放暑假囉！IT'S TIME FOR SUMMER VACATION
放假應該休養生息，還是持續豐富人生？Is it better to relax or be active during your break?
湯瑪斯：我無法忍受暑假沒做多少具體活動的想法。
史黛西：為什麼？
你不想稍微放鬆一下嗎？
我喜歡什麼計畫都沒有。
湯瑪斯：我不想整天無所事事；我喜歡有很多很多計畫。
史黛西：那對我來說聽起來好有壓力。
湯瑪斯：那很讚！
我旅行結束後，要去打棒球、當志工，還要學一種新語言。
史黛西：哇！
你會把自己弄得精疲力竭的！
返校後，你就沒辦法專注於任何事情了。
湯瑪斯：妳不想擁有更多人生體驗嗎？
史黛西：油盡燈枯倒是很容易，所以我相當重視要有時間休息。
湯瑪斯：當然休息是很重要，可是我們還年輕啊！
整個世界都任我們恣意探索！
史黛西：是啦。
但是我打算慢慢探索。
我沒有要在一個暑假就把事情全部做完！
湯瑪斯：別這樣啦，現在就挑一樣試試！
跳舞、烹飪、繪畫，什麼都可以！
史黛西：我若能放鬆就心滿意足了。
湯瑪斯：妳可以等年紀大了再放鬆啊；年輕時就應該四處走跳嘛。
史黛西：我想好好休息，為秋天時開學做好準備。
湯瑪斯：好吧，如果妳改變心意想做什麼事的話，要跟我說喔！
I can't stand the idea of not doing much during summer vacation.
Why not?
Don't you want to unwind a little? I like having no plans.
I don't want to sit around all day. I like having lots of plans. That sounds stressful to me.
It's great!
After my trip, I'm going to play baseball, volunteer somewhere and learn a new language.
Wow! You'll wear yourself out!
You won't be able to concentrate on anything at
school.
Don't you want more life experiences?
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It's so easy to get burned out, so I value having time
to rest.
Of course rest is valuable, but we're young!
The world is our oyster!
>True.
> But I plan to take my time discovering it.
irue.
But I plan to take my time discovering it.
I'm not doing it all in one summer!
Come on, try something now!
Dancing, cooking, painting, anything!
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I'm just content to relax.
You can do that when you're older.
>We should be out and about while we're young.
I want to rest up for all.
Well, if you change your mind, let me know if you want to do something!
unwind（v.） 把纏繞起來的東西解開來；把上緊的發條鬆開來；放鬆、解開
wind的反義詞
Sophie listens to music to unwind at the end of a hard day. 聽音樂放鬆
Nora had to unwind her scarf before she took it off. 解開圍巾
Alan and Carrie had to unwind the rope they used to tie their camping equipment to the top of their car.
But I plan to take my time discovering it.
volunteer（v.）當義工
Miles volunteers at a school shelter for homeless people. 遊民收容所
David volunteered to help our neighbors move.遊民收容所
volunteer（n.）義工；志工
Miles is a volunteer at a homeless shelter.
I can’t stand….
to sit around
all day
stressful vs.stressed
it causes the stress
to wear oneself out
it means you are so tired, you won’t have energy to do anything else
spread yourself too thin 蠟燭多頭燒
I think you’re spreading yourself too thin. 同時做太多事
spread too thin 戰線拉得太長，每個點的兵力太少；分身乏術的人
concentrate（.）
burn out（ph v.）筋疲力竭；過勞
Nick is afraid his wife is going to burn out because she has been working late every night for months.
If you don’t blow out the candles on your birthday cake soon, they are going to burn out.
Dawn’s car engine got too hot and burned out as she drove over the mountains.
content（adj.）滿足的；知足的
June is presently very content with her job. 對目前的工作非常滿意
Charles is never content with the presents he receives for his birthday.
content（n.）內容【重音在前面】
What content will we be studying in our English class this year.
the world is （one's） oyster
the world is your oyster 世界是某人可盡情揮灑的舞臺
I think the idea with this phrase... the origin is that, you know, you could go anywhere you want, and perhaps on your journey, you will encounter something that Is very valuable like the pearl inside of some oysters.
to take one’s time
it means you’re doing something at your own pace
to take one’s sweet time
Usually if someone says, "Oh, she's taking her sweet time, or he's taking his own sweet time," that gives the impression that the person saying that is kind of impatient and would like the other person to rush a little more.
it means there’s a lot of people waiting for them
sharpen each other
to change your mind
