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Passage Two
短文二
How often do you say to people "I'm busy" or "I haven't got time for that,"
你經(jīng)常對別人說“我很忙”或者“我沒有時間”。
It's an inevitable truth that all of us live a life in the fast lane, even though we know that being busy is not always particularly healthy.
雖然我們知道忙碌不健康，但是我們過著快節(jié)奏的生活，這是一個無法逃避的事實。
Growing up in New Zealand, everything was always calm and slow.
在新西蘭長大，一切都平靜而緩慢。
People enjoyed the tranquility of a slower pace of life.
人們享受著慢節(jié)奏生活帶來的寧靜。
after I moved to Tokyo and lived there for a number of years,
但當(dāng)我搬到東京住了幾年之后，
I got used to having a pile of to-do lists, and my calendar always looked like a mess, with loads of things to do written across it.
我已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了總是有一堆的事情需要去做，我的日歷看上去總是亂糟糟的，因為上面標(biāo)記了一大堆需要做的事情。
I found myself filling my time up with endless work meetings and social events, rushing along as busy as a bee.
我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己把時間都用在沒完沒了的工作會議和社交活動上，忙得像蜜蜂一樣。
Then, one day, I came across a book called In Praise of Slowness and realized that being busy is not only detrimental,
然后，有一天，我讀到一本名為In Praise of Slowness的書意識到忙碌不僅致命，
but also has the danger of turning life into an endless race.
而且將生活變成無休止的賽跑，
So I started practicing the various practical steps mentioned by the author in the book,
因此我開始按照作者在書中講到的步驟改變生活方式。
and began to revolt against the very idea of being too busy.
我開始反對讓生活過于忙碌的想法。
It doesn't mean that my to-do lists no longer exist,
改變生活方式并不是說任務(wù)清單就不存在了
but I've become more aware of the importance of slowing down and making sure that I enjoy the daily activities as I carry them out.
我意識到了慢生活的意義，在做每一件日常小事的時候，都能夠樂在其中。
From now on, when someone asks you how your life is, try responding with words like "exciting and fun" instead of the cultural norm that says "busy."
從現(xiàn)在開始，當(dāng)有人問你的生活怎么樣時，試著用“令人興奮和有趣”而不是用“忙碌”來形容。
See if you experience the tranquility that follows
看看你是否體驗到隨之而來的寧靜。
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
根據(jù)你剛才聽到的短文回答12-15題。
12. What does the speaker think is an inevitable truth?
問題12：說話者認(rèn)為什么是不可避免的真理?
13. What does the speaker say about her life in Tokyo?
問題13：關(guān)于她在東京的生活，說話者說了些什么?
14. What made the speaker change her lifestyle?
問題14：是什么讓說話者改變了她的生活方式?
15. What happened after the speaker changed her lifestyle?
問題15：說話者改變了生活方式后發(fā)生了什么?
