第二百四十五章 活着
news
(q1)who is your favourite celebrity in your country?
虽然我平时并不关注社会新闻或者是其他头条消息，不过就目前而言，国内对我影响最深，也最让我动容的名人是一位博主。虽然是几年前的事情，但是他勇敢地揭发了当时一些戒网瘾学校的不良之处，面对许多人的威胁勇敢指出，那些学校只是在单纯的折磨孩子而已。
although i usually do not pay attention to social news or other headlines， as far as i am concerned， the celebrity in the country who has had the most profound impact on me and moved me the most is a blogger. although it was a few years ago， he bravely exposed the bad aspects of some of the internet addiction schools at that time， bravely pointing out in the face of threats from many people that those schools were simply torturing children.
（q2）
what kind of famous people do you often see in the news?
伴随着现代社会信息的娱乐化，现在最常能够在新闻中看见的并非什么对于社会拥有丰功伟绩的名人，也不是那些领导人，而是各式各样的明星。这挺让人沮丧地说实话，因为那些演戏技术并不好的明星有点风吹草动就会出现在新闻上。
with the modernisation of information and entertainment in our society， nowadays it is not the celebrities or leaders who have done great things for the society that are most often seen in the news， it is the celebrities of all sorts. it's frustrating to be honest， because stars who aren't very good at acting are in the news at the drop of a hat.
（q3）
do you pay attention to famous people in the news?
我并不太喜欢将自身的注意都放在那些名人身上，因为现在大多数有名的人并非什么伟人，大多数只是一些哗众取宠试图一夜暴富的投机分子，或者是那些没有实力的明星。他们占据了太多的网络信息资源，却给不出什么好的反馈。
i don't really like to put all my attention on those celebrities， because most of the famous people nowadays are not great people， most of them are just speculators who try to get rich overnight by clamouring for attention， or those stars who have no power. they take up too much of the internet's information resources and give little good feedback.
（q4）
do you believe that the news about famous people in the media is true?
在过去，我或许会认为大多数都是真的，但是最近，越来越多的明星试图编造假的律师函或者是其他的文件来混淆视听，借此逃避掉自己应该承担的责任。我会把这种目前的现象叫做网络信息的失真性。
in the past， i might have assumed that most of it was true， but lately， more and more celebrities have been trying to fabricate fake lawyer's letters or other documents to confuse the public， and by doing so， they are avoiding their share of responsibility. i would call this current phenomenon the distortion of information on the internet.
（q5）
would you like to be a famous person in the news?
我并不想成为一个经常会被记录在新闻上的名人，这意味着我不会有属于自己的空闲时间，必须时时刻刻都注意自己的言行举止。即便我获得了巨大的成功，但公众人物的影响力和压力都是巨大的，我只想当一个普通人！
i don't want to be a celebrity who will often be recorded in the news， which means i won't have free time to myself and have to watch what i say and do all the time. even though i've had great success， the influence and pressure of being a public figure is immense and i just want to be a normal person!
money
（q1）
do you prefer to save money or spend money?
存钱和花钱都是让人会感到快乐的事情，不过大多数时候我更喜欢看到一个比较喜欢的东西，然后为它存钱，等到钱数抵达一个标准的时候再花出去！这会让人感到一种从内而外的满足感，不仅仅是因为你得到了自己想要的东西，同时还体会到了一种逐渐抵达目标的成就感。
saving and spending money are both pleasurable things to do， but most of the time i prefer to see something i like better， save for it， and then spend it when the amount reaches a standard! it's a satisfying feeling from the inside out， not only because you're getting what you want， but also because you're experiencing a sense of fulfilment as you gradually reach your goal.
（q2）
how do you save money?
在网上我看见过有人会把自己的工资全部从银行卡里取出来变成现金，然后分门别类地放到不同的袋子里以此区分需要花的钱和要存的钱。不过就我个人而言，存钱只需要将一部分钱从微信钱包里转到平时不常用的银行卡里就行了。
i've seen people online who take their entire salary out of their bank card and turn it into cash， and then put it into different bags to differentiate between the money they need to spend and the money they need to save. personally， all i need to do to save money is to transfer some of it from my wechat wallet to a card that i don't normally use.
