Freshers' week
FRESH-erz week
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What it really means
The welcome week before teaching starts, full of events, parties, campus tours and the freshers' fair where societies recruit members. Tiring but the easiest time of the year to make friends.
Chinese explanation
正式上课前的迎新周：各种活动、聚会、校园参观，还有社团招新的 freshers' fair。很累，但这是全年最容易交朋友的时候。
Example conversation
A: What's on in freshers' week?
B: Campus tours, club nights, and the societies fair on Wednesday.
A：迎新周有什么活动？
B：校园参观、夜店活动，周三还有社团招新会。
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