Unit3Mylife,mystyle

Experiencetheworld

Listening1

Host: WriterXiaoWeniswithustodaytotalkaboutarisingtrendamongyoungpeople?“slashyouth”.So,Mr.Xiao,whatexactlydoes“slashyouth”mean?

Xiao: Well,what’shappeningisthatmanyyoungpeoplenowhaveadiversesetofskills,andarechoosingtogointomorethanoneprofessiontoapplytheseskills…

Host: So,“slash”meansthattheydomorethanonethingatthesametime?

Xiao: Exactly.Forexample,Iamanengineer/writer.

Host: Youarealsoasoftwareengineer,correct?

Xiao: That’sright.Butthere’snolimittohowmanyslashesyoucanhave.

Host: SoIamareporter/writer/mother/wife/…

Xiao: Haha…usuallyweonlyaddwordsrelatingtoourprofessions!

Host: That’sgood.Itsavesmoneyongettingbusinesscardsprinted!

Xiao: Indeed!

Host: So,whatiscausingthistrend?

Xiao: Ithinktherearemanyfactors.Forone,technologyismuchmoreadvanced,andmakesiteasierforpeopletoworkfromanywhere,anytime.

Host: Isee.Iimaginethatyoungpeople’schangingvaluesalsoplayaroleinit?

Xiao: Definitely.Youngergenerationsarenolongerhappywithdoingthesamejoballtheirlife.Theyseekgreatersatisfactionfromdoingdifferentthingsandapplyingtheirdiverseskills.

Host: So,wouldyousaytheyaretryingtocombinetheirpersonalinterestswiththeirwork?

Xiao: Yes.Ibelieveso.

Listening2

Fortoday’sbookreview,IwanttodiscussapopularnewlifestylebookabouttheDanishconceptof“hygge”.ThereisnodirecttranslationofthewordinEnglish,butaccordingtothewriter,itcanberoughlyunderstoodasthewarm,comfortablefeelingyougetfromenjoyinglife’ssimplepleasures.

Thefirstaspectofhyggedescribedinthebookishomedesign.Danishhomedesignissimple,withsoftcolorsandlotsofnaturalmaterials.

Furnitureisoftencoveredinblanketsandarrangedtomakeiteasyforpeopletorelax.TheDanesalsolovethe