The first session of Living Library was successfully held online by XJTLU Library on the evening of 17 November. The theme of this session was Dreams Become Reality – Life in Super Elite Universities. In this event, we were fortunate to have three alumni as Living Books (guest speakers). They shared their thoughts on topics including dreams, hobbies and persistence. A total of 160 people participated in the webinar.

11月17日晚，真人图书馆第一场活动在网上成功举办。本场主题为“梦想照进现实——超级名校学霸的苦与乐”。活动中，我们有幸邀请到三位校友作为真人书（演讲嘉宾），分享他们关于梦想、爱好与坚持等话题的思考。共有160人参与了本次在线活动。

In the first part of the webinar, the Living Books gave a speech to the audience. Yakun Tang, PhD student at University of Cambridge, shared her story of how she chosen her major and how she persisted in working on it. Xueye Ping, currently studying at Oxford University, talked about her daily life at Oxford and her plans for her academic career, and encouraged XJTLU students to find what they really love to do and make plans for that. Hanyu Jiang, student at ETHZ, gave her suggestions to the audience on what they should do during four years at XJTLU, including setting goals, overcoming difficulties and developing hobbies.

在活动第一个环节，真人书们各自做了主题演讲。在剑桥攻读博士学位的唐亚堃分享了她如何进行专业的选择以及如何在这个领域坚持不懈的故事；目前在牛津就读的平雪烨讲述了她在牛津的日常生活以及她对自己的学术生涯的规划，并鼓励西浦学生找到心中最爱的方向并为之提前做好计划；苏黎世联邦理工学院的学生蒋雨涵则针对西浦四年该做些什么这个问题给观众们提出了许多建议，包括了设定目标、克服困难和培养爱好等等。

In the second part, the audience had a chance to ask questions to the Living Books. Their questions covered a wide range of topics such as what preparations should be done for top university applications, differences between universities in the UK and the US, and how to strike a balance between study and entertainment. The Living Books shared their opinions on these questions and gave advices to the audience according to their experience.

在第二环节，观众们可向真人书们发问。他们提出的问题涵盖了许多方面，如申请顶尖名校要做哪些准备、英国与美国高校有何区别、如何取得学习和娱乐之间的平衡等等。针对这些问题，真人书们分享了她们的观点，并根据自己的经验给出了相关的建议。

“This is the second time that I take part in Living Library Webinar. It is of great help to hear the stories of the outstanding alumni. Thanks to Living Library, I has become more and more confident in the future study and career planning.” Said Cai, Year 2 student in department of Applied Mathematics.

“这是我第二次参加真人图书馆的线上活动。听这些优秀的学长姐讲述他们的故事对我的帮助非常大。多亏真人图书馆，我对于将来的学习和职业的规划越来越自信了。”大二应用数学专业蔡同学说道。