2011年9月8日 星期四

College Students' Top Priority--清大校長勉新生 用8成時間學習

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清大校長勉新生 用8成時間學習

【聯合報╱記者李青霖/新竹市報導】2011/09/07

台大校長李嗣涔支持大學生「有目的」的蹺課;清華大學校長陳力俊昨天對新生說,大學是一生中最好的學習時光,應掌握優先順序,用8成的時間學習,2成時間花在課外活動或戀愛、交友上

My comments: I agree. Learning includes learning not only what but also how to learn.

陳力俊說,大學生除了學習把事情做好(Do the right thing),更要做對的事(Do the right thing right),他告訴學生,人生最幸福的事,是經常可以問人家「May I help you?」,助人是人類最高情懷

My comments: Here are two mistakes in the translation: "Do the right thing" should be translated into "做對的事," and "Do the right thing right" should be translated into "把事情做好." Those who like to bring happiness to others are surely happy themselves.

清大今年新生3千7百多人,陳力俊昨天對大學部新生說話時強調,清華歷史百年,在台建校55年,是華人區首學,成就有目共睹;清華希望培養「有學問、有用及有品德」的學生

他說,大學生的學習生活,要掌握優先順序,應花8成時間在學習上,2成時間做課外活動或交友,不要本末倒置。在學習上,他期許學生廣博而專精、文理兼備,並具備良好的中、英文表達能力

My comments: A student of mine, now 28 years old, told me after getting into college, students should spare no efforts to study English, adding that students should start with listening and speaking.

陳力俊說,台灣社會價值紛亂,大學生應培養多元思考能力,不要照單全收,也要透過各項學習,學會面對複雜的問題,並找出解決的方法

陳力俊最後給新生3句名人箴言,一是劉備誡人的「不以善小而不為,不以惡小而為之」,一是美國總統傑弗遜說的,人生最高境界是可以常問別人:「May I help [you]?」,第三句是拿破崙的:「規劃好很好,說得好更好,做得好最好」,希望學生坐而言不如起而行,對的事,做就對了

My coomments: Goodwill, plans, and actions!

Here are two quotes from Thomas Jefferson:

"I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to others."

"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."

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