Tranquility 寧靜 for Spring 春天

A quiet, peaceful, tranquil scene, composed mainly of gentle blues and serene greens. The greens surround the statue in the background, a Buddha figure in a meditative pose, seated on a platform of bluish rock. The statue’s pose is mirrored by that of the elderly woman in the foreground, seated on a rock island in a patch of green. 這靜謐、祥和、寧靜的景象，主要由柔和的藍色和沉靜的綠色構成。背景中的綠色植物環繞一個打坐的佛像，佛像坐在帶點藍色的平台上。佛像的姿態和前景老婦的身影相呼應，老婦坐在一方綠草中的岩石島上。

The woman is at repose, relaxed and taking time out of her day, resting upon the rock, looking unperturbed, untroubled, composed and undistracted. She steadies herself by leaning against her cane, planted firmly on the green, stable as the rock upon which she sits, just as the youthful trees to either side of the statue are steadied by struts, keeping them firmly in place. She is protected on all sides by the rocks, the cluster on the green patch below and to the side, and above by the Buddha’s platform, forming a protective screen around her. 老婦歇著、放鬆著休息。她坐在石頭上小憩，看來無憂無慮，沉靜而專注。她撐著拐杖穩住身體，拐杖穩穩抵在綠草上，像她坐著的岩石般穩固，如同佛像兩旁的小樹，由支架支撐著，穩固不移。她的四面為石頭所環繞。除了上方的佛像石座，她的身體兩側和腳下的草地上也都有石頭，形成了保護的屏障。

The picture is about tranquility, serenity, calm, quietude, stillness, stability, steadfastness, posture and meditation. 這張圖所呈現的是寧靜、安祥、平靜、寂靜、靜止、安定、堅定、姿態及冥想。

(Paul Cooper, Taipei Times)（台北時報編譯林俐凱譯）

THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DAYS 「心」生病了，該怎麼辦？

Yoga is a very effective technique for combating stress.練瑜伽是舒緩壓力非常有效的方法

生活必備字詞

• mental a. 精神狀態的；心理的

Working out is not only good for your body but your mental health.

• in response (to sth) 作為（對某事的）回應

In response to your letter dated December 13, we regret to tell you that this deal will be canceled. In the past couple of years, taking a few days off to regain a healthy mindset has become more widely accepted. For example, a tweet by an office worker went viral in 2017. In it, an employee shared an email in which she said she was taking a couple of days to rest her worried mind. In response, her boss thanked her. What did the boss thank her for? It was for reminding everyone in the company that mental health is just as important as your physical well-being.

中譯

過去幾年以來，休幾天假來恢復心靈狀態的概念已被更廣泛地接納。就好似 2017 年有一則上班族發的推特推文在網上瘋傳。裡面寫著，一名員工分享了一封電子郵件，說她請了幾天假來讓自己鬱悶的心靈得到休息。她的老闆以感謝她來作為回應。為什麼她的老闆會感謝她呢？這是為了提醒公司裡的每個人，心理健康與身體健康同等重要。