White-collars slow life down

时间：2007-02-13 03:02:32

（单词翻译:单击）

Chinanews, Changchun, Feb.12 – Nowadays many white-collar workers in Changchun feel gripped by tension, especially when the Spring Festival is drawing near. Thus many of them consciously pursue a slow-paced life to relieve themselves of the pressures.

 

They try their best to appreciate life, having “slow dinner”, doing“slow exercise”, taking it easy while driving. Their ultimate goal is to learn to maintain a peaceful mind in the hustle1 and bustle2 of urban life.

 

Spring Festival puts a lot of pressures on me every year, ” said Ms. Liu, a consultant3 in a department store. “Psychologist call it 'Spring Festival syndrome4', a psychological imbalance.”

 

Liu now chooses a much slower life. Chatting with friends in tea houses, enjoying herself thoroughly5 in spas and weekly yoga have become necessities to her.

 

“Only through a slow-paced life can one find harmony,” said Liu. Actually, a slower pace of life will not only ease the pressures, but also get rid of depression and helplessness.

 
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1 hustle McSzv     
v.推搡；竭力兜售或获取；催促；n.奔忙(碌)
参考例句：
  • It seems that he enjoys the hustle and bustle of life in the big city.看起来他似乎很喜欢大城市的热闹繁忙的生活。
  • I had to hustle through the crowded street.我不得不挤过拥挤的街道。
2 bustle esazC     
v.喧扰地忙乱，匆忙，奔忙；n.忙碌；喧闹
参考例句：
  • The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深，喧闹声逐渐沉寂。
  • There is a lot of hustle and bustle in the railway station.火车站里非常拥挤。
3 consultant 2v0zp3     
n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生
参考例句：
  • He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
  • Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。
4 syndrome uqBwu     
n.综合病症；并存特性
参考例句：
  • The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
  • Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。
5 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

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