【2023-12-15 PT】《Fantastic Winter》

                                                                                                 Party Time

Selena: Hi, guys. How is everything going? Even though one of the 24 Solar terms—heavy snow is gone. The weather in Fuzhou is still quite warm. However, a few days later, the temperature in Fuzhou will drop significantly, and the real winter will come again. So, I am really curious about your favorite food in the cool days and what would you do to enhance the sense of happiness in winter?

Bunny: In winter, I’d like to drink some soup things, such as rice noodles, hot pot and so on. Feel that winter is all about drinking hot soup! Imagine that in a cold winter night, the freezing cold wind is howling outside while I am having fun with friends in a bustling hotpot restaurant or sitting idly with the family at home with a bowl of hot soup. Nothing could be better than that in winter! By the way, I love to eat sugar gourd and marshmallows as well. These two snacks in winter have really become my obsession since childhood.

Tyler: When talking about this, I have to mention the sugar orange in my hometown, which is sour and sweet, juicy as well. I can eat several pounds of it just by myself! Baked sweet potatoes are tasty too. As soon as I catch their flavor outside, I will rush to buy one to eat. Another kind of favorite food is fermented glutinous rice dumplings. The fantastic taste of the cuisine makes it a feast for taste buds.

Selena: The same to me! My favorite food in winter must be baked sweet potato! In the cold winter, when walking in the freezing cold winter, holding the roasted sweet potato in the hand, I feel that I am the happiest girl in the world!

Ruby: My favorite food in winter is chestnuts and hot pot. When the weather is cold, such as snowy or rainy. If enjoying the hot pot, the body will immediately warm up. it is also a very healthy way of eating. As for chestnuts, they are so warm and sweet, which can easily bring me a good mood.

Selena: It seems that freezing though winter is, it could also make us more accessible to the feeling of happiness. So, for you guys, what’s the best things to do in winter to feel happier.

Bunny: Actually, for me, there are so many things from which I can harvest fulfillment in winter. You know, my hometown is in the northwest, where it snows in winter. There were lots of times when I woke up and saw, the whole world had been covered with a thick layer of snow. I walked and walked, happy to find that footprints in the snow were so clear. When it doesn't snow, I like to wear thick pajamas at home, watching tv dramas, sleeping, holding my small blanket or covered in the warm quilt.

Selena: wow, the scene you pictured was so attractive. Yep, it’s the most wonderful thing to stay in the warm quilt, sleeping or studying. Whatever I do in the quilt, it could be so cozy.

Surely, a bowl of hot porridge given will double the sense of happiness.

Ruby: I totally agree with you. Sleep well! Although people are not hibernating creatures, once the weather is cold, instinct will push us to sleep. If you can ensure that you get enough sleep every day, you can do everything energetically, be happy and satisfied as well.

Tyler: Well. There is basically no snow in the south. But, we often sit around the fire and warm our hands. That’s great! Additionally, I would be quite delightful if given a new scarf to wear in winter.

Selena: yep, there is always something tiny in winter that brings everlasting well-being to us.

And I am convinced that you guys will be even happier when the winter holiday comes.

Bunny: Definitely! I have been looking forward to the winter vacation for a long time. There is nothing special except for my boyfriend coming to my home after the New Year. I can’t wait to show him the magnificent scenery in the northwest.

Ruby: Apart from the normal arrangements such as having fun in Spring Festival, having a party with friends, I am eager to learn some skills, like driving cars, playing the guitar, grasping a second foreign language. It is only in vacation that i am free to do that.

Tyler: The day the holiday Begins, I will set off straight to Quanzhou to attend Dengziqi’ s concert which I’ve never seen before! Then I will come back home immediately and keep my word to go out with my old friends. I really miss the Guilin rice noodles in my hometown.

Selena: How wonderful are your plans for the coming holiday! I can’t wait to take a holiday too. There is only one month left. Let’s cherish the last one month in the semester. Good luck is waiting for you in the winter holiday.