I have never much liked making plans, nor do I really stick to so-called plans. What follows are basically just some ideas; whether I follow them is another matter.
First, the legendary, much-maligned thing called English… this is definitely something that needs to be at least preliminarily taken care of before I officially enter graduate school, at the very least to make sure I won’t be dragged down by English again. Come to think of it, my ability to study English doesn’t seem all that bad either. For both the CET-4 and CET-6, I crammed like mad at the last minute and somehow scraped through. Now that there’s no more exam pressure—exams are what I hate most of all—I should be able to learn freely, and that ought to bring an entirely new state of affairs.
Only the day before yesterday did I suddenly realize that the 《Western Philosophy English-Chinese Comparative Dictionary》 is really excellent. It seems that chewing through this thing can both solidify my philosophical foundation and train my foreign language skills; the Chinese side-by-side text also saves me the trouble of looking things up in a dictionary when reading other English articles (that’s what a dictionary is for, after all). It seems that if I seriously and conscientiously chew through this brick, I may well emerge completely transformed. In a few days, once I buy another new copy of it (one that’s convenient for underlining and marking), I’ll start chewing.
Second, the thing I have long been preoccupied with: literature—I’ve never had the mind to properly read much poetry, prose, or fiction, so this year I must make up for it in a big way. But perhaps this can be combined with English, by reading more English or bilingual materials.
Third, psychology, anthropology, history, sociology, communication studies, and so on—work through all the books I’ve set aside to be read later. While I still haven’t officially gotten started, I can still be lawless and wild for a year.
Fourth, learn to cook well—the kitchen (and not the television!) is the very foundation of family life, the core of the core.
Fifth, have fun~ especially going out on trips. There was a time when I would still ride my bike all over Beijing alone. Aside from making sure to stop by the few spots inside the city, I especially want to ride all the way out to the far suburbs again and try that a few more times.
Sixth, exercise—this is not only about losing weight; the key is that my physical condition over the past two years has also declined quite a bit. One current method is to make use of a stationary bicycle, and whenever I watch animation or movies I’ll pedal while watching; that way the exercise doesn’t feel boring, and it can also give me a more ample excuse to watch cartoons~~
Translated from the Chinese original with AI assistance. The original text is authoritative.
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