Modern life and trends: advanced 现代生活与潮流：高级

信息时代学习更方便了。

Xìnxīshídài xuéxí gèng fāngbiànle.

Studying has become more convenient in the information age.

你为什么总是跟风？

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì gēnfēng?

Why do you always follow the crowd?

他只是跟风，其实不懂。

Tā zhǐshì gēnfēng, qíshí bù dǒng.

He's just following the crowd; he doesn't actually understand it.

我妹妹每天睡前刷短视频。

Wǒ mèimei měitiān shuì qián shuā duǎnshìpín.

My younger sister scrolls through short videos every night before bed.

短视频在年轻人中兴起了。

Duǎnshìpín zài niánqīngrén zhōng xīngqǐle.

Short videos have come into vogue among young people.

现在的社会越来越内卷了。

Xiànzài de shèhuì yuèláiyuè nèijuǎn le.

Society is becoming more and more of a rat race these days.

大家都在内卷，谁也不轻松。

Dàjiā dōu zài nèijuǎn, shéi yě bù qīngsōng.

Everyone is caught up in involution, and nobody has it easy.

躺平的人不一定不快乐。

Tǎngpíng de rén bù yídìng bú kuàilè.

People who have opted out of the rat race aren't necessarily unhappy.

房价太高，他决定躺平了。

Fángjià tài gāo, tā juédìng tǎngpíng le.

Housing prices are so high that he has decided to opt out of the rat race.

能给我种草个耳机吗？

Néng gěi wǒ zhòngcǎo gè ěrjī ma?

Can you recommend a good pair of earphones to me?

她给我种草了一支口红。

Tā gěi wǒ zhòngcǎo le yìzhī kǒuhóng.

She got me interested in a lipstick.

请不要在群里刷屏。

Qǐng búyào zài qún lǐ shuāpíng.

Please don't spam the group chat.

群里全是广告，都刷屏了。

Qún lǐ quán shì guǎnggào, dōu shuāpíng le.

The group chat is full of ads and the screen is flooded.

他对工作很佛系，从不加班。

Tā duì gōngzuò hěn fóxì, cóngbù jiābān.

He's very laid-back about work and never works overtime.

她买东西很佛系，不抢也不等。

Tā mǎi dōngxi hěn fóxì, bù qiǎng yě bùděng.

She's very easygoing about shopping, neither rushing to grab things nor waiting for them.

做斜杠青年，时间怎么安排？

Zuò xiégàngqīngnián, shíjiān zěnme ānpái?

As a slash youth, how do you manage your time?