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这个盛夏你打算怎么过呢？不论你是有暑假的学生党还是只有短短年假的上班族，如果你对蝉鸣鸟叫烈日炙烤的夏天怎么度过还是毫无头绪，下面这些暑期小点子供你自由取用。

Who doesn’t want to take a dream trip to mega cities like Shanghai and Beijing or a road trip to Tibet？ If you’ve had traveling on your mind， a plan-free summer is the perfect time to go through with it. Take advantage of your free time and book that hotel， buy those flights or pack the rucksack for the trip of a lifetime.

谁不想来个梦想旅行啊，去上海、北京这样的大城市或者是去西藏公路旅行。如果你脑子里早就有旅行的想法，那么这个悠闲的夏天就是你旅行的绝佳机会。趁着有时间，订好酒店、买好机票、准备好行李，向一辈子一次的旅行出发吧。

Whether you plan a long， faraway journey or a simple， spontaneous trip， summer can be the perfect time to set out and explore. If you have a few weeks （or even a few days）， consider spending your free time exploring a new place！

不管你是准备要长途旅行还是一个简简单单没有多少计划的短途出行，夏日时光都是出门探索的好时候。如果你有几周的时间（哪怕几天也可以），考虑去个陌生的地儿消磨闲暇时光吧！

Whether you take a class about block chain theory or photography online， sign up to waiter at your favorite restaurant or just teach yourself how to do your makeup， that chunk of free time this summer can be a great opportunity to learn something new. We know that summer is probably your sacred time away from school， but there’s so much more you can learn outside of your university.

上个区块链技术课或者摄影网课、去你最心水的饭店做服务生，或者就教会自己怎么化妆，夏天的大把时间就是学习新东西的好机会。我们知道，你可能觉得暑假不就是离开学校不用学习的神圣时间段吗，不过，在学校之外还有很多东西可以学呀。

“The summer before I went abroad， I brushed up on my Spanish，” says Alex Watson， a senior at New York University. “When I came home from my summer job， I’d use an app called Duolingo to practice my speaking. It was a great use of my free time and it really came in handy when I was abroad.”

“我出国前的暑假，练了练西班牙语”，纽约大学大四学生亚历克斯·沃森说：“暑期兼职回到家我就会用多邻国学习口语。闲暇时间这么用起来特别棒，我在国外的时候练过的口语正好派上了用场。”

If you’ve always wanted to learn about a certain subject or specific skill， take advantage of these next few months to do so！ Sign up for a class， download an app or reach out to someone in your industry and pick up a few new skills this summer.

如果你一直想学某个东西或者学会一门技能，接下来的几个月就可以用起来呀！报个班，下个软件，和业内的大佬建立良好关系，这个夏天，把本领学起来吧！

Summer is a time to be spontaneous， so why not try something you've always wanted to？ If you’ve been longing to try something out or cross something off your bucket list， maybe now is your chance！

夏天本就是隨心随性的季节，所以为啥不试试做点你一直想做的事儿呢？……