枫叶渐红,秋高气爽,又到了开学的季节。校园里各种欢迎新老师、新学生的活动正在紧张地进行。与国内大学不同的是,华盛顿大学的这些迎新活动从来不以歌舞形式出现,而是一个又一个为期三天至一周的短期培训项目来为新来的师生顺利过渡到华大的生活作准备。比如我刚到华大时就参加过一个为期一周的培训,与全校所有新来的老师一 Maple leaves fade, autumn, but also to the school season. A variety of activities on campus that welcome new teachers and new students are taking place. Unlike domestic universities, these welcome programs by the University of Washington never come in the form of song and dance. Instead, short-term three-day to one-week training programs have been prepared to prepare new teachers and students for a smooth transition to Hua Da Life . For example, when I first arrived in China, I attended a one-week training session with all new teachers in the school