马到成功：这年头学生的新年计划都很牛！

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We made it: the end of the year. We’re positively encouraged to take ourselves apart so we can wake in the morning with groggy designs to reassemble for the better.
我们又圆满地度过了一年的时间。那么不妨放空自己，用天马行空的计划重新打造一个更好的自己吧！
下面是每个学生都应该制定的新年计划：

Get work experience
积累工作经验
This is the priority. Employers asked for a degree or experience; now they demand both. It’s up to each student to use their degree to its full advantage: sadly, there is no longer an irrefutable corollary between qualification and employment. Work where you can – every job will provide some useful experience.
积累工作经验应在新年计划中优先考虑。雇主曾要求雇员具备学位或工作经验二者之一，但现在他们却要求两者兼具。把学位作为自己的全部优势是每个学生的自由，然而令人沮丧的是，学位资格和就业之间再也不能划等号了。只要能工作的地方就去试一试：任何工作中都会帮你积累有用的经验。
Kick the procrastination
赶走拖延症
No one can stick to this, but just remember that tweeting about your work doesn’t count as doing it. 140-character wonderings may give you practice for crisp writing, but that only counts if you get anything useful down.
没人能始终坚持不犯拖延症，但是要记得在社交网络上发有关工作计划的文字不代表你已经完成了。140个字也许能让你练习简短写作，但只有你开始着手做有用的事情时，这些字才有意义。


Buy a calendar
买个日程表
Whether it’s online or in print, a calendar is a must. No more ‘Oops, just missed a seminar lol’ updates. Just write or type your obligations down – preferably somewhere you won’t forget.
无论是网络在线的，还是印刷版本的，日程表必不可少。别再发 “诶，刚刚错过一场研讨会lol” 这样的状态更新了。把你应该做的事写下或者打出来，然后最好放在你不会忘记的地方。
Budget for emergencies
存钱以备不时之需
The moments money takes your guts and twists them with worry is when unexpected costs occur – when the laptop throws a hissy fit midway through an essay, resolves to hibernate permanently and you urgently need a replacement. Budget for your weekly spend and then put a little extra aside as often as possible. This makes big spends more manageable.
意外花销产生的时候，如果囊肿羞涩你就不免底气不足、忧心忡忡。比如说笔记本电脑在你论文写到一半的时候死机罢工，这时候你就急需一台新电脑。在做开销预算的时候，除了日常支出以外要经常增加一些额外开支。这会使数额巨大的开销更加可控。


Do a little more work at university
珍惜大学的学习时光
Not to be a bore about it, but the biggest mistake any student can make is to not work hard enough. Skipping non-compulsory lectures can become a rather pleasing pastime, but what is missed now will not be covered in a series of catch up lectures.
听烦了吧，但每个学生都会犯的错误就是学习不够刻苦。翘选修课可能会让你开心一阵子，但现在错过的知识却无法在以后的一系列课堂中得到弥补。
Finally … eat more all-day breakfasts
最后……养成吃全日早餐的习惯
For reasons I don’t accept or agree with, I’m not allowed to stroll out of my office whenever I like and seat myself elsewhere for an all-day fry up. Most businesses have similarly draconian policies. Have as many as you can while you are a student: they are an uncelebrated joy you will miss once your rights to them are revoked.
虽然我不接受也不赞同，但公司规定员工不能随时随意地走出办公室、出去找地方吃个全日早餐，大部分公司有类似这样的严格规定。所以在你还是个学生的时候就多吃点早餐吧：一旦你被剥夺了这个权利你就会开始想念这段尽情吃早餐的时光。