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Making the Ordinary Life Seem Romantic Part 1

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ID: 4077 Advanced
We are very honored to have the successful columnist, Xiao Yao, from China, share this lesson with us. 肖遥-美学硕士，专栏作家，研究方向：西方美学，巴赫金狂欢理论、福柯后现代主义美学、海德格尔存在哲学、梅洛.庞蒂身体美学; 曾在南方都市报、新华网、南方周末、羊城晚报、华商报、深圳商报、济南时报、郑州晚报、安庆晚报、合肥晚报、华商报、西安晚报、温州商报、温州都市报等全国20多家媒体做专栏，给《中国新闻周刊》、《三联生活周刊》、《读者》等杂志供稿。内容包括职场、亲子、情感等各个方面。 曾发表多篇小说。代表作：中篇小说《灯夜》， 中篇童话《小鸡毛三》,学术论文《林格伦童话的狂欢美学》。 In this lesson, she offers insightful tips regarding the evolution of social media from mere places to socialize into arenas of both hard and soft sales pitches competing for advertising dollars. In Part 1, she encourages us to break from our routine, commercialized lives and to slow down and enjoy life to its fullest.
Mon Jun 11 2018 | Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
其 qí his; her; its
比如 bǐrú for example; for instance; such as
圈里 quānlǐ circle
偷窥 tōukuī to peep; to peek; to act as voyeur
微信朋友圈有其暗黑的一面，比如说满足偷窥、暗恋、自恋、妄想、呓语等多元化癖好。
Wēixìn Péngyouquān yǒu qí ànhēi de yīmiàn ，bǐrúshuō mǎnzú tōukuī 、ànliàn 、zìliàn 、wàngxiǎng 、yìyǔ děng duōyuánhuà pǐhào 。
The WeChat circle of friends has its dark side, such as satisfying voyeurism, having crushes, narcissism, delusions of grandeur and an unlimited selection of interests.
但它之所以成为现代人不可或缺的生活方式，也是因为它有诗意的一面，比如朋友圈里的互相走访
dàn tā zhīsuǒyǐ chéngwéi xiàndàirén bùkěhuòquē de shēnghuó fāngshì ，yě shì yīnwèi tā yǒu shīyì de yīmiàn ，bǐrú Péngyouquān lǐ de hùxiāng zǒufǎng
However, it has become an indispensable lifestyle for modern people because of its poetic aspects, such as mutual visits in a circle of friends.
大多数没有目的没有理由，乘兴而去，未至而归，就像王子 猷雪 夜访戴 安 道一样，“想他她了”这个理由，单纯的就像雪夜的月光。
dà duōshù méiyǒu mùdì méiyǒu lǐyóu ，chéngxìng ér qù ，wèi zhì ér guī ，jiù xiàng fǎng yīyàng ，“xiǎng tā tā le ”zhège lǐyóu ，dānchún de jiù xiàng de yuèguāng 。
Most of them have no purpose and come and go impulsively. It is like the story of the Wang Ziyou visiting Dai Andao on a snowy night; the reason for “missing him or her” is simply like the moonlight of a snowy night.
可是，据说不久的将来，朋友圈可能会消失，不是因为又有了更高级的社交神器，而是朋友圈有可能会逐渐地会被各种微商所覆盖，
kěshì ，jùshuō bùjiǔ de jiānglái ，Péngyouquān kěnéng huì xiāoshī ，búshi yīnwèi yòu yǒu le gèng gāojí de shèjiāo shén qì ，érshì Péngyouquān yǒu kěnéng huì zhújiàn de huì bèi gèzhǒng wēishāng suǒ fùgài ，
However, it is said that in the near future, the circle of friends may disappear, not because there are more advanced social networks, but that the circle of friends may gradually be obscured by various types of commercial promotions.
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