[翻译]美国年轻人这样表达“放松”
<p>1. <span word="Veg">Veg</span></p><p><span word="Veg">Veg</span>是<span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>的简略形式。<span word="Vegetable">Vegetable</span>是蔬菜，长在地上的蔬菜是不能自由活动的，它静静地呆在原地不动。表面看来蔬菜被动呆板，但换个角度来想它们倒也活得悠闲自在。<span word="Veg">Veg</span>可引申为&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;什么也不干，什么也不想，完完全全地放松休息。例如：</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="over">over</span>! <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="andveggingthis">andveggingthis</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="deadlines">deadlines</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p>我真高兴这个星期总算快过完了，这周的事情实在太多了。所以周末我准备待在家，什么也不干，我甚至不会去想下周要截止的那些工作。</p><p><span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="exhausted">exhausted</span>! <span word="A">A</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="awake">awake</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="toveg">toveg</span>-- <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p><p>我一整天都在办公室里东奔西走，累死了！喝一整壶咖啡都没法让我提起精神，我要直接回家休息，可能看一下电视就上床睡觉了。</p><p>2. <span word="Chill">Chill</span></p><p><span word="Chill">Chill</span>这个词通常跟冷有关，既可以是身体上的冷感也可以是情绪上的冷静，例如：</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="no">no</span>! <span word="Mom">Mom</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="tochilland">tochilland</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="her">her</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>.</p><p>糟了！妈妈看到我们打破玻璃窗会大发脾气的，我们要倒霉了。我们一定要冷静下来好好想一想，可以编出一套什么话来跟她解释，让她别那么生气。</p>
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