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郑州西亚斯学院创办人、理事长陈肖纯博士9月15日在2019年开学典礼暨烛光晚会上的致辞 Speech for the Candlelight Welcome Ceremony,2019  一、大学不是努力的终点站，而是暂时的换乘站 Sias University is not the end of effort, but a temporary transfer station. 就像你们曾经为自己设立高考倒计时一样，现在也应该为自己设置一个毕业倒计时。今天，距离2023年5月 28日还有1350天，四年的时间转瞬即逝。中国人常说：“凡事预则立，不预则废”，你们应该从今天起考虑一个问题，当走出西亚斯大门的那一刻，你要成为什么样的人？你要练就哪些本领？你要做成哪些事情？ Just as you used to set a countdown for your college entrance examination, now you should set a countdown for your graduation. From today to your graduation of May 28, 2023, there are only1 350 days left, Four years is like a fleeting show. An old Chinese saying goes like this, 'Everything should be done beforehand, but not abolished beforehand.' You should think about it from today. What kind of person do you want to be in the future? What skills do you need to practice? What are you going to complete successfully after 4 years? 你们成长在全球竞争激烈、国家走向复兴、科技日新月异的伟大时代，知识更新的速度比历史上任何一个时期都快，社会变革的程度比历史上任何一个时期都剧烈，这对大家来说更是难得的机遇，更是严峻的挑战。你们不仅承担着为自己和家人奋斗的动力，更要有为国家富强、民族发展和人类社会进步做出贡献的责任心。 You are in a great new era with fierce global competition, national rejuvenation and rapid technological change. The speed of knowledge renewal is faster than any period in history, and the social change is fiercer than any period in history. This is a rare opportunity and a severe challenge for all of you. You not only have the power to fight for yourself and your family, but also have the responsibility to contribute to the prosperity of our country, the development of the nation and the progress of human society.  二、大学不是美好的安乐窝，而是激烈的竞技场 University is not a comfortable nest, but a competitive arena. 在你踏入西亚斯的校园时，你就已经进入了一个全新的环境和充满挑战的人生阶段。虽然学校为你们提供了其他高校难以比拟的美好环境和优良设施，但是这一切都是为了你们的学习和成长而服务的，并不是让你们沉浸其中忘记自己作为学生的本职。 As you enter the campus of Sias, you have walked into a new environment and a competitive arena. Although Sias provides you with a beautiful environment and facilities that other universities can not match, but all of these are for your learning and growth, not for beer and skittles. 初入大学，难免会有迷茫和不适应的时候。当你不知道做什么时，我建议你去图书馆和考研自习室，看一看有多少学长学姐们正在埋头苦读，你应该问问自己，有没有将来走上社会和他们竞争的资本；当你躺在宿舍的床上打游戏、刷手机时，我建议你出去走一走，看看有多少你的同龄人正在为生存而努力，你应该问问自己，父母为自己提供了可以安心学习的条件，应不应该就此浪费；当你认真上了一天课，终于有了可以自由支配的时间，我建议你到操场上跑两圈、打打球，因为只有健康才是一切成功的基本保证。 As a freshman, you will have the moment of confusion and maladjustment. When you don't know what to do, I suggest you go to the library to see how many senior schoolmates are studying hard there. You should ask yourself if you have the power to compete with them in the future. When you lie in your bed playing games with your cell phone, I suggest you go out and have a look. How many of your peers are working hard to survive? If you have free time after your classes, I suggest you go to the playground to run or play basketball, because only health is the basic guarantee of all success. 三、大学不是平静的避风港，而是紧张的补给港 University is not a safe haven, but a busy supply port 很多年前，在你们的师兄师姐们中间流传着这样一句话：“在西亚斯上学，就像吃自助餐。每个人交的入场券一样、眼前摆着的食物也一样，但是能吃多少、能吃多好，全凭每个人自己的本事。”虽然这句话没有得到过官方的正式认可，但是并不影响它包含的道理。 不管高考考了多少分，你们今天都处于同一起跑线上，在西亚斯求学期间，即使世界形势风云变幻，在学业为主的缓冲下，对你们的影响也会变得微乎其微，你们要做的，只是养好身体、磨好刀剑、仔细观察，以最佳的状态完成身份的转变。 Many years ago, there was such a saying at Sias: 'To study at Sias is like having a buffet. Everyone have the same admission ticket and the same food, but how much they could eat and how well they could eat depending on their own abilities.” Although this saying has not been officially recognized. We don’t care about your score of the college entrance examination, now you are all at the same starting line. During the four year at Sias, all you have to do is to keep in good health, sharpen your sword and observe carefully so as to become a useful talent. 