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●How to Regain Control?如何重新掌控局面？●

Some may feel happy and can’t wait to visit friends.Some are likely to be tense or worried.If you’re having a mental meltdown2),think back to some previous“first days.” Everything probably settle down3)pretty quickly once you get into the routine.And for those that feel stressed out on the first day back to school,here are some things you can do to help regain control：

有些同學可能覺得高興，迫不及待地想見到朋友們；有些同學則會緊張或是憂心忡忡。如果你覺得自己精神不振，那就想想以往的“第一天”吧。一旦你按習慣辦事，一切就可能很快恢復正常。對于那些在開學第一天就覺得壓力太大的同學，不妨試試下面這些方法來幫助自己重新掌控局面：Geta calendar.Mark the datesof midterms,finals,and other tests.Note the due dates of term papers,essays,and other projects as they are assigned.List any other time commitments4)you have,like basketball practice or play rehearsals.When your calendar starts to fill,learn to say no to additional activities until things calm down.

Plan ahead提早計劃

找本日歷，標出期中、期末和其他考試的日子。記下學期論文、小短文以及其他作業(yè)應該上交的日期。列出你答應要參加的其他任何活動，比如籃球訓練或是節(jié)目排練。當你的日歷開始被填得滿滿的時候，你要學會對多余的活動說不，直到一切穩(wěn)定下來。

Stay ahead5） 保持領先

Try not to fall behind.If you feel yourself falling behind and starting to feel frustrated,let your teachers know.It’s better to get help early on than to wait and think you can ace6)the final if you spend a few nights cramming7).Almost everyone struggles with a particular subject or class.If you’re having trouble with a particular subject or homework project,ask your teacher for extra help after class.Taking a few minutes to speak out the problem right away can save time later.

Listen up and take notes認真聽課并做筆記

Paying attention in class can actually pay off8)in the long run.Sure,it’s often easier said than done,but actively listening and taking notes during lectures can make recalling information easier when it comes time to study and remember things.Learning good note-taking skills in middle school also helps put you ahead of the curve9)in college,when good lecture notes are key to studying and doing well.

盡量不要掉隊。如果你覺得自己在掉隊，并且開始有挫折感，就去告訴你的老師。早些得到幫助總比觀望等待，想著自己可以用幾個晚上的惡補就能期末拿高分要好得多。幾乎每個人都會對某門學科或某堂課有些吃力。如果你的某門課或是某次家庭作業(yè)有困難，那就在課后請老師給你開開小灶。有問題就馬上抽幾分鐘說出來，這樣能省去日后的麻煩。

上課認真聽講的確能得到長期回報。當然，說起來容易做起來難，不過，在課堂上專心聽講并做好筆記，能讓你在學習和背誦時更容易回憶起相關信息。在中學學會做好筆記的技巧同樣有助于你應對大學里碰到的困難--在大學，好的課堂筆記是學好課程的關鍵。

●Survival Tips生存建議●

Here are some more things that can help put you ahead in school：

·Have breakfast.The old saying“breakfast is the most important meal of the day”is never more true than when you’re going to school.You are more alert and perform better in class if you eat a good breakfast.

·Get enough sleep.Studies show that teens need at least 8.5 hours of sleep each night to feel rested.Sleep deprivation10)can lead students to fall asleep in class(embarrassing if you’re caught!)and can also make it hard to concentrate.It can be more productive to get the sleep you need than it is to stay up late cramming.

·Do more at school.Take advantage of those times during the school day when you are not in class：review notes,go to the library or computer lab,or get ahead start on your homework.You’ll be thankful later while you’re at the mall or a concert and your classmates are stuck at home cramming!

這兒還有一些幫助你保持前列的建議：

※吃早餐。古話說：“早餐是一日最重要之餐”。對將去上學的你來說，這句話再正確不過了。如果吃了豐盛的早餐，你的思維會更加敏捷，課堂表現(xiàn)也會更好。

※保證充足睡眠。研究表明青少年每晚至少需要8.5小時的睡眠才能得到足夠的休息。缺少睡眠的學生上課時會打盹兒(如果被逮著,多尷尬呀！)，還難以集中精神。有充足的睡眠比熬夜惡補要來得更有成效！

※充分利用在校時間。充分利用課堂以外的在校時間：復習筆記，去圖書館或者電子閱覽室，或者提前做你的家庭作業(yè)。之后，當你在購物中心購物或是聆聽音樂會時，而其他同學還在家里奮戰(zhàn)于題海之中，你會感到慶幸不已！

Vocabulary:

1.dreadvt.懼怕，擔憂

2.meltdownn.[美<俚>]災難

3.settle downn.安頓下來，平靜下來

4.commitmentn.承諾，許諾

5.stay ahead領先，占上風

6.ace[美<俚>]在……取得好成績

7.cram[口]（為了應考等）死記硬背攻克，臨時準備應考8.pay off得到好結果，取得成功

9.curve n.曲線，彎曲，此處指“困難，難題”

10.deprivation n.剝奪