After climbing up a hill for a panoramic view of the blue sea, white buildings and green olive trees, I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama.

爬上一座小山后，饱览蓝色的大海、白色的建筑和绿色的橄榄树，我停下来喘口气，然后摆好姿势，拍下这幅全景图的最佳照片。

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Be inspired by nature. I love going outside, to take a breath of fresh air, to stretch, to get natural light into my computer-strained eyes.

我喜欢去户外，呼吸一下新鲜的空气，放松自己，让我这双常年被电脑辐射的眼睛也接触下自然的阳光。

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With my writing, for example, I always have to take a deep breath before reading an edit letter or meeting with an editor, to remind myself, "I welcome criticism."

例如，在我写作时，我总要在阅读编辑的信或和编辑见面前深吸一口气，来提醒自己：“我欢迎批评。”

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A positive emotion can come in form of watching a humorous film; " it can come in form of "if you take a deep breath"-- we talked about deep breathing when we talked about my body; a positive emotion can come in form of interaction with a friend, a pleasant one.

积极情绪可以是看一部滑稽电影;,可以是“一次深呼吸-,探讨“心理，身体“时会谈到深呼吸;,积极情绪可以是与朋友交流，一次愉快的交流。

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