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Yu Qing and roommate are at the local market. Yu Qing doesn't realize this market doesn't take cards for payment......

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雨晴：你有没有现金？ 

同屋：有！我带了，我知道这种市场只收现金。 

雨晴：你带了多少？ 

同屋：不多，你要买什么？ 

雨晴：我想买这个，你看。太好看了！ 

同屋：我看看多少钱……够了够了。我有。 

雨晴：多谢啦！我回去后给你。 

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Yu Qing is back in China for two weeks, and Zhang Li is excited to meet up. They plan to get together this Saturday with Anna too...

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雨晴：我回中国啦！    

张丽：回几天？    

雨晴：回两个星期！    

张丽：太好了。约吗？    

雨晴：约啊！这个星期六你可以吗？    

张丽：可以！我叫安娜一起！    

雨晴：好啊！ 我也很久没见她了。   

张丽：上午还是下午？ 

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Yu Qing and zhang Li are talking about the passed week. While Yu Qing jokes Zhang Li live the same way as a little pig...

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雨晴：嘿！你这个星期怎么样？ 

张丽：不错不错。吃吃睡睡。 

雨晴：哈哈。你是小猪吗？ 

张丽：小猪很好啊。 

雨晴：哈哈哈，我也想吃吃睡睡。 

张丽：我们都是小猪。 

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Anna needs some more ice in her drink and decides to ask for it from the staff from the counter...

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安娜：你好，我可以加一点冰吗？    

服务员：可以。    

安娜：谢谢谢谢。    

服务员：这样够了吗？    

安娜：够了够了。谢谢！    

服务员：没事。不够还可以加。    

安娜：好的。    

服务员：要水吗？ 

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Anna learned the Chinese slang "吃瓜" (chī guā) and thinks it literally means "eat watermelon." Gao Yue laughs and tells her that's not the real meaning...

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安娜：今天我学了一个新词。   

高月：什么词？    

安娜：吃瓜。    

高月：哈哈，你知道是什么意思吗？    

安娜：吃瓜？不是吃西瓜吗？    

高月：不是！    

安娜：那是什么意思？    

高月：来，我跟你说.... 

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Anna's feet are cold and she claims that she has no socks to wear. Gao Yue is surprised and thinks she might be joking...

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安娜：我的脚好冷啊。    

高月：你快穿袜子！今天是很冷。    

安娜：没有袜子了。    

高月：没有袜子？你开玩笑吧？    

安娜：真的，袜子都洗了。    

高月：买几双新袜子吧。   

安娜：嗯，好吧。 

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There's no wind today. Li Yang finds the room stuffy and his wife agrees. He suggests a walk...

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李阳：今天房间里很闷，你有没有觉得？    

妻子：对！我也觉得。今天没有风。    

李阳：要不，我们出去走走吧。  

妻子：行，出去透透气。   

李阳：嗯，走一走会觉得好一点。   

妻子：走，去透透气。 

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Something smells soooo good in the kitchen! And it is coming from Anna's cooking...

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高月：哇，厨房好香啊！    

安娜：来，看我做了什么好菜。    

高月：哇～好香好香！可以开饭了吗？    

安娜：再等十分钟！    

高月：好的。那我去拿筷子和碗。    

安娜：好。我们今天可以吃早一点。 

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Gao Yue asks Anna how long she has been in China and whether she likes it...

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高月：哎？你来中国多久了？ 

安娜：我来中国差不多三个月了。 

高月：三个月了？喜欢吗？ 

安娜：非常喜欢！ 

高月：最喜欢中国什么？ 

安娜：嗯......中国菜！哈哈 

高月：哈哈，还有吗？ 

安娜：还有和中国人说中文。 

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Gao Jin notices his brother Gao Yue is tired and asks about his sleep....

