions to journey overseas. Therefore， based on my experience， the following five steps may prove useful in assisting prospective overseas students in their preparations to study overseas.
隨著學(xué)校課程的逐漸結(jié)束，那些將要出國(guó)深造的學(xué)生們的準(zhǔn)備工作也進(jìn)行得如火如荼。我作為一名外國(guó)教師，經(jīng)常有學(xué)生來(lái)問(wèn)我關(guān)于留學(xué)程序上的問(wèn)題，并希望我可以給予他們精神上的支持。因此，基于我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，我總結(jié)出以下五個(gè)步驟，并希望對(duì)有留學(xué)志向的學(xué)生有所裨益，能幫助他們更好地準(zhǔn)備留學(xué)。
1. Get to know your new home before you land in it.
1、到達(dá)新家前先了解它
There is no substitute for good preparation. Arm yourself with background knowledge by researching information about the country you are going to. Learning about the history， culture， tradition， language and even details such as food， music， transport， weather and social activities of your new host country are all important. Thanks to the Internet， most of this can be found at the click of a button.
充分的準(zhǔn)備是必不可少的。通過(guò)尋找你所要去國(guó)家的背景知識(shí)，將自己“武裝”起來(lái)。學(xué)習(xí)東道國(guó)的歷史、文化、傳統(tǒng)、語(yǔ)言甚至如食物、音樂(lè)、交通、天氣、社會(huì)活動(dòng)等細(xì)節(jié)都是非常重要的。由于有了國(guó)際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)，現(xiàn)在我們要找這些知識(shí)只需按一下鼠標(biāo)就行了。
If you are fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of a foreign native （from the country you wish to study in）， be sure to ask them as many questions as possible on things such as good places to live， the cost of transport or important celebrations during the year. The information they provide would most likely not be published in any textbooks or tourist magazines.
如果你有幸認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)外國(guó)人（一個(gè)你想要去留學(xué)的國(guó)家的人），請(qǐng)一定要向他請(qǐng)教你的所有疑問(wèn)，例如適合居住的地方、交通費(fèi)用或一年里的重要慶典等。他們提供的信息很有可能是教科書(shū)或旅游雜志里沒(méi)有提到的。