2019.9.2 旧文

First, work.

First, I devoted a lot of time, energy to the preparation for the translation course, because this semester, I’ll teach translation course to English majors. It is really a great challenge for me and has brought heavy pressure to me. So I made some preparations for this course. I read textbooks, I consulted colleagues, I searched for a lot of materials and read them and made PPT.

Besides, I read every piece of feedback students submitted last term and kept record of them and sorted them through and tried to come up with solutions to meet their expectations.

I also took a 6-day seminar in which I listened attentively to the wonderful, insightful lectures given by several famous and outstanding scholars. These lectures have provided a lot of inspiration for my future thesis writing.

Second, self-learning and development.

I continue the good habit of keeping diaries, recording my child, life, learning, and work.

I read English loudly every day to practice my pronunciation and spoken English.

I read a piece of English news every day.

I read several Chinese books on leadership,on intimate relationships, on nurturing children, on self-development .... 

Third, nurturing child.

I spent a lot of time accompanying mydaughter, reading books to her, teaching her English through graded readers, playingtoys, doing role-play, taking her to shopping malls and supermarkets, taking herto Nanjing to attend a Chinese reader class …

Fourth, relaxation and entertainment.

I also watched TV series, such as Go Go Squid, I just binge-watched it. In two days I finished watching all the 41 episodes. I had read the novel long before. I like the writer and read most of her love stories.

I watched the blockbuster movie Ne Zha,with my daughter, both of us cried three times while watching.

I also read some novels. Some of them are really intriguing, but some of them are badly written and I just quit reading halfway.

I also took my kid to Rizhao, Shandong province to enjoy the beach, sea and swimming.

In a word, I have an extremely colourful, enrichingsummer holiday.

But, I also have many regrets: I wasted too much time on watching TV, reading novels and I stayed up late doing these things,doing great harm to my eyesight, my brain, to my hair. These days, I keep losing a lot of my hair every day and I really panic about this. But let bygones be bygones. All I can do is seize the day and keep working hard to accomplish more from now on.