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高进：你又困了？昨天晚上没睡觉吗？    

高月：睡了，昨晚很早我就睡觉了。    

高进：几点？    

高月：晚上十一点半。    

高进：那也不早。你是几点起床的？    

高月：我是六点起床的。   

高进：没有八小时啊！ 

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Anna says she feels sleepy for no reason. Gao Yue playfully builds suspense, then delivers a cheesy but sweet joke......

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安娜：哎呀，我很困！    

高月：困？为什么？    

安娜：不知道。    

高月：啊，我知道！    

安娜：为什么？    

高月：因为......   

安娜：快说快说！   

高月：昨天晚上你在我的心里跑了一个晚上。    

安娜：哈哈哈～ 

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Yu Qing’s date notices she isn’t carrying her backpack. She explains that it wouldn’t look good with her dress...

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约会对象：你今天怎么没带背包？
雨晴：因为我穿了裙子，所以带背包不好看。
约会对象：啊，对。我第一次看你穿裙子，真好看。
雨晴：谢谢啊，天气热了，以后我会常常穿裙子。我不喜欢穿裤子。
约会对象：为什么？
雨晴：穿裤子比穿裙子舒服多了。
约会对象：啊，我希望我也能穿裙子。
雨晴：哈哈，你是苏格兰人就可以。

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Gao Yue meets Anna and asks where she’s from. She says she’s from the UK, and Gao Yue compliments her Chinese...Original text:

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高月：你好啊！问一下，你是哪国人？  

安娜：你好，我是英国人。  

高月：啊，你的汉语真好。  

安娜：谢谢，我学了三年了。  

高月：太好了，我叫高月。你呢？  

安娜：我中文名字叫安娜。 

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Gao Yue compliments Anna on her Chinese. She explains she wants to work in China and make Chinese friends......Original text:

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高月：哇，你的中文很好。 

安娜：谢谢，我学了三年了。 

高月：你为什么想学中文？ 

安娜：我想来中国工作， 

高月：太好啦。 

安娜：我也想和中国人交朋友。 

高月：我可以是你朋友吗？  

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Li Yang asks his wife about this month’s water bill and points out they were away for ten days, so it should be lower...

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李阳：这个月的水费多少钱？
妻子：我没看，和平时差不多吧？
李阳：不会，这个月我们有十天都没在家。记得吗？
妻子：喔，对对对。那会比平时少一点。
李阳：嗯，你到时候看看。我想会少一半吧？
妻子：我看看，到时候我告诉你。

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Anna tells Gao Yue she wants to go out for a walk. Gao Yue offers to join her, asking if she’s in a bad mood...

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安娜：亲爱的，我出去一下。
高月：这么晚了，你去哪里？
安娜：我想出去走走，有点闷。
高月：我陪你一起去吧。我们一起走走，怎么样？
安娜：好啊。那更好。
高月：你心情不好吗？
安娜：没有，我就是一天都没出去了。工作久了就闷。

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Anna and Gao Yue talk about their heights. Anna guesses Gao Yue is...Original text:

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安娜：你多高？ 

高月：你觉得我多高？ 

安娜：嗯......一米八五？ 

高月：哈哈，差不多。我一米八三。 

安娜：啊，你猜我多高？ 

高月：你？不高不矮，我正喜欢。 

安娜：我差不多一米六。

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Invisible gender discrimination, like sexual harassment, subtly affects women daily. Repeated low-level threats create stress, alter brain function, and increase long-term risks of depression and anxiety. What can we do for this？

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在许多社会中，性别歧视往往被理解为明显的排斥或制度性不公，但更普遍、也更难被察觉的，是日常生活中无处不在的“隐性性别歧视”。性骚扰正是这种隐性歧视中最常见、也最具破坏性的一种表现形式。它并不总是以暴力出现，更多时候是一句不合时宜的评论、一次令人不适的注视，或是在公共空间中反复发生的骚扰行为......

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Anna points out a large stain on the wall and asks Gao Yue what happened the night before. Gao Yue admits it probably happened while playing games with friends after drinking too much.

