對話 Dialogue
清清：過完年回來上班，我真的有點不太適應，早上起床變得特別困難。
Qīngqing: Guò wán nián huílái shàngbān, wǒ zhēn de yǒudiǎn bú tài shìyìng, zǎoshang qǐchuáng biàn de tèbié kùnnán.
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華華：我懂你。年假每天睡到自然醒，現在一聽到鬧鐘，就很想再多睡一下。
Huáhua: Wǒ dǒng nǐ. Niánjià měitiān shuì dào zìrán xǐng, xiànzài yì tīng dào nàozhōng, jiù hěn xiǎng zài duō shuì yíxià.
清清：而且過年期間吃得比較多，最近覺得褲子好像變緊了。
Qīngqing: Érqiě guònián qíjiān chī de bǐjiào duō, zuìjìn juéde kùzi hǎoxiàng biàn jǐn le.
華華：哈哈，我也是這樣。所以我打算年後開始調整生活作息，慢慢收心。
Huáhua: Hāhā, wǒ yě shì zhèyàng. Suǒyǐ wǒ dǎsuàn nián hòu kāishǐ tiáozhěng shēnghuó zuòxí, màn man shōu xīn.
清清：你是怎麼調整的？我想改變，可是常常沒有動力。
Qīngqing: Nǐ shì zěnme tiáozhěng de? Wǒ xiǎng gǎibiàn, kěshì chángcháng méiyǒu dònglì.
華華：我下班後會去快走，偶爾騎腳踏車，流點汗之後，精神會好很多。
Huáhua: Wǒ xiàbān hòu huì qù kuài zǒu, ǒu’ěr qí jiǎotàchē, liú diǎn hàn zhīhòu, jīngshén huì hǎo hěn duō.
清清：聽起來不錯。不然每天都一直想放假，工作效率真的不太好。
Qīngqing: Tīng qǐlái búcuò. Bùrán měitiān dōu yìzhí xiǎng fàngjià, gōngzuò xiàolǜ zhēn de bú tài hǎo.
華華：沒錯，年後本來就需要一段時間適應，慢慢來比較不會有壓力。
Huáhua: Méi cuò, nián hòu běnlái jiù xūyào yí duàn shíjiān shìyìng, màn man lái bǐjiào bú huì yǒu yālì.
翻譯 Translation
Qingqing: After coming back to work after the New Year, I still haven’t really adjusted. Getting up in the morning has become especially difficult.
Huahua: I get it. During the holiday, I woke up naturally every day. Now when I hear the alarm clock, I just want to sleep a little longer.
Qingqing: And during the New Year, I ate more than usual. My pants have been feeling tight lately.
Huahua: Haha, same here. That’s why I plan to start adjusting my daily routine to slowly get back into it.
Qingqing: How do you do that? I want to change too, but I often lack motivation.
Huahua: After work, I go for brisk walks or occasionally ride a bike. I feel much more energetic after sweating a bit.
Qingqing: That sounds nice. Otherwise, I keep wanting to take a break and I’m really inefficient at work.
Huahua: Exactly. After the New Year, it’s normal to need some time to adjust. Taking it slow feels less stressful.
生詞 Vocabulary
1. 適應 (shìyìng) adapt
2. 困難 (kùnnán) difficulty; difficult
3. 收心 (shōu xīn) refocus; get back into work or study mode
4. 調整 (tiáozhěng) adjust
5. 生活作息 (shēnghuó zuòxí) daily routine
6. 動力 (dònglì) motivation
7. 效率 (xiàolǜ) efficiency
8. 壓力 (yālì) pressure
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