如何提升自己的英语学习能力

　　More and more people are going back to school to take courses to get further qualifications these days. These like-minded people want to improve themselves for better futures. These mature students, along with current students in college or university, may find it a real challenge to keep up with all the studying required to do well in their courses. Indeed, this is very much related to productivity issues of getting enough done.

　　如今，更多的人回到学校进修以获得更多的资格认证。希望提升自己以获得更好的前途人想法都是相似的。你们这些业已成年的家伙们在和学院或大学中现有的学生们同班就读时就会发现，要想跟上趟可不是件容易的事，因为你要把每门课都学好。说到底，这主要是个学习效率的问题。

　　When I started in university many years ago, it was a bit of a culture shock. One of the most extreme differences on campus compared to high school was that the professors didn’t really seem to care whether I showed up for classes or not. In some classes, many students were even falling asleep.

　　多年以前，当我在大学里刚起步之时，可算是实实在在地体会了一点文化震荡。大学校园与高中之间最大的一个不同，就是教授们其实好像真不怎么在乎你是否去上课。在上某些课时，有很多同学甚至都睡着了。

　　I enjoyed this freedom of showing up for classes whenever I wanted. But the rude awakening soon came when I got my first set of grades. My marks sank to ‘C’ averages and I was even at risk of failing a course or two.

　　我很享受这种想去上课就去、想不去就不去的自由。但在我拿到第一份成绩单的时候，我猛醒了。我的分数降到了平均成绩“C”，甚至到了挂掉一两科的边缘。

　　Better study habits

　　更好的学习习惯

　　My study habits were poor and last minute cramming for tests or exams made university life quite stressful. Some things had to change as I faced the possibility of dropping out of university without a degree. If you are either a current or returning student, I’m sure that you don’t want to be in this type of situation either.