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安娜：你醒啦？昨天晚上你和朋友们做了什么？你看！墙上的这些污渍。

高月：哎呀，我都没注意。一定是和我朋友们玩游戏的时候弄的。

安娜：你不记得吗？这么大一块污渍。哈哈哈，别装了。

高月：真的不记得了。可能我们都喝太多了，大家都有些醉了。看上去应该是啤酒污渍。

安娜：好吧，算了。怎么办呢？不知道能不能去掉这些污渍。不然，我们就有麻烦了。

高月：别担心，交给我吧。啤酒污渍不难去掉。或者，我可以重新粉刷一下这里。

安娜：好吧，那我就不管了。下次小心啊！

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Li Yang’s wife worries that the roast chicken they just ate might be undercooked. Soon She realises her fear might be coming from a past severe food poisoning incident, and jokingly considers never eating chicken again.

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妻子：你觉得我们刚刚吃的那个烤鸡熟了吗？

李阳：熟了吧？你觉得肚子不舒服吗？

妻子：没有。就是问问。我吃的时候觉得鸡肉中间很软。

李阳：别担心。那是腌过的鸡肉，煮熟了也很软的。你知道的。你这是心理作用。

妻子：嗯，好吧。我多想了。哎，‘一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳’。就是我的那次非常严重的食物中毒害的，每次我在外面吃鸡肉都会担心。

李阳：嗯，我知道。那次你的食物中毒是很严重，是救护车来抬你去医院急救的。

妻子：别说了别说了。说起我就起鸡皮疙瘩。要不，我以后再也不吃鸡肉了吧。

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During a date, Yu Qing and her date talk about zodiac signs. While neither of them truly believes in astrology, they agree it’s a useful icebreaker. They discuss how relying too much on zodiac labels can oversimplify people and limit personal growth.

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约会对象：你相信星座吗？你是什么座的？

雨晴：哈哈哈，你相信吗？我半信半疑吧。不全信。我是狮子座。

约会对象：真的吗？我听说狮子座的人很爱表现，很自信。嗯, 不太像你。

雨晴：是吗？那不是很准，对吧。有些性格是后天形成的，不全是由星座决定的。不过，我的一个朋友就非常信星座，去约会也要先问约会对象是什么星座，然后查看他们的星座合不合。哈哈哈。你不会跟我朋友一样吧？

约会对象：嗯，我其实也不是很信。不过这个是一个不错的聊天话题，哈哈哈。用这个话题来破冰挺好的。而且，如果一个人很信星座的话，容易给自己和他人贴标签。比如：“啊，我是这个星座的，所以我就是这样的人，改不了。”还有刚刚你说你的那个朋友，约会前看星座合不合适再决定去不去赴约的就有点极端了。毕竟，像你说的，性格还是可以改变的。

雨晴：嗯，是。我同意。所以……你是什么星座的呢？

约会对象：我是金牛座。一般说这个星座的人很踏实，能吃苦，不太爱表达。

雨晴：是你吗？

约会对象：我觉得挺符合我现在的状态的。不过，这可能是巧合。

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Yu Qing and her roommate watch birds flying south to escape the cold. Envious of their freedom, Yu Qing wishes she could fly too. when asked where she would go, she sweetly says...

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同屋：你看， 天上好多鸟啊！

雨晴：哇，它们都往一个方向飞，不知道它们要去哪里。

同屋：它们向南飞，这里太冷了。哈哈

雨晴：要是我也能飞就好了。

同屋：要是你能飞，你想飞去哪里？

雨晴：我想飞回家，飞到妈妈怀里。

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Anna and Gao Yue are excited about potato chips with Chinese cuisine flavors. They spot one flavored like Lao Gan Ma and another with Sichuan flavor. They decide to buy and try all！

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安娜：哈哈，你看这个！太有意思啦。

高月：啊，老干妈口味的薯片。哈哈。你也知道老干妈吗？

安娜：我非常喜欢！我们要不要尝尝这个口味的薯片？

高月：好啊。你喜欢我们就买。这还有四川口味的薯片呢，你看。

安娜：真的耶。都是中国菜口味的薯片。我们都买来试试吧。

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More people are turning to AI for emotional and dating advice, seeking rational, nonjudgmental responses that friends or family may not provide. While AI can provide short-term relief, overreliance may weaken real communication skills and emotional self-reflection.

