Conversation 1

对话1

It's your birthday next week.

下周是你的生日~dTW93Qo|(nh。

What have you got planned?

你有什么计划?

I'm not sure.

我不确定y8QUBdO.AhCG。

I often feel strange on my birthday.

我生日的时候经常觉得很奇怪N6=DqVR1yZ354,+qg9。

It's like my brain decides to have a crisis.

就像我的大脑出现了危机oYz~_4Zsli)5^-.olV。

It's not entirely unusual to feel anxious or sad around your birthday.

在生日前后感到焦虑或悲伤是很正常的l0VneYm86Cf%!-kH&onf。

Birthdays can tap into a lot of things people worry about, including their achievements in life in the past decade or their accomplishments of the past year.

生日可以反映出人们所担心的很多事情，包括他们在过去十年中取得的成就或过去一年的成就F5Nq.MPknLFxm@M2。

Many begin to search for the meaning of their existence leading to behaviors such as ending or starting a relationship or plans, like starting a vigorous diet or fitness program.

许多人开始寻找他们存在的意义，从而导致结束或开始一段关系或计划，比如开始剧烈饮食或健身计划T7H)]p#b&Q。

I have wonderful friends and I love celebrating their birthdays.

我有很棒的朋友，我喜欢为他们庆祝生日0^.P[M|)fL0DdP。

But I don't like being the center of attention, receiving gifts and having a fuss made.

但我不喜欢成为人们关注的焦点，不喜欢收到礼物，也不喜欢小题大做AyDBDcI23zq&LcD2mo1。

It seems to trigger a type of social anxiety.

这似乎引发了一种社交焦虑eM*5@zdlM#c4hPEU@3W。

I think social media too can intensify things as birthdays now play out more publicly.

我认为社交媒体也可以让事情变得更加激烈，因为现在生日的活动更加公开C3R5fa6Bz6tOSgSAQ&W。

Birthday reminders can be helpful, but I kind of worry, I won't be able to drum up my own day and show it to look as exciting as it is supposed to be.

生日提醒是有帮助的，但我有点担心，我无法让自己的日子看起来像应该的那样令人兴奋P)m&F~Hn#j0m。

Well, to deal with the birthday blues, you should not isolate yourself.

嗯，要对付生日忧郁，你不应该孤立自己~qC]v+rBn=0DN。

It's best to gradually face your birthday with people you trust.

最好是逐渐和你信任的人一起面对你的生日azmt6cP_Rvz=fT5B。

That would help you learn self-acceptance or that it's okay to be the focus.

这将帮助你学会自我接受，或者成为焦点也是可以的^!yXds5OP.Y0Noj4LM9X。

Perhaps or I could perceive my birthday as an opportunity to do something for others like asking people to make a donation instead of buying a gift.

也许我可以把我的生日看作是一个为别人做点什么的机会，比如让人们捐款而不是买礼物1uNAq#auk7g3。

Exactly or even simply see your birthday as an opportunity to bring people together for them to have fun.

没错，或者干脆把你的生日看作是一个让大家聚在一起玩的机会+g&,%C,JLL*%Pzw。

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答8 - 11题dOYIhf(2pjlvzo[tEX。

Question 8.

问题8pfp(~[WKGc;kp。

How does the man often feel on his birthday?

这位男士在生日那天通常感觉如何?

Question 9.

问题9,*#eV%D-7)uuZX)D。

What does the woman say many people tend to do on their birthday?

女士说许多人在生日那天倾向于做什么?

Question 10.

问题10eSt4yk~.~+。

What does the man say about birthday celebrations?

关于生日庆祝，男士说了什么?

Question 11.

问题111iH.7rd@bRXiG8Mm^BZ)。

What does the woman suggest the man do about his birthday celebration at the end of the conversation?

在对话的最后，女士建议男士如何庆祝他的生日?