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· Read high quality newspapers (e.g. the New York Times, WallStreet Journal) EVERY DAY for at least a year. a'
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· 每天阅读高质量报纸(例如：《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》)且至少坚持一年。 ]_NN,m> z
· Read high quality news magazines (e.g. the Economist), cover tocover. |H e,v/r
· 逐页阅读高质量新闻杂志(例如：《经济学人》) loVUB'OSv
· Read your favorite topics in your non-nativelanguage(s). G5W6P7-<X
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2. Watch the TV news and listen to radio news and podcasts oncurrent events in all working languages. @xR7>-$0p
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· Don't just listen to news stories; analyze them. <,qJ% kc
· 光听新闻故事是不够的，要学会分析。 "?_adot5v
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· 跟上当前形势，及时了解信息。 WT Pp/Nq'
· Record news programs and interviews so you can listen to themlater. !=C4=xv
· 录制新闻节目和访谈内容以便重复收听。 ^_b+o
3. Strengthen your general knowledge of economics, history, thelaw, international politics, and scientific concepts and principles(in that order). IdTeue
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· Take college-level courses, review high school texts,etc. KZO !
· 学习大学阶段课程，回顾中学课本等。 V%k[S|f3
· Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field (preferably in atechnical field, such as computers). ~[XDK`B
· 强化某个领域的专业知识(最好选择技术领域，如计算机方面)。 v 1Y f:c
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· A stay of at least six months to a year is recommended. 9Ue3
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· 建议至少生活半年到一年时间。 GL&ri!,
· Live with and/or frequently interact with native speakers of yournon-native language. "m +Eu|{
· 与当地人生活在一起或者经常与当地人交流。 *v3/8enf
· Take content-related courses (e.g. macroeconomics, politicalscience) in your non-native language (not just pure languagecourses). M= !Fb
· 学习用当地语言讲授的课程(例如宏观经济、政治科学)，不要只学习语言类课程。 qF=D,Dlz
· Work in a setting that requires high level use of your non-nativelanguage. /b,M492
· 在一家对当地语言能力水平要求很高的单位工作。 '5wa"/ ?w
5. Fine-tune your writing and research skills. h4H~;Wl0
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· Take challenging composition courses (not just creative writingcourses, but classes in journalism, technical writing, etc.) so youcan “speak” journalese, UNese, legalese, etc. {Eb
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· Copy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in yournon-native language(s). tu6oa[ s
· 手抄非母语课本和期刊中的内容。 L~A"%T,/h
· Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points andwork towards mastering them. ])}{GW
· 遇到不熟悉的或有难度的语法点要做笔记，并且要努力掌握。 /Ik_U?$*
· Practice proofreading. L?&+*|VxI
· 进行校对练习。 }MY7<sMDOy
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· Practice listening to speeches and orally summarizing the mainpoints. '#xx jhF^
· 尝试聆听演讲并口头归纳重点。 +o(t5O[G
· Practice writing summaries of news articles. t5N@ z
· 尝试撰写新闻文章的概要。 NUiZ!&
· Practice deciphering difficult texts (e.g. philosophy, law,etc.). C$ oY,A,
· 尝试解读复杂文本(例如哲学、法律文本等)。 MBs]<(RJZ
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· Identify resources for background research (e.g. library,Internet, etc.). Fwyv>U
· 识别背景研究所需的各种资源(例如图书馆、互联网等)。 ?{%P9I
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· Familiarize yourself with navigation and file management undercurrent Windows operating systems (most of the software tools usedin the localization industry today are not compatible with theApple operating system). \$ ^
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· 在Windows操作系统下熟练浏览和管理文档(目前在本地化行业中使用的大部分软件工具与苹果操作系统不兼容)。 r J ?Y~Q
· Develop an understanding of the features Windows offers formultilingual processing, such as language-specific keyboardlayouts, regional settings for units of measurement. j]rE0Og
· 了解Windows操作系统所包含的与多语言处理相关的功能，比如针对特定语言的键盘布局、计量单位的区域设置等。 G%
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· Learn to use advanced functions of Word, Excel, and otherMicrosoft Office applications in both your native and non-nativelanguages. &tw.]3
· 学习使用Word、Excel以及其它微软Office应用的高级功能，熟悉这些应用的双语界面。 (*7edc"F
· Become an expert in search engines and online research by usingthese tools on a daily basis. bB
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· 每天使用搜索引擎和在线检索工具，成为这方面的专家。 'IP'g,o++