（q3）
what do you think about payment apps or mobile payments?
我认为这类app以及线上转账交易极大程度上地方便了我们的日常生活，在以往，我出门总需要带一个钱包，为了避免自己外出花钱的时候不能够完成支付。这也就意味着，如果哪天我出门忘记带现金了，那么那天我大概率不会过得太美好，但是现在我只需要带一个手机就能够完成出门！
i think these apps and online money transfer transactions have made our daily lives much easier， in the past i always needed to take a wallet with me when i went out to avoid not being able to pay when i went out to spend money. this also means that if i forget to take cash with me when i go out， i'm probably not going to have a good time that day， but now all i need to do is to take my mobile phone with me and i'm good to go!
（q4）
do you use a credit card to buy things?
通常情况下我不怎么用信用卡，因为信用卡本身是一种超前消费，而我看了太多超前消费导致的悲剧，因为超前消费而无法还款从而选择贷款！而他们的家庭因此变得支离破碎，我觉得我没什么自制力，所以如果不是迫不得已的情况下我大概也不会选择使用信用卡。
i don't usually use credit cards because they are a form of overspending， and i've seen too many tragedies caused by people who overspent and couldn't pay back their debts， so they chose to take out a loan! their families are torn apart， and i don't think i have much self-control， so i probably wouldn't use a credit card if i didn't have to.
（q5）
do you think cash will still be popular in the future?
我认为大概在未来现金不会再流行，毕竟网络支付是如此的便捷实用，除去一部分不太擅长使用电子产品的老年人之外，剩下的人没必要去拒绝这种方式。而且在中国，现在的网络支付已经渗透到了生活的方方面面，我们早已对这种无现金交易的模式习以为常。
i don't think cash will be popular in the future - after all， online payments are so convenient and practical that there's no need for the rest of us to reject them， except for some older people who aren't very good at using electronics. and in china， where online payments have permeated every aspect of life， we've long since bee accustomed to cashless transactions.
social media
(q1)
when did you start using social media?
我记得当我还是一名小学生的时候，腾讯旗下的qq是当时最流行的社交媒体，而我被我的舅妈帮助着注册了一个账号，从此开始了我的网络社交之旅。当时的我并不怎么常用这个软件，因为那个时候的我觉得flash小游戏明显更有意思。
i remember when i was a primary school student， tencent's qq was the most popular social media at that time， and i was helped by my aunt to register an account， and from then on began my online social journey. at that time， i didn't use this software very often， because at that time i thought flash games were obviously more interesting.
（q2）
do you think you spend too much time on social media?
我不认为我在社交媒体上花费了太多的时间，事实上在当今这个现代社会，社交媒体同样也是一种非常重要的社交手段。这类媒体将不同地区的人们链接在一起，共同组建虚拟社区，成为好朋友，这是非常难得的事情。
i don't think i spend too much time on social media， in fact in today's modern world， social media is an equally important means of socialising. this type of media links people from different parts of the world together to form virtual munities and bee good friends， which is a very rare thing.
（q3）
do your friends use social media?
是的，我的大多数朋友们都是社交媒体达人，我和她们也是在互联网上认识的，大多数时候我们都通过社交媒体来进行交流。老一辈或许可能觉得这有些荒谬，我们之间的友情简直一触即溃，但是我们很享受这样。
yes， most of my friends are social media mavens and i met them on the internet and most of the time we municate through social media. the older generation might probably think this is a bit ridiculous and that our friendships are literally touch and go， but we enjoy it.
（q4）
what do people often do on social media?
在我的印象中，人们最常在社交媒体上分享自己的生活，或者是一些他们找到的美图照片。当然在我最常使用的qq空间之中，我的朋友们经常和大家讲述自己的oc（own character），也就是他们的原创角色之间的故事。
as far as i can remember， people most often share their lives on social media， or some beautiful pictures they found. of course， in qq space， which i use most often， my friends often tell people about their ocs (own character)， which is the story between their original characters.
feel bored
(q1)
do you often feel bored?
