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· Read high quality newspapers (e.g. the New York Times, WallStreet Journal) EVERY DAY for at least a year. Mi ; gl m
· 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。 Wt^|BjbB4
· Read high quality news magazines (e.g. the Economist), cover tocover. 6R`Oh uN.>
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· Read your favorite topics in your non-nativelanguage(s). 2#3^skj
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2. Watch the TV news and listen to radio news and podcasts oncurrent events in all working languages. piOXo=9H.
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· 光听新闻故事是不够的，要学会分析。 t|V0x3 X
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· 跟上当前形势，及时了解信息。 ][d,l\gu+s
· Record news programs and interviews so you can listen to themlater. |9 Yi7.
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3. Strengthen your general knowledge of economics, history, thelaw, international politics, and scientific concepts and principles(in that order). S:q $?$
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· Take college-level courses, review high school texts,etc. fr[3:2g-_
· 学习大学阶段课程，回顾中学课本等。 \'Z<P,8~
· Strengthen your knowledge in a specialized field (preferably in atechnical field, such as computers). BI2; ex
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· 建议至少生活半年到一年时间。 0)!Ll*L!p
· Live with and/or frequently interact with native speakers of yournon-native language. }LP !)|E
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· Take content-related courses (e.g. macroeconomics, politicalscience) in your non-native language (not just pure languagecourses). }-@4vl
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· 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。 q
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· Work in a setting that requires high level use of your non-nativelanguage. }fR,5|~X
· 在一家对当地语言能力水平要求很高的单位工作。 sC"}8+[)S3
5. Fine-tune your writing and research skills. Ae uX Qt
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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. "YU{Fkl#j
· 学习有挑战的写作课程(如新闻写作、技术写作课程，而非创意写作课程)，从而学会新闻用语、法律用语，甚至说官话等。 wnLi2k/Dt<
· Copy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in yournon-native language(s). sZ&G%o
· 手抄非母语课本和期刊中的内容。 F^k .is
· Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points andwork towards mastering them. p4K.NdUH
· 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。 ;z~n.0'
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· Practice listening to speeches and orally summarizing the mainpoints. Q7X3X,
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· Practice deciphering difficult texts (e.g. philosophy, law,etc.). KInk^`C/H
· 尝试解读复杂文本(例如哲学、法律文本等)。 >>i@r@
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· Identify resources for background research (e.g. library,Internet, etc.). ((tv2
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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). Y)N-V
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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)。 [gy*`@w
· Develop an understanding of the features Windows offers formultilingual processing, such as language-specific keyboardlayouts, regional settings for units of measurement. \<}&&SuH
· 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。 t5)+&I2
· Learn to use advanced functions of Word, Excel, and otherMicrosoft Office applications in both your native and non-nativelanguages. w.,Q1\*rPp
· 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。 uZf nz
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· Become an expert in search engines and online research by usingthese tools on a daily basis. .s+aZwTMT
· 每天使用搜索引擎和在线检索工具，成为这方面的专家。 E9?ph D
