晨读英语美文

　　1.Gettoknowyournewhomebeforeyoulandinit

　　Thereisnosubstituteforgoodpreparation.Armyourselfwithbackgroundknowledgebyresearchinginformationaboutthecountryyouaregoingto.ThankstotheInternet,mostofthiscanbefoundattheclickofabutton.

　　Ifyouarefortunateenoughtomaketheacquaintanceofaforeignnative(fromthecountryyouwishtostudyin),besuretoaskthemasmanyquestionsaspossibleonthingssuchasgoodplacestolive,thecostoftransportorimportantcelebrationsduringtheyear.Theinformationtheyprovidewouldmostlikelynotbepublishedinanytextbooksortouristmagazines.

　　2.Attitudeiseverything.

　　Don'tunderestimatethepowerofthemindindetermininghoweventsturnout.Decidehowtoapproachanysituation,beforeyouareplacedinit.Positivethoughtsaboutyournewcircumstancesandapositiveattitudetowardyournewhomeandhostswillbringpositiveresults.

　　Don'tsabotageyourchancesatbeinghappyandsuccessfulinyourfuturestudyandnewlifebeforetheyhaveevenstarted.

　　3.Packusingyourheadandyourheart.

　　It'snoteasybeingpracticalwhendecidingwhattopackandthereisalwaysthattemptationtobringcherishedpersonalbelongingssuchasbooks,lettersorfluffytoys.Whateveryoubring,makesurethatiswillbesomethingthatyouthinkmighthelpyourchancesofsucceeding.

　　Thisincludespracticalitemssuchasstudymaterials,oldclassnotes,favoritetextbooksorpensandeventhecontactdetailsofpreviousteachers.

　　4.Rememberyourroots.

　　Contactpeopleyoucareaboutbeforeandafter.Youareapersonwithfeelingsandrelocatingoverseasisabigevent.Talktoyourclosefriendsandfamilyaboutyourthoughts,dreamsandfearsforyournewventurebeforeyouleaveandmakesureyoukeepinregularcontactafteryouarriveandduringyourtimeaway.Sharingtheexperiencealwayshalvesanyburdensanddoublestheexcitementofanyachievements.Besides,withtheeaseandconvenienceofcommunicatingviatheInternetnowadays,thereisnoexcusenottokeepintouch!

　　5.Takeopportunitiesastheycome.

　　Learnfromallexperiences.Valuebothyourachievementsanddisappointmentsaslearningexperiencesthatcanbeappliedtofuturesituationsinlife.Valueallpositiveoutcomesandmoreimportantly,don'ttakenegativeoutcomesatfacevalue.Instead,trytoseethelessonsinmistakesandturnthemintoopportunitiesforfutureimprovement.Opportunitiesarepresentallthetime,butoftentheygobyunnoticed.Recognizingopportunitiesisaskillwhichanyonecanlearnthroughpracticeandpatience.