我并不常感到无聊，在当今社会之中，很少有人会感到无聊，因为我们的手机几乎从来不离手，无事不刻都在接受着碎片化的讯息以此来填补我们的大脑。虽然就科学而言这不太好，但是生活习惯已经养成了。
i don't get bored very often， and in today's society very few people do because we're almost never without our mobile phones， filling our brains with fragmented messages all the time. it's not good science-wise， but it's a habit.
（q2）
when would you feel bored?
虽然我几乎不会感到无聊，但是当我一个人在家，并且所有工作，游戏的每日任务都完成的时候我或许会感受到十分无聊。因为不仅这意味着我的工作都完成了，而且代表着今天的游戏时间也结束了。我或许会看看书来打发这些时间。
although i hardly ever get bored， i might feel very bored when i'm home alone and all my work， gaming daily tasks are done. because not only does this mean that all my work is done， but it also means that gaming time is over for the day. i might read a book to pass the time.
（q3）
what do you do when you feel bored?
当我切实感到无聊的时候，我大概会找一些书来读，毕竟我平日里是一名小说家，看书总归对我来说是没有坏处的。或许很多人觉得应该出门去找朋友一起玩大概是更健康的一种生活态度，但我觉得看书对我来说正好，也不会有社交压力。
when i'm actually bored i'll probably find some books to read， after all i'm a novelist on a regular basis and it never hurts me to read. maybe a lot of people think they should go out and find friends to hang out with probably a healthier approach to life， but i think reading a book is just right for me and there's no pressure to socialise.
（q4）
do you think childhood is boring or adulthood is boring?
我认为这两者之间没有什么比较的必要，毕竟一个人在不同的年龄段所拥有的兴趣和认知都是不同的，就像是大多数小孩子会觉得钓鱼是一件无聊的事情，但是当许多男孩变成中年男人的时候他们又会疯狂地沉迷这种活动。难以理解。
i don't think there is any need to pare the two， after all， the interests and perceptions that a person possesses at different ages are different， just like how most small children would find fishing to be a boring activity， but when many boys turn into middle-aged men they bee crazily obsessed with this activity. it is difficult to understand.
(q1)who is your favourite celebrity in your country?
虽然我平时并不关注社会新闻或者是其他头条消息，不过就目前而言，国内对我影响最深，也最让我动容的名人是一位博主。虽然是几年前的事情，但是他勇敢地揭发了当时一些戒网瘾学校的不良之处，面对许多人的威胁勇敢指出，那些学校只是在单纯的折磨孩子而已。
although i usually do not pay attention to social news or other headlines， as far as i am concerned， the celebrity in the country who has had the most profound impact on me and moved me the most is a blogger. although it was a few years ago， he bravely exposed the bad aspects of some of the internet addiction schools at that time， bravely pointing out in the face of threats from many people that those schools were simply torturing children.
（q2）
what kind of famous people do you often see in the news?
伴随着现代社会信息的娱乐化，现在最常能够在新闻中看见的并非什么对于社会拥有丰功伟绩的名人，也不是那些领导人，而是各式各样的明星。这挺让人沮丧地说实话，因为那些演戏技术并不好的明星有点风吹草动就会出现在新闻上。
with the modernisation of information and entertainment in our society， nowadays it is not the celebrities or leaders who have done great things for the society that are most often seen in the news， it is the celebrities of all sorts. it's frustrating to be honest， because stars who aren't very good at acting are in the news at the drop of a hat.
（q3）
do you pay attention to famous people in the news?
我并不太喜欢将自身的注意都放在那些名人身上，因为现在大多数有名的人并非什么伟人，大多数只是一些哗众取宠试图一夜暴富的投机分子，或者是那些没有实力的明星。他们占据了太多的网络信息资源，却给不出什么好的反馈。
i don't really like to put all my attention on those celebrities， because most of the famous people nowadays are not great people， most of them are just speculators who try to get rich overnight by clamouring for attention， or those stars who have no power. they take up too much of the internet's information resources and give little good feedback.
（q4）
do you believe that the news about famous people in the media is true?
