Are you ready？開學第一天先來一點新生訓練介紹，了解課程基本面。如課程大綱上寫明的，教授在每個星期的特定時段會挪出時間與學生個別會談。雖然跟教授會面可能會讓你覺得有點害羞，但這段時間卻可是你學習的最佳機會喔。
來聽老美怎麼說？
A. When he said my paper was too verbose, did he mean it was too long？ B. No,he meant that you should eliminate unnecessary words. Try to say things as simply as possible.
（A. 當他說我的報告太冗長，他的意思是我寫太長了嗎？ ）
（B. 不，他的意思是你應該刪掉不必要的字。試著盡可能用簡單的方式來表達。 ）
A. How did you like my essay？ B. I can't understand all the technical terms. It would be much better if you eliminated all the jargon.
（A. 你覺得我的文章如何？ ）
（B. 我完全不懂那些科技名詞。如果你能把那些專有名詞都刪掉的話會好得多。 ）
A. Did you like Omar's paper？ B. It's OK. I mean, it's well done. It's just that his writing style is so dull.
