Are there many parks or public gardens where you live (or, in your hometown)?
The town I grew up in has many lush, green parks, both in the centre of the city and further out among residential areas. Much of my childhood was spent in various parks around the city, and I gave them all special names – the Bash Park and Super Girl Park were always my two favourites.
在我長(zhǎng)大的城鎮(zhèn)里有許多蔥翠的公園，在城市中心和離住宅區(qū)較遠(yuǎn)的地方都有。我童年的大部分時(shí)間都在城市各種公園里度過(guò)，我給它們都起了特別的名字——巴什公園和超級(jí)女生公園是我一直很喜歡的兩個(gè)公園。
Do you often (or, ever) go to a park or a (public) garden?
Now I rarely go to the park because I do not have very much free time, but whenever I have a friend visiting me during their vacation, I make sure to take them to my favourite parks around Beijing, which include many of the famous historical sites popular among tourists.
現(xiàn)在我很少去公園因?yàn)槲覜](méi)有很多空閑時(shí)間，但是每當(dāng)我朋友在他們的假期來(lái)看我時(shí)，我肯定會(huì)帶他們?nèi)ケ本┲車(chē)蚁矚g的公園，其中包括許多游客喜歡的歷史景點(diǎn)。
What do other people do in parks or gardens?
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I often notice many large groups of people dancing or exercising during the rare moments I visit or simply walk past parks and gardens. Open spaces on campuses and near apartment blocks are used in similar ways; hordes of people gather and follow aerobics classes or perform traditional dances. Depending on the time of day, spontaneous T’ai Chi classes can also be seen occurring in China’s parks and gardens.
當(dāng)我少有地參觀或者路過(guò)公園和花園時(shí)，我經(jīng)常注意到有一大群人在那跳舞或運(yùn)動(dòng)。在校園和附近的公寓樓的開(kāi)放空間也是一樣;成群結(jié)隊(duì)的人們聚集在一起，跟著跳有氧健身課程或表演傳統(tǒng)舞蹈。根據(jù)時(shí)間，(有時(shí))還可以在中國(guó)的公園或者花園里看到自發(fā)組織的太極拳課程。
What do you like to do when you go to a park or a public garden?
Whenever I go to a park nowadays, I aim to go on a nice, sunny day when it is not raining outside. I spend several hours preparing to go, by making a picnic of breads, meats, dips and fruits. Sometimes I take a flask of hot tea or coffee if it is a cold day. Then I sit outdoors with my friends, while chatting and enjoying the beautiful view.
現(xiàn)在每當(dāng)我去公園，我都會(huì)在一個(gè)外面不下雨的大晴天去。我花幾個(gè)小時(shí)的時(shí)間去準(zhǔn)備，制作野炊的面包，肉，蘸料和水果。有時(shí)如果天氣冷的話我會(huì)帶一小瓶熱茶或者是咖啡。然后我和我朋友坐在外面,一邊聊天一邊享受美景。
What do you think are the functions of parks and public gardens?
I think parks are extremely functional as public spaces, which are very necessary for an active, sociable society. China’s parks enable groups of people to meet, exercise, socialize and conduct other group activities. A prosperous people are a social people – without parks and free, open public spaces in which to gather, I believe the Chinese people would not be nearly so sociable, happy and successful.
我認(rèn)為公園作為公共空間是極其有用的，它對(duì)于一個(gè)活躍的社交的社會(huì)是非常必要的。中國(guó)的公園使不同的人聚集在一起，鍛煉，參加社交活動(dòng)并且組織其他的團(tuán)隊(duì)活 動(dòng)。成功的人是愛(ài)社交的人---沒(méi)有可以聚會(huì)的公園和免費(fèi)開(kāi)放的公共場(chǎng)所的話，我相信中國(guó)人不會(huì)這么善于交際，快樂(lè)和成功。