在过去，我或许会认为大多数都是真的，但是最近，越来越多的明星试图编造假的律师函或者是其他的文件来混淆视听，借此逃避掉自己应该承担的责任。我会把这种目前的现象叫做网络信息的失真性。
in the past， i might have assumed that most of it was true， but lately， more and more celebrities have been trying to fabricate fake lawyer's letters or other documents to confuse the public， and by doing so， they are avoiding their share of responsibility. i would call this current phenomenon the distortion of information on the internet.
（q5）
would you like to be a famous person in the news?
我并不想成为一个经常会被记录在新闻上的名人，这意味着我不会有属于自己的空闲时间，必须时时刻刻都注意自己的言行举止。即便我获得了巨大的成功，但公众人物的影响力和压力都是巨大的，我只想当一个普通人！
i don't want to be a celebrity who will often be recorded in the news， which means i won't have free time to myself and have to watch what i say and do all the time. even though i've had great success， the influence and pressure of being a public figure is immense and i just want to be a normal person!
money
（q1）
do you prefer to save money or spend money?
存钱和花钱都是让人会感到快乐的事情，不过大多数时候我更喜欢看到一个比较喜欢的东西，然后为它存钱，等到钱数抵达一个标准的时候再花出去！这会让人感到一种从内而外的满足感，不仅仅是因为你得到了自己想要的东西，同时还体会到了一种逐渐抵达目标的成就感。
saving and spending money are both pleasurable things to do， but most of the time i prefer to see something i like better， save for it， and then spend it when the amount reaches a standard! it's a satisfying feeling from the inside out， not only because you're getting what you want， but also because you're experiencing a sense of fulfilment as you gradually reach your goal.
（q2）
how do you save money?
在网上我看见过有人会把自己的工资全部从银行卡里取出来变成现金，然后分门别类地放到不同的袋子里以此区分需要花的钱和要存的钱。不过就我个人而言，存钱只需要将一部分钱从微信钱包里转到平时不常用的银行卡里就行了。
i've seen people online who take their entire salary out of their bank card and turn it into cash， and then put it into different bags to differentiate between the money they need to spend and the money they need to save. personally， all i need to do to save money is to transfer some of it from my wechat wallet to a card that i don't normally use.
（q3）
what do you think about payment apps or mobile payments?
我认为这类app以及线上转账交易极大程度上地方便了我们的日常生活，在以往，我出门总需要带一个钱包，为了避免自己外出花钱的时候不能够完成支付。这也就意味着，如果哪天我出门忘记带现金了，那么那天我大概率不会过得太美好，但是现在我只需要带一个手机就能够完成出门！
i think these apps and online money transfer transactions have made our daily lives much easier， in the past i always needed to take a wallet with me when i went out to avoid not being able to pay when i went out to spend money. this also means that if i forget to take cash with me when i go out， i'm probably not going to have a good time that day， but now all i need to do is to take my mobile phone with me and i'm good to go!
（q4）
do you use a credit card to buy things?
通常情况下我不怎么用信用卡，因为信用卡本身是一种超前消费，而我看了太多超前消费导致的悲剧，因为超前消费而无法还款从而选择贷款！而他们的家庭因此变得支离破碎，我觉得我没什么自制力，所以如果不是迫不得已的情况下我大概也不会选择使用信用卡。
i don't usually use credit cards because they are a form of overspending， and i've seen too many tragedies caused by people who overspent and couldn't pay back their debts， so they chose to take out a loan! their families are torn apart， and i don't think i have much self-control， so i probably wouldn't use a credit card if i didn't have to.
（q5）
do you think cash will still be popular in the future?
我认为大概在未来现金不会再流行，毕竟网络支付是如此的便捷实用，除去一部分不太擅长使用电子产品的老年人之外，剩下的人没必要去拒绝这种方式。而且在中国，现在的网络支付已经渗透到了生活的方方面面，我们早已对这种无现金交易的模式习以为常。
i don't think cash will be popular in the future - after all， online payments are so convenient and practical that there's no need for the rest of us to reject them， except for some older people who aren't very good at using electronics. and in china， where online payments have permeated every aspect of life， we've long since bee accustomed to cashless transactions.
social media
(q1)
when did you start using social media?