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As the end of the month approaches, Gao Jin can’t hide his excitement as payday is almost here! He admits to Gao Yue that he’s someone who spends all his salary every month - a “moonlight clan” member.

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安娜：你在想什么？

高月：我在想今晚我们吃什么好？

安娜：不用想了，我们去吃自助火锅吧。你觉得呢？

高月：自助火锅？

安娜：嗯，对。两人行，一人免单。

高月：喔？我怎么不知道。好啊！

安娜：我朋友告诉我的。

高月：我也想吃火锅了！

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Yu Qing checks in with her roommate, who has been staying peacefully on a farm currently. Her roommate loves the quiet solitude. But Yu Qing feels the opposite. She craves conversation and connection. As they talk, they realize how differently they recharge.

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雨晴：在农场的生活怎么样？

同屋：我非常享受这里的生活。感觉特别安静，自由，除了工作的时间，没人打扰我。

雨晴：你交了些新朋友吗？

同屋：没有。你懂的。我不擅长交朋友。我觉得一个人待着挺舒服的。

雨晴：我正好相反。越安静我觉得越空。有时候一整天不和别人说话，心里就发慌。你不在的这段时间，我可孤单死了。

同屋：我知道。我们就是感受力很不同的两个人。对我来说，独处时充电。我一定要有自己独处的时间。

雨晴：真羡慕你能这样。我不敢想我一个人在你那种农场待那么久。一想就孤单。

同屋：哈哈，你靠热闹补充能量。快让你的约会对象带你出去玩玩，感受一下热闹啊。

雨晴：啊，我正想说呢。我和上次跟你提到的那个哥哥去看脱口秀了。我们都特别喜欢。这段时间我们约了几次会，感觉挺好的。

同屋：那不就很好？可是你要分清楚啊。你是不是因为感到孤单才喜欢跟他出去玩的？这个也能影响你的感受力。

雨晴：我知道。哈哈。

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Anna overhears some people gossiping about her body and feels deeply upset. Though she wants to confront them, she holds back and later regrets it, turning her anger inward.

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安娜：在吗？跟你抱怨一件事！刚才我听到走在我后面的人一直在说我，评价我的身材怎么怎么样，真是太过分了。

张丽：真是太过分了！你有没有回怼她们？

安娜：没有。我本来想的，可是又怕场面太尴尬。但是现在后悔了，一直在想当时为什么没有怼回去！所以现在我是对自己当时的软弱生气！

张丽：哈哈，那就是你的不对了。你不能拿别人的错误来惩罚自己吧？你这样就是典型的“内耗”。

安娜：内耗？

张丽：对啊，就是你的情绪不能好好地消化掉，一直在脑子里想啊想啊，耗费自己的精力和脑力。

安娜：哎，没办法。我就老是在想：当时怼回她们一句，给她们点颜色看看。

张丽：哈哈，那现在是在脑子里自己在和自己吵架，很伤神的。你知道怎么防止内耗吗？要不，你就当时怼回去，要不，你就当她们放了一个屁，不用理她们。这样不会“内耗”。

安娜：嗯，你说的对，不然越想越难受。算了算了！

张丽：我们不是有句话说：别和这种人一般见识！ 也就是说：狗咬了你，难道你还要咬回去？

安娜：哈哈哈。这个有意思。谢谢你当我的情绪顾问。我现在感觉好多了。

张丽：没事。

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Gao Yue checks in on Anna’s first day working from home. Anna finds it enjoyable, especially being able to eat at home. Gao Yue teases that after a week, she might feel different.

