Making the Ordinary Life Seem Romantic Part 1
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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.
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 微信Péngyouquān 朋友圈yǒu 有qí 其ànhēi 暗黑de 的yīmiàn 一面bǐrúshuō 比如说mǎnzú 满足tōukuī 偷窥ànliàn 暗恋zìliàn 自恋wàngxiǎng 妄想yìyǔ 呓语děng 等duōyuánhuà 多元化pǐhào 癖好
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 但tā 它zhīsuǒyǐ 之所以chéngwéi 成为xiàndàirén 现代人bùkěhuòquē 不可或缺de 的shēnghuó 生活fāngshì 方式yě 也shì 是yīnwèi 因为tā 它yǒu 有shīyì 诗意de 的yīmiàn 一面bǐrú 比如Péngyouquān 朋友圈lǐ 里de 的hùxiāng 互相zǒufǎng 走访
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 大duōshù 多数méiyǒu 没有mùdì 目的méiyǒu 没有lǐyóu 理由chéngxìng 乘兴ér 而qù 去wèi 未zhì 至ér 而guī 归jiù 就xiàng 像 王子 猷 雪 夜fǎng 访 戴 安 道yīyàng 一样xiǎng 想tā 他tā 她le 了zhège 这个lǐyóu 理由dānchún 单纯de 的jiù 就xiàng 像 雪夜de 的yuèguāng 月光
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 可是jùshuō 据说bùjiǔ 不久de 的jiānglái 将来Péngyouquān 朋友圈kěnéng 可能huì 会xiāoshī 消失búshi 不是yīnwèi 因为yòu 又yǒu 有le 了gèng 更gāojí 高级de 的shèjiāo 社交shén 神qì 器érshì 而是Péngyouquān 朋友圈yǒu 有kěnéng 可能huì 会zhújiàn 逐渐de 地huì 会bèi 被gèzhǒng 各种wēishāng 微商suǒ 所fùgài 覆盖
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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