My university life
我的大学生活
by Qin Xiaoyong
秦小勇著
First, I would like to say hello to you all.
首先，我想和大家打个招呼。
I think some of you might remember me, as I used to be the captain of the school football team.
我想你们中有些人可能记得我，因为过去我是校足球队的队长。
This past May I completed my first year at university in Canada, and I have learnt a lot.
今年五月，我在加拿大读完大学第一年，我学到了很多。
I am writing this article to give you a quick preview of what to expect from university life either in China or abroad.
我写这篇文章，是让你们尽快的提前知道，你们可以从中国或国外的大学生活中期待些什么。
There were many things that I needed to do to prepare for university.
我需要做很多事情来准备上大学。
I had to decide which university to apply to and what course to study, and then I needed to get a passport and visa to study abroad.
我得决定申请哪所大学以及学习什么课程，之后我需要得到出国学习的护照和签证。
I found that choosing a university abroad can be difficult.
我发现，选择一所国外的大学会很困难。
After looking through numerous brochures and college catalogues, I decided on the University of Calgary,
在审核很多学校手册和目录后，我决定就读东卡尔加里大学，
where I chose to study psychology, which is the study of the mind and how it influences behaviour.
我选修了心理学，这是研究思想及其如何影响习惯的学科。