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高月：怎么样？在家工作的第一天。

安娜：很棒！没什么不好的。

高月：不会觉得无聊？

安娜：不会啊。还可以在家吃饭，多好！

高月：不错。等一个星期后看你怎么说。

安娜：啊，你觉得我会觉得无聊吗？

高月：嗯。我是过来人。

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Yu Qing and her friend chat about a portable juicer that Yu Qing discovered on Xiaohongshu. Their friendly chat turns into a light reflection on how good quality and smart marketing must go hand in hand. Even “good wine” needs a bit of buzz！

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朋友：哇，你在喝什么？看起来就很健康。是果蔬汁吗？

雨晴：是的，好眼光！我最近在小红书被种草了一款便捷式榨汁机。它超级好用。我现在几乎每天都用它来榨各种果蔬。

朋友：哇！那太棒啦！操作起来麻烦吗？

雨晴：非常简单。有手就会。而且，价格也很实惠。比起去外面买现成的，自己榨的又放心又便宜。

朋友：我都被你种草啦。

雨晴：快下手，要不要我把链接发给你？

朋友：嗯嗯，可以发给我看看。哈哈。这个品牌应该请你做代言人。

雨晴：哈哈，好的产品自带广告效应。口碑好才是品牌的成功之道。

朋友：对啊。还是那句话：“酒香不怕巷子深”，好的东西藏得再深也会被发现。

雨晴：嗯，不过我也是在他们的直播间看到他们打广告才买的。现在这个时代也许需要两者结合才能走得长远。既要产品好，也要有一定的营销方法。

朋友：哎，不愧是在市场部工作的。看这些问题还是深一些。

雨晴：没有，这有什么深的？！哈哈哈，话说，链接发给你啦，你自己看着买吧。别被我影响太多啦。我会天天用，因为我喜欢果蔬汁，但是我感觉你好像对果蔬汁不是那么感冒。

朋友：我看看。

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Normally, Anna doesn’t drink coffee. But her colleague bought one for her, and she felt too embarrassed to refuse...

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安娜：啊，我很困，但睡不着。

高月：为什么睡不着？

安娜：今天下午我喝了一杯咖啡。

高月：哎？你一般不喝咖啡的啊。今天怎么了？

安娜：我的同事帮我买了一杯，我不好意思说我不喝。

高月：哎哟，你要学会说“不”。

安娜：现在知道了。

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Anna still feels uneasy about people gossiping about her and gaining weight. Gao Yue comforts her, saying self-love means accepting both the “slim” and “chubby” versions of herself. Anna sighs, “Easier said than done".

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高月：怎么了？一直皱着眉头？有什么心事？

安娜：哎，也没有大事。前两天我跟张丽聊天，说起我听到别人在背后评价我身材的事。虽然张丽已经开导过我了，我还是偶尔会想起来。

高月：啊，那件事啊。

安娜：对啊。我知道我不应该再想了。这是“内耗”。 可是我发现最近我确实长胖了许多，每次看到镜子里的自己，都觉得自己不够好。

高月：我理解你的焦虑。你知道吗？我很喜欢你的真诚，在我面前不害怕承认自己的脆弱。其实，你只需要好好地爱自己就好了。每个人的外貌都会变化。但是，胖的你也是你，瘦的你也是你，胖和瘦都是你。你不需要以一个固定的模式生长。你这样要求自己是在和自己过不去。

安娜：嗯。不内耗？

高月：对啊。你知道一个人不内耗的最高境界是什么吗？是和自己和解，和周围的一切和解。

安娜：说起来容易做起来难。道理都懂，但是做起来不容易。

高月：我知道。这不是一下子就能做到的。这个是一个需要花一辈子来修炼的能力。

安娜：啊～～～

高月：但是现在我们可以做的第一步就是：放下”应该“，感受”那好吧“。

安娜：那好吧！

高月：对啊，那好吧！

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Yu Qing’s date asks if she’s free. She teasingly guesses he wants to ask her out, and he replies playfully, “That goes without saying!” They agree to meet up.

