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美国国家教育统计中心的数据表明，大约80%的美国大学生至少要换一次专业。有些学生上大学时就读父母或亲戚为他们选择的专业。在大多数情况下，这些学生难以作出决定，因为他们不知道在决定变换被规划好的职业的时候该如何面对自己的亲人。有些学生决定转专业是因为他们无法应付所学专业的基础课，而另一些学生则是因为他们实在厌恶所学的专业，必须换一个自己真正喜欢的专业。专家认为，意识到所学专业不适合自己的技能和天赋没什么错。实际上，能意识到这一点是成熟的标志。重要的是找到一个真正适合你的专业。在转专业之前，你需要见学业导师，跟教授或专业人员谈谈，做一些调查，问几个严肃的问题，看看你的选择是否正确。 According to the National Center for Education Statistics, about 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once. Some students start college with a major their parents or relatives picked for them. In most cases, these students struggle to make a decision, because they don’t know how to confront their loved ones about a change in their intended career. Some students decide to change majors because they are struggling in basic courses for their intended major, while some others have come to so detest their major that they find it necessary to switch to another that they really love. Experts believe that there is nothing wrong with realizing that your major doesn’t suit your skills and talents. In fact, the ability to make such a realization is a sign of maturity. The trick is to find a major that does suit you better. Before making the switch, you need to meet with an academic advisor, research your choice by talking to professors or professionals, and ask yourself serious questions about whether it is the right choice for you. 中国有一句古话：叫“人贵有自知之明”。这个观念的最早提出者是老子。老子在《道德经》里说“知人者智，自知者明”。有“自知之明”是指人应该对自己有正确的认识，了解自身的优点和缺点，清醒地知道自己能做什么。我们把人的自知视为“贵”，可见做到“自知”是多么的不易。“自知之明”是一种人生哲学，也是一种品德。它可以帮助我们不断地修正自己，朝着更高的人生目标迈进。 As the Chinese saying goes, it is important to know oneself. The first person to put forward this notion was Laozi, who wrote in his book Dao De Jing:”A person who knows others is intelligent, but a person who knows himself is insightful.” To know oneself is to have a correct understanding of oneself, including one’s strengths and limitations, and to be clear-minded about what one can do. We cherish this virtue so much precisely b