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Published: Feb 22, 2022 05:51 PM
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roam/ 漫步 / (mànbù)

A: It is difficult to avoid stress while working and living in a big city. How do you relieve your stress?

在大城市工作和生活难免面临压力。你会怎么排遣压力呢?

(zài dàchénɡshì ɡōnɡzuò hé shēnɡhuó nánmiǎn miànlín yālì.nǐ huì zěnme páiqiǎn yālì ne?)

B: I choose to roam around the city and explore some places I haven't been before. 

我会选择在城市里漫步,去探索一些我从没去过的地方。

(wǒ huì xuǎnzé zài chénɡshì lǐ mànbù, qù tànsuǒ yīxiē wǒ cónɡméi qùɡuò de dìfānɡ.)

A: Why can that reduce your stress?

这样做为什么能减轻压力呢?

(zhèyànɡ zuò wéishenme nénɡ jiǎnqīnɡ yālì ne?)

B: First of all, roaming around is good exercise. Second, the new scenic spots I find during roaming around the city will make me like the city more, which brings more motivation into my life and makes difficulties a bit easier to bear. 

首先,漫步可以锻炼身体。其次,在漫步途中发现的新景色会让我对生活的城市更加喜爱,这会让我的生活更有动力,很多难事都会变得更简单些。

(shǒuxiān, mànbù kěyǐ duànliàn shēntǐ.qícì, zài mànbù túzhōnɡ fāxiàn de xīn jǐnɡsè huì rànɡ wǒ duì shēnɡhuó de chénɡshì ɡènɡjiā xǐài, zhè huì rànɡ wǒ de shēnɡhuó ɡènɡ yǒu dònɡlì, hěnduō nánshì dōuhuì biàndé ɡènɡ jiǎndān xiē.)

A: Putting it that way, it seems to make a lot of sense. I want to give it a try.  

这样说起来似乎挺有道理。我也想要试一试呢。

(zhèyànɡ shuō qǐlái sìhū tǐnɡ yǒu dàolǐ.wǒ yě xiǎnɡyào shìyīshì ne.)

B: Then next time let's roam around together so we can dig up the beautiful things all around us.  

那下次我们可以相约一起漫步,去发掘身边美好的事物。

(nà xiàcì wǒmén kěyǐ xiānɡyuē yīqǐ mànbù, qù fājué shēnbiān měihǎo de shìwù.)
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT