几乎每一个留学海外的中国学生都会经历一段难以忘怀的打工生活。为了学业,为了生计,他们不得不从最底层的工作做起。编者一位曾留学海外的朋友告诉我说,当她穿上厚厚的油污斑驳的蓝色工作棉服时,心情真是难受到了极点。虽然在国内的时候她对体力劳动者并没有过歧视,可一旦自己设身处地工作时才会真的在乎。无论怎样,海外打拼的日子使她迅速成长,赚回来的不仅仅是每小时几便士的报酬,还有对生活艰辛的认知和一份乐观面对一切的坚强。 Almost every Chinese student studying abroad experiences an unforgettable life. For their studies and for their livelihood, they have to start with the lowest level of work. The editor, a friend who had studied abroad, told me that when she wore thick, oily, mottled blue work cotton clothes, the mood was really hard to come by. Although she did not discriminate against physical workers when she was in China, she really cares when she sets herself up for work. Whatever the case, the days of overseas efforts have enabled her to grow rapidly, earning not only a few pennies per hour, but also a hard-to-find understanding of life and an optimism to face everything.