Wow, sounds fun. Now, UBC is University of British Columbia?

哇，听起来很有趣。你说的是加拿大英属哥伦比亚大学吗？

And I went to UBC, so I had, I was right there, could do all those lovely things.

上的是加拿大不颠哥伦比亚大学，在那里以做所有这些美好的事情。

Well, or we can call it UBC for short.

好吧，或者以简称它为UBC。

In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop.

在2014年的一项研究中，不颠哥伦比亚大学心理学副教授伊丽莎白·邓恩邀走进一家咖啡店。

Oh, I forget to mention that UBC owns the most beautiful campus in Canada!

哦，忘了提UBC拥有加拿大最漂亮的校园！

Today, UBC has become a global center for research and teaching.

今天，UBC已经成为一个全球性的研究和教学中心。

Since 1915, UBC's West Coast spirit has embraced innovation and challenged the status quo.

自1915年以来，UBC的西海岸精神拥抱创新，挑战现状。

If you are interested in advanced research, UBC will be your dream place.

如果你对高级研究感兴趣，UBC将是你梦寐以求的地方。

The UBC Botanical Garden and Center for Plant Research, for example, holds a collection of over 8,000 different kinds of plants used for research, conservation and education.

例如，UBC 植物园和植物研究中心收藏了 8,000 多种不同种类的植物，用于研究、保护和教育。

The UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, for example, holds a collection of over 8,000 different kinds of plants used for research, conservation and education.

例如，UBC植物园和植物研究中心收集了8000多种不同种类的植物，用于研究、保护和教育。

Yes.It is said that at UBC, bold thinking is given priority and it is a place to develop original thinking into things that can change the world.

是的，是的据说，在UBC，大胆的思考是优先考虑的，它是一个地方，发展成以改变世界的事情，原来的想法。

Now as much as I don't want to live that nail-bitingly stressful time of my life ever again, I can't help but wonder: what would I have written about if I got the chance to apply to UBC again?

虽然不想再经历那段神经紧绷的时光，但不禁想：如果以再申一次 UBC （不颠哥伦比亚大学），会写些什么呢？

Paragraph 3: In a 2014 study by Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, participants on their way to a coffee shop were asked to either seek out an interaction with their server or speak only when necessary.

第 3 段：在 UBC 心理学副教授伊丽莎白·邓恩 (Elizabeth Dunn) 2014 年的一项研究中，参与者在前往咖啡店的路上被要求要么寻求与服务员的互动，要么只在必要时说话。