Learning from home

As the novel coronavirus pneumonia forces students to stay home, online learning has seen a sharp rise among students.
新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情让学生们只能居家，参加在线学习的学生数量也迎来了激增。

Since late January, China has delayed starting the new school semester and encouraged students to study at home over safety concerns.
出于安全考虑，自1月下旬起，全国学校延迟开学，并鼓励学生们居家学习。

The Ministry of Education issued a guideline for universities to organize online classes, with 22 online platforms offering 24,000 courses to students. Online course companies also adopted special measures to meet students’ demands for online learning during this period, such as free courses and online question-answering services.
教育部印发的相关指导意见要求各高校实施在线教学，并组织了22个在线课程平台向学生开放在线课程2.4万余门。在线教育企业在疫情期间也推出了满足学生在线学习需求的特殊举措，如免费课程、在线答疑服务等。

Besides what has been arranged by your schools as your study routine, what can you gain from online learning? Online courses can offer you a good experience for self-learning.
除了学校安排的日常学习任务之外，你还能从在线学习中有哪些收获呢？网课能带给你不错的自学经验。

To successfully learn online, you need to dedicate a significant amount of your time, consistently attend the program, concentrate while studying and fully stick to your learning process, just as you would do for a regular course.
在线学习要想取得好效果，你需要投入大量时间坚持上课，学习时要集中注意力，完全遵守自己的学习计划，就像平常上课时那样。

To stay on track with your online course, always keep in mind what you hope to complete by the end of it. Make a goal. Estimate how much time each task will take to complete. Keep detailed notes and review them often.
要想按计划完成网课，你需要时刻牢记自己对于课程结束后的预期成果。确定一个目标，预估完成每个任务所需的时间。做好详细的笔记并不时进行复习。

A study plan is important to online learning. First, you need to plan ahead with a good calendar system. Online learning needs to be well organized. Create a study calendar that will help you remember all the important dates like online exams or deadlines for your assignments. A to-do list is useful to prioritize your study plan and to stay on track with your studying.
在线学习的过程中，学习计划发挥着重要作用。首先，你需要提前计划好一个合理的日程表。在线学习要求条理清晰。安排一个学习日程表将帮助你记住所有重要日期，如线上测验、上交作业的截止日期等。一份任务清单能帮助你给自己的学习计划按照优先度排序，从而按计划完成学习任务。

When you feel yourself losing concentration, consider taking a short break or stopping for the night. It is better to wait until you are able to start afresh rather than waste your time trying to focus.
如果你发现自己无法集中注意力，不如休息一下，或者晚上再继续学习。最好是等到你自己调整好状态再继续学习，而不是在努力集中注意力的过程中浪费时间。

Taking online courses can be very convenient for many people. However, online learning requires time management skills, self-discipline, willpower and motivation, as it may be challenging for online learners to successfully complete their online courses.
上网课给许多人带来了便利。但在线学习要求个人具备时间管理能力、自律、毅力以及积极性，因此，对于在线学习者而言，成功完成网课或许是一大挑战。

As American author John C. Maxwell once said, “Success doesn’t just happen. You have to be intentional about it, and that takes discipline.” Take Maxwell’s advice and make full use of online learning for self-improvement.
美国作家约翰·麦斯威尔曾如此说道：“成功不是白白发生的，你需要有意为之，而这就需要自律。”我们不妨听取麦斯威尔的建议，充分利用好在线学习的时间，从而提升自我。

以上文章内容选自《21世纪学生英文报高中版》，详情请见《21世纪学生英文报高中版》高一782期