Faisal Rafique 范塞

Faisal Rafique is doing a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University. This is his 3rd year in Xi’an, China. Because of the epidemic, his travel plan to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Xiamen in this winter holiday was canceled. The only thing he can do is staying at home and fighting the epidemic.

范塞是西安交通大学的在读博士，来中国已经三年了。热爱旅游的他本来计划利用这个寒假去上海、杭州、苏州和厦门旅游，因为疫情，他的旅行计划被迫终止，他和所有的人一样，过起了足不出户、抗击疫情的生活。  

Being an international student ambassador of Xi’an Jiaotong University, he deeply knows what happened during the outbreak of this Novel Coronavirus epidemic. The School of International Education (SIE) and University management of XJTU are doing best to help students in every possible way whether it is food, drinking water supply, first aid, and medical care. He is very satisfied with his school. He thinks it is very safe in China.

作为西安交通大学国际学生大使，他非常了解这次疫情的情况，西安交通大学国际教育学院(SIE)和学校管理部门尽最大努力为寒假没有回家的学生们提供各种便利，包括食品、饮用水、急救和医疗服务，这也让范塞再一次感受到中国人的热情，他认为在中国是非常安全的。

I believe China will win this fight against this epidemic-- Faisal Rafique

我相信中国人民将战胜病毒。---范赛

After the outbreak of this Novel Coronavirus epidemic, it is sad what happened afterward. Like all other citizens of China, we foreigners are also asked and forced to stay home and cut off our daily routines. 

新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发后，接下来发生的事情令人悲伤。和所有其他中国公民一样，我们在中国的外国人也要尽量待在家里，减少日常外出。

During this outbreak, the feeling was very scary and worrisome. My family and friends were very worried about my health and safety. My mother calls me on a daily basis to inquire about my health and safety. She wants me to come back but I assure her that I'm quite safe and healthy. I believe China and its people, they will win this fight against this epidemic and makes sure of the safety of its people and community. So far I'm very satisfied with the way the Chinese government handled this situation. I'm so proud of part of being this great country. 

疫情期间有点担心。我的家人和朋友都很担心我的健康和安全。我母亲每天都给我打电话，询问我的健康和安全情况。她想让我回去，但我向她保证我很安全，很健康。我相信，中国是一个伟大的国家，中国人民将战胜病毒，确保人民和社区的安全。到目前为止，我对中国政府处理此事的方式非常欣慰。作为这个伟大国家的一部分，我感到非常自豪。

Relax, and arrange your home life scientifically. -- Faisal Rafique

“放松心态，合理安排自己的居家生活。” ---范赛

At this moment we can't do much but just be patient and wait till this scary epidemic is over and normal life comes back. After the epidemic, we'll go back to school and start over study work and daily classes. 

在这一刻，我们无能为力，只能耐心等待，直到可怕的疫情过去，回归正常生活。病情过后，我们将回到学校，重新开始学习、工作和日常课程。

In this special time, we need to arrange our own life. In addition to reading books, I also make some local delicacies every day, such as vegetable salad, Chicken Biryani, Paratha with omelet and milk tea, Potato Bhujiya and so on. I also go to the supermarket every week to buy food and other groceries. Even in this special period, it's very convenient as usual to purchase what you want to buy.

但在这个特殊的时候，我们还是要安排好自己的生活。现在每天我除了看书之外，还会制作一些家乡的美食。例如：蔬菜沙拉，印度比尔亚尼鸡肉饭，配上印度蛋饼和奶茶，马萨拉薯条等等。每周我还会去一趟超市，采购食材和生活必需品。即便是现在这个特殊的时期，还是可以采购到自己想买的东西，和平时一样，非常方便。

I also have enough time to watch my favorite TV programs during this period. Recently, I also want to recommend some TV programs, such as See, True, Detective, The Killing, NARCOS, and Chernobyl. All of these are thriller, action and true story biased TV shows.

另外，在这段时间我也有了充裕的时间看看我喜欢的电视节目。我也想给大家推荐一些我喜欢看的电视节目，例如：《看见》、《真探》、《谋杀》、《毒枭》、《切尔诺贝利》。所有这些都是惊悚片、动作片和带有真实故事色彩的电视节目。

It will soon be over and normal life will continue.-- Faisal Rafique

这一切很快就会结束，生活将回到正轨。---范赛

It was really tough but I guess it’s a good decision to avoid any further acceleration of this epidemic and save people's lives. As far as my school life is concerned, yeah it affected much. But due to the Spring Festival and winter holidays, I think it’s not that bad. I hope this will over soon and the normal life will continue.

中国政府做出现在的决定是非常艰难的，但我认为这是一个很好的决定，以避免流行病进一步传播，挽救人们的生命。就我的学校生活而言，是的，它影响很大。但是因为春节和寒假，我觉得还不错。我希望这一切尽快结束，生活早日回到正轨。