我记得当我还是一名小学生的时候，腾讯旗下的qq是当时最流行的社交媒体，而我被我的舅妈帮助着注册了一个账号，从此开始了我的网络社交之旅。当时的我并不怎么常用这个软件，因为那个时候的我觉得flash小游戏明显更有意思。
i remember when i was a primary school student， tencent's qq was the most popular social media at that time， and i was helped by my aunt to register an account， and from then on began my online social journey. at that time， i didn't use this software very often， because at that time i thought flash games were obviously more interesting.
（q2）
do you think you spend too much time on social media?
我不认为我在社交媒体上花费了太多的时间，事实上在当今这个现代社会，社交媒体同样也是一种非常重要的社交手段。这类媒体将不同地区的人们链接在一起，共同组建虚拟社区，成为好朋友，这是非常难得的事情。
i don't think i spend too much time on social media， in fact in today's modern world， social media is an equally important means of socialising. this type of media links people from different parts of the world together to form virtual munities and bee good friends， which is a very rare thing.
（q3）
do your friends use social media?
是的，我的大多数朋友们都是社交媒体达人，我和她们也是在互联网上认识的，大多数时候我们都通过社交媒体来进行交流。老一辈或许可能觉得这有些荒谬，我们之间的友情简直一触即溃，但是我们很享受这样。
yes， most of my friends are social media mavens and i met them on the internet and most of the time we municate through social media. the older generation might probably think this is a bit ridiculous and that our friendships are literally touch and go， but we enjoy it.
（q4）
what do people often do on social media?
在我的印象中，人们最常在社交媒体上分享自己的生活，或者是一些他们找到的美图照片。当然在我最常使用的qq空间之中，我的朋友们经常和大家讲述自己的oc（own character），也就是他们的原创角色之间的故事。
as far as i can remember， people most often share their lives on social media， or some beautiful pictures they found. of course， in qq space， which i use most often， my friends often tell people about their ocs (own character)， which is the story between their original characters.
feel bored
(q1)
do you often feel bored?
我并不常感到无聊，在当今社会之中，很少有人会感到无聊，因为我们的手机几乎从来不离手，无事不刻都在接受着碎片化的讯息以此来填补我们的大脑。虽然就科学而言这不太好，但是生活习惯已经养成了。
i don't get bored very often， and in today's society very few people do because we're almost never without our mobile phones， filling our brains with fragmented messages all the time. it's not good science-wise， but it's a habit.
（q2）
when would you feel bored?
虽然我几乎不会感到无聊，但是当我一个人在家，并且所有工作，游戏的每日任务都完成的时候我或许会感受到十分无聊。因为不仅这意味着我的工作都完成了，而且代表着今天的游戏时间也结束了。我或许会看看书来打发这些时间。
although i hardly ever get bored， i might feel very bored when i'm home alone and all my work， gaming daily tasks are done. because not only does this mean that all my work is done， but it also means that gaming time is over for the day. i might read a book to pass the time.
（q3）
what do you do when you feel bored?
当我切实感到无聊的时候，我大概会找一些书来读，毕竟我平日里是一名小说家，看书总归对我来说是没有坏处的。或许很多人觉得应该出门去找朋友一起玩大概是更健康的一种生活态度，但我觉得看书对我来说正好，也不会有社交压力。
when i'm actually bored i'll probably find some books to read， after all i'm a novelist on a regular basis and it never hurts me to read. maybe a lot of people think they should go out and find friends to hang out with probably a healthier approach to life， but i think reading a book is just right for me and there's no pressure to socialise.
（q4）
do you think childhood is boring or adulthood is boring?
我认为这两者之间没有什么比较的必要，毕竟一个人在不同的年龄段所拥有的兴趣和认知都是不同的，就像是大多数小孩子会觉得钓鱼是一件无聊的事情，但是当许多男孩变成中年男人的时候他们又会疯狂地沉迷这种活动。难以理解。
i don't think there is any need to pare the two， after all， the interests and perceptions that a person possesses at different ages are different， just like how most small children would find fishing to be a boring activity， but when many boys turn into middle-aged men they bee crazily obsessed with this activity. it is difficult to understand.