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为什么这些小事会让人感觉如此治愈
Why small tasks feel so therapeutic
Tidying your desk, watering your plants or folding laundry — these household chores are hardly the height of hedonism. Yet I often find myself seeking pleasure and comfort in small repetitive tasks.
整理书桌、给植物浇水、叠衣服——这些家务活根本算不上享乐主义。然而,我却常常发现自己从这些不断重复的小事中寻得乐趣、感到舒适。
As we faced the stresses of the pandemic, many people reported finding renewed interest in looking after their homes as a way of coping with the uncertainty. On YouTube, there’s even a huge audience for videos of other people going about their chores, with millions of views for some of the most popular clips.
不止我是这样的。面临疫情的压力,许多人表示,为了应对不确定性,他们对照顾自己的家重新产生了兴趣。在 YouTube 上,甚至有大量观众观看其他人做家务的视频,其中一些最受欢迎的剪辑视频观看量达到数百万次。
重点词汇
1. therapeutic /θerəˈpjuːtɪk/ 治愈的,使人放松的
Gardening can be very therapeutic.
2. chore / tʃɔː(r)/ 家庭杂务;琐事
We share the domestic chores.
3. hedonism /ˈhedənɪzəm/ 享乐主义
The age of hedonism is being ushered out by a new era of temperance.
4. renew /rɪˈnjuː/ 再次发生
The festival went ahead, despite renewed protests.
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中考阅读七选五 新冠疫苗开发
(2021·浙江萧山·一模)阅读下面有关新冠病毒疫苗接种知识的短文,然后从文后所给的A-F六个选项中选择正确的小标题,将其序号填入1-5题中,使短文意义正确、连贯。其中有一个选项是多余的。
All you need to know about taking COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗)
Vaccines will be used to stop people from getting the COVID-19 virus. China is giving free vaccines to all Chinese people. You might want to know how the vaccines work. Let’s look to get the facts about the new COVID-19 vaccines.
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China now has four COVID-19 vaccines for market use and emergency use. What are the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine? A COVID-19 vaccine might:
• Prevent you from getting COVID-19 or from becoming seriously ill or dying.
• Prevent you from spreading the COVID-19 virus to others and replicating (复制).
• Add to the number of people in the group who are protected from getting COVID-19.
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A COVID-19vaccine may cause strong side effects after ge