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约会对象： 你今天下班后有事吗？

雨晴：嗯……没什么事。怎么啦？你想约我出去吗？

约会对象：那还用说？哈哈。可以吗？

雨晴：可以是可以。不知道今晚天气怎么样  …..

约会对象：如果天气不好，我们可以呆在室内。看电影什么的。

雨晴：行吧。那我们见面再说吧。

约会对象：好！

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Yu Qing can’t stop talking about her new favorite sport! Zhang Li is surprised at first, but then realizes: “Oh! That’s super popular in China lately!”

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安娜：你在想什么？

高月：我在想今晚我们吃什么好？

安娜：不用想了，我们去吃自助火锅吧。你觉得呢？

高月：自助火锅？

安娜：嗯，对。两人行，一人免单。

高月：喔？我怎么不知道。好啊！

安娜：我朋友告诉我的。

高月：我也想吃火锅了！

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During a move, Anna realizes just how much stuff she’s accumulated over the years. She admits it’s hard to part with things while Gao Yue introduces her to “断舍离”/’the art of letting go of unnecessary items.

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安娜：哎，我怎么会有这么多东西啊！这次搬家真是让我认识到了。

高月：哈哈，这个抽屉里有什么，我看看。哇，这么多纪念品？

安娜：是啊。都是大学时候的纪念品。虽然毕业都好多年了。但是我到现在去哪儿都还带着。

高月：嗯。我能理解。有纪念意义的东西确实很难“断舍离”。

安娜：“断舍离”？

高月：对啊。就是“戒掉不需要的东西，扔去多余的，离开对物品的执念”。

安娜：啊。原来这就是“断舍离”。那我还不能很好地“断舍离”。我有很多东西都舍不得扔。虽然也不知道自己什么时候能再用到，但是就是每次都觉得“以后可能会用到”。

高月：那就是“断舍离”最大的敌人。不过，像纪念品这种东西，确实是有价值的。但是像那些旧衣服啊，旧鞋子啊，超过两个月我没用过的我就会处理掉了。

安娜：嗯，家里少一点东西确实轻松不少。这次我是体会到了。

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Gao Yue is wondering what to eat for dinner. Anna suggests going for all-you-can-eat hotpot, mentioning there’s a “two people, one eats free” promotion.

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安娜：你在想什么？

高月：我在想今晚我们吃什么好？

安娜：不用想了，我们去吃自助火锅吧。你觉得呢？

高月：自助火锅？

安娜：嗯，对。两人行，一人免单。

高月：喔？我怎么不知道。好啊！

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高月：我也想吃火锅了！

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After meeting a potential roommate, Zhang Li feels something is off. She and Anna talk it over and come to the same conclusion：when it comes to choosing a roommate, it’s better to have none than to have the wrong one.

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安娜：喂？怎么样？昨天你和那个去你那里看房的人见了吗？聊得怎么样？

张丽：见是见了。她人倒是挺礼貌的，就是….感觉有点奇怪。

安娜：奇怪？怎么奇怪？

张丽：说不上来。她特别安静，一整场我感觉我在自言自语。她就偶尔简单地回答一下我的问题。

安娜：啊，那确实挺尴尬的。她也许是内向的性格？

张丽：可能是。而且她说她平时喜欢一个人待着，看看书，听听音乐什么的。

安娜：那你们性格住在一起可能不太合适啊。你那么活波开朗的一个人，如果你的室友是一个很“闷”的人，那你也得跟着“闷”。不是吗？

张丽：嗯，这就是我的担心。毕竟我们要住在一起，抬头不见低头见。如果这个人太“冷淡”，会有点不舒服。她在的时候，我会有点不能做自己。

安娜：嗯，合租最重要的是“合得来”。

张丽：对啊。不然气氛太尴尬了。

安娜：你再多等等吧，一定会有更合适的。毕竟是家里，住得舒服很重要。

张丽：是啊。宁缺毋滥！

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Anna is frustrated because her phone battery is almost dead, even though it was fully charged in the morning. Gao Yue points out it’s time for a new one since old phones drain battery quickly.

