【龙腾网】现在学生应该考虑休间隔年的5个原因
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With many colleges and universities still deciding when to re-open their campuses after they were shuttered due to COVID-19, many high school seniors are thinking about taking a gap year. Putting off college during the pandemic might enable them to get the on-campus experience they desire in 2021 instead of going to school remotely this fall.
由于新型冠状病毒COVID-19的原因，许多大学仍在考虑什么时候重新开放校园，许多高中毕业生在考虑休间隔年。在大流行病期间推迟上大学，而不是今年秋天远程上学，或许能让他们在2021年获得他们所想要的校园体验。
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As the coordinator of a research group that examines the impact of taking a gap year, here are five ways that students will benefit from the gap year experience.
作者是一个研究小组的组长（该小组研究了休间隔年的影响），以下是学生们将从休间隔年的经历中受益的5种方式。
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1. Avoid burnout
1. 避免过度疲劳
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Perhaps most importantly, given the pressure in many high schools to excel in school and extracurricular activities to gain admission to college, a gap year gives students the opportunity to do something completely different. Just taking that step off the treadmill can lead to new growth and self-discovery.
也许最重要的是，考虑到在高中时为了取得优异成绩而承受的压力以及为了进入大学而参加的课外活动，间隔年给学生们提供了做一些完全不同的事情的机会。只是走出高压生活，就能带来新的成长和自我探索。
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2. Gain maturity
2. 变得更加成熟
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Taking a break from your formal education can contribute to a deeper appreciation of what the purpose of school is really all about. This, in turn, allows students to begin college with a more mature and focused mindset.
从你的正规教育中抽身出来休息一下，可以让你更深刻地认识到学校的目的到底是什么。这转而又能让学生们以更加成熟和专注的心态开始大学生活。
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A gap year can provide the opportunity to discover new areas of interest and even to completely reinvent yourself. One good example was a student who spent his gap year working as a fishing guide in Alaska. That experience led him to major in environmental resource management. Ultimately, he embarked on a career in nature conservation.
间隔年可以给学生们提供机会发现新的兴趣点，甚至完全重塑自己。一个很好的例子是一个学生利用间隔年在阿拉斯加当钓鱼向导，这段经历使他选择了环境资源管理专业。最终，他开始从事自然保护工作。
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3. Boost academic performance
3.提高学业成绩
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4. Earn academic credit
4. 获得学分
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At least one gap year program also provides the opportunity to be admitted to and earn academic credit at a variety of colleges. Other schools, such as Florida State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Princeton and Tufts University offer their own gap year programs for students who want to postpone their on-campus enrollment for a year, but not always for academic credit. These college-based programs can also include financial assistance when needed.
有至少一个间隔年项目也为学生们提供了被不同大学录取并获得学分的机会。其他一些学校，如佛罗里达州立大学（Florida State University）、北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校（University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill）、普林斯顿大学（Princeton University）和塔夫茨大学（Tufts University），也为那些希望延期一年到校注册的学生提供间隔年课程，但并不总是为了修学分。这些大学的项目也可以在你需要的时候提供经济资助。
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5. Gain independence
5. 变得更加独立
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It’s not necessary to stick with a formal gap year program or limit yourself to just one activity. In my 45 years of working with gap year students, I’ve found that some of the best gap year experiences are those that are self-designed.
并不一定要参加一个正式的间隔年项目或者限制自己只参加一项活动。在我与休间隔年的学生一起工作的45年中，我发现一些最好的间隔年经历是学生自己设计的。
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While taking a gap year can often cost a lot of money, that doesn’t mean the gap year experience is limited only to those who can afford it. Many of the more expensive gap year programs offer need-based financial aid.
虽然休间隔年通常会花很多钱，但这并不意味着间隔年的经历仅限于那些负担得起的人。许多更昂贵的间隔年项目提供基于需求的经济资助。
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It is also important to remember that many self-designed gap year experiences can cost very little, or even provide the opportunity to earn money through jobs or paid internships. Alternatively, it could involve doing volunteer work while living at home. For volunteer experiences away from home, sometimes students get their travel and living expenses covered. Service opportunities are often voluntary and therefore unpaid, but programs such as AmeriCorps’ City Year provide stipends to cover room and board expenses.
而且许多自己设计的间隔年经历可能花费很少，甚至提供了通过工作或带薪实习赚钱的机会。或者，也可以选择在家做义工。至于离家在外的志愿者活动，有些可以报销旅费和生活费。服务机会通常是自愿的，因此是无偿的，但美国志愿队的City Year等项目会提供食宿津贴。
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Wal Stir
Thanks for your observations. I had one further thought - does the gap year give the students energy interest and maturity or are students with energy, interest and maturity more likely to take a gap year? In other words, is the gap year a cause or an effect?
谢谢你的意见。我还有个想法——是间隔年让学生精力充沛、兴趣盎然、变得更成熟呢，还是那些精力充沛、兴趣盎然、成熟的学生更有可能休间隔年呢？换句话说，休间隔年是一个原因还是一个结果？
Robert S Clagett（科罗拉多学院间隔年研究联盟组长）
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Paul F. Clark
School Director and Professor of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University
（宾夕法尼亚州立大学劳动与雇佣关系学院院长、教授）
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Robert S Clagett
Coordinator of the Gap Year Research Consortium at Colorado College, Colorado College
（科罗拉多学院间隔年研究联盟组长）
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