因此，我希望你们能够在转瞬即逝的宝贵四年中做到以下几点： So I hope you can do the following in the four precious years. 一是让自己忙起来。大学阶段是人生的黄金期，更是创新思维发展的关键期。要学会给自己适当“增负”，要善用学校的丰富资源和良好平台。目前我们学校有将近 200 个学生文化社团，同学们可以结合自己的兴趣所在，选择适合自己能力提升的社团和学生组织，去结识更多志同道合的伙伴，彼此增进友谊，互相学习，提升自我。 1)Keep yourself busy. The university life is not only the golden time, but also the key period for the development of innovative thinking. We should learn to 'increase our burden' properly and make good use of the rich resources of Sias. At present, there are nearly 200 students' cultural associations here, you can choose a suitable association to make more like-minded friends in order to enhance friendship, learn from each other and improve the holistic education. 二是对自己严起来。从现在起应该克服对家长、老师的依赖心理，养成积极思维、主动学习的能力。希望大家不要满足于碎片化信息和快餐化知识，要珍惜大学时光，把“非功利”的读书当作一种习惯，通过系统性学习，滋养心灵，积累思想的深度和厚度，构建起适应时代发展需要的知识体系。 2)Be strict with yourself. From now on, we should overcome reliant mind on parents and teachers and cultivate the ability of positive thinking and active learning. I hope you will not be satisfied with fragmented information and fast-food culture. We should cherish university time and regard 'non-utilitarian' reading as a habit. Through systematic learning, we can nourish our soul, accumulate the depth of our thoughts, and construct a knowledge system to meet the needs of the times. 三是将双手动起来。我们的校训是“兼容中西，知行合一”，只有以知促行、以行求知，才能不断完善自我、真正成才。学校有着独特的“知行合一”教学法，为同学们创造更多走出书本、走向社会、把学习开展在更广阔的天空的机会。我们会通过住宿书院制，更加注重培养你们的团队意识和集体精神。 3)Integrating Knowledge with Practice. Our motto is 'East Meets West, Integrating Knowledge with Practice'. Only by integrating action with knowledge and seeking knowledge through action, we can continuously improve ourselves and truly become talented. Sias has a unique teaching method named ' Integrating Knowledge with Practice', which creates more opportunities for students to go to society and develop their learning in a broader sky. We will pay more attention to the cultivation of your team consciousness and collective spirit through the residential College System. 四是把知识用起来。大学的学习不再局限于书本、课堂和老师的面对面传授，西亚斯为你们开拓了广阔的学习空间和多样的学习渠道，每年学校都会选拔大批学生赴海外合作院校交换学习，也会在假期组织国际组织实习和出国带薪实践，同学们可以借此走出校园，走向世界，拓宽自己的视野和生活的距离。希望同学们可以把握机会，成长为“世界公民”。 4)Make full use of your knowledge. Your knowledge is not only from textbooks, classrooms etc. but also from the outside world. Sias has opened up a wide learning space and a variety of learning channels for you. Every year, Sias will select a large number of students to go abroad in overseas cooperative colleges and universities. We will also organize internships in international organizations. These will greatly broaden your horizon. I hope that all of you should seize the opportunities to grow up as 'citizens of the world'. 同学们，今年是五四运动一百周年和新中国成立七十华诞，也是西亚斯第二个20年发展的开局之年，在这个有重大意义的年份入学，意味着你们的成长轨迹将与国家建设、民族复兴以及学校的跨越式发展共同前行，希望你们从现在就出发，通过在西亚斯的努力和拼搏，真正成为德智体美劳全面发展的社会主义事业接班人和建设者，不辜负这个伟大的时代，不辜负美好的青春年华。 Dear students, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the May 4th Movement and the 70th birthday of the New China. It is also the beginning of the second 20-year development of Sias. My dear students, your participation is the great honor for Sias. Finally, I sincerely hope that all of you would support Sias as always, Let’s work together to create a bright future for Sias! We should live up to the great times and our beautiful youth. 祝愿各位同学学业进步、生活愉快！ Wish you have a happy, impressive college life here! 谢谢大家！ Thank you all !
 统筹：王秋红 来源：学校办公室、国际交流处 |
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