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安娜：啊！受不了了。手机又快没电了。

高月：又没电了？早上还是满电的。

安娜：对啊，一下子就没电了。

高月：你的手机用了多久了？

安娜：四五年了。

高月：换一个新的吧，旧手机总是要充电。
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对话原文：

安娜：最近你爸妈还催你结婚吗？

张丽：哎，催得我都怕接电话了！哈哈，没有没有，夸张了一点。但是他们还是会时不时问。哎！

安娜：都怎么说呢？

张丽：每次都说“隔壁谁谁谁都生二胎啦。你还在磨蹭什么？”或者“你不结婚，到时候老了怎么办？”

安娜：你也别怪他们，我听说在中国他们那一代人就是觉得人过了三十岁就应该已经“成家立业”了，特别是女人。

张丽：我知道啊。可是婚姻不是任务，是选择。我不想将就。

安娜：嗯，现在中国离婚率那么高，我看就是有很多年轻人受不了父母的压力，潦潦草草就结婚了吧。这样的婚结得快，散得也快。

张丽：对啊，这种事情不能强求。感情需要顺其自然。我真羡慕你们，在英国，你们不会被催婚吧？

安娜：不会。我们没有这方面的压力。但是其实家里面不催，自己还是会有一点压力，不会完全没有压力。特别是如果你想要孩子的话，时间不等人，我们的生物钟不会等我们。哎！做女人真难。

张丽：你以后想要孩子吗？

安娜：我其实都可以。关键要看两人一起的想法。我要也可以，不要也可以。不过我觉得，如果要孩子的话，也一定要等到准备好了才行。

张丽：嗯，要为孩子负责，也是为自己负责。结婚也是啊，我们要为自己负责，而不是为别人的期待而活。

安娜：嗯，同意。哎？上次和你跳舞的那个青梅竹马怎么样了？你们有再约吗？

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 比如，喝热水就是最典型的例子。无论春夏秋冬，中国人几乎每人都喜欢喝温热的水。年轻人可能在办公室放一个保温杯，泡一些红枣、枸杞，或者冲泡概念茶、中药饮品。老一辈的人冬天则习惯白开水或姜茶来暖身；夏天则煮绿豆汤或泡菊花茶降火。

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 这种根据季节选择食物的习惯，在中国被称为“顺应四季”，体现了人们对养生的细致理解。除了饮食习惯， 周末或者晚上，你可能会看到很多人去公园散步，跳广场舞、打太极或练气功，这些活动不仅锻炼身体，也能让人放松心情。所以，如果你留意，就会发现养生已经融入中国人的日常生活。

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对话原文：

高月：哎，今天我们点什么好呢？

安娜：点些清淡的吧。天气太热了。

高月：好啊。要不来份凉皮？再加个酸梅汤？

安娜：好啊。不过凉皮吃不太饱吧？

高月：你又不是大胃王。能吃那么多吗？

安娜：我们再点个烤冷面吧，咋们可以分着吃。

高月：可以。我来看看。

安娜：哎，我听说最近很多个外卖平台都有优惠活动。你看看能不能领个优惠卷再点。

高月：嗯，看到啦。我领了一些满四十减十的优惠券。我们可以尽情地点。

安娜：太棒啦！去了这次露营给我馋坏了。还是城市里面方便。想吃什么随时都可以吃到。

高月：嗯，我就知道你想念吃的。还是大大的吃货一枚。

安娜：是是是。点了吗点了吗？我都快饿得不行了。

高月：快了快了。马上下单，现在下单大概半小时就能送达。我还给我们点的都加辣了。可以吧？

安娜：当然。你知道我是“无辣不欢”的。

高月：点好啦。我们要不要一边选个电影一边等外卖？待会选好电影，吃的就到了！我们就可以边看电影边吃东西。

安娜：嗯。我喜欢你这个想法。