英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1009 - 8天长假后怎样解决节后综合症？

 　　Chinese holidaymakers took 705 million domestic visitor trips and spent approximately 584 billion Yuan (or 88 billion US Dollars) during the holiday week ending on Sunday. That was 11.9 percent more trips and 13.9 percent more money spent than last year. What makes this National Day holiday week special?

　　Topic2-Post Vacation Blues¹

　　As the whole nation comes back to work from an 8 day vacation, many are experiencing the post-vacation blues, also known as post-vacation or post-travel depression. This condition is marked by an overall decrease in well-being² and work productivity following a satisfying vacation. However hard it may be, what are the ways to overcome the blues and make it right again?

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1 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

2 well-being   

n.安康，安乐，幸福

参考例句：

• He always has the well-being of the masses at heart.他总是把群众的疾苦挂在心上。
• My concern for their well-being was misunderstood as interference.我关心他们的幸福，却被误解为多管闲事。