I like drinking tea a lot, so I have some cups and saucers in my lounge and a Thermos to take tea to class with me.
我还很喜欢喝茶，所以我的起居室里有一些杯子和茶碟，随身戴着喝茶的水壶去上课。
My mother also taught me how to do laundry and how to avoid shrinking my clothes.
我母亲还教我如何用洗衣机洗衣服以及如何避免衣服缩水。
Living on my own, I also learnt to control the amount of money I spend each week.
独立生活，我还学会了管理每周需要花费的钱。
I think it is a good idea to put some of your money away each week to make it last.
我觉得每个星期都存一些钱，是个让细水长流的好法子。
All these things have helped me become more independent.
所有这些事情有助于我更加独立。
Moving to Canada for higher education has been exciting, but I have been very busy.
去加拿大继续高等教育很令人兴奋，但是我非常繁忙。
On the first day of term, there were crowds of people in the dormitory, all looking for where they should go.
开学的第一天，宿舍到处都是人，大家都在寻找着他们所去的地方。
My room was only partly furnished and had no bathroom - it just had a basin and a hook for a towel.
我的房间只有部分家具而且没有浴室——只有一个水池和挂毛巾的吊钩。
The kitchen was so small that I joked with my friends that it could be measured in millimetres!
厨房很小，我跟朋友们开玩笑说，它能够用毫米来测量。
I also met my room-mate, who is really nice.
我还认识了我的室友，他是个好人。
He is here to study science, and he seems to know everything about it, from astronomy to minerals.
他来这儿学习自然科学，他似乎知道自然科学的一切知识，从天文到矿石。