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大自然

Learn the Zero Conditional

Date: Jun 08 2012

Themes: Hobbies

Grammar: Zero Conditional

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Ah, nature. It can feel so good to take a hike through the woods, or relax beside a river. Being in the natural world, away from civilization, can even be a spiritual experience. It can make us feel connected to something larger than ourselves.

But if you’re heading out into nature on a spiritual journey, make sure you remember the bug spray. Being in nature isn’t all peace and rainbows. It often has certain drawbacks, too, from bugs to dirt, to no indoor plumbing. Hear Marni try to convince Ella to spend more time in nature.

啊,大自然!在树林中穿行,在溪水边休憩,感觉如此美妙。远离文明社会,融入大自然实为一种精神体验。它让我们感受到,我们与自我之外的大世界互相融合。
但如果您想走进自然,踏上精神之旅,请务必记得带上杀虫剂。身处自然不会总是有宁静和彩虹相伴左右。也常有一些不足之处,例如虫子、脏污、没有洗手间。听听玛尼如何说服艾拉花更多时间享受自然风光。

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Ella

Ella

Marni

Marni

Ella:  I love nature, but I just, I’m not fond of the bugs and dirt.

Marni:  Oh, really? I think it’s just, you know, if you love nature, you just kinda have to accept that.

Ella:  It’s difficult for me. I’m such a city person, but I really love being out there, smelling the fresh pine and being in the sunshine and stuff. But I can’t stand the bugs and dirtiness. I can’t do the camping. It’s really hard.

Marni:  So do you just go hiking?

Ella:  Yes. I love hiking, fishing. It’s very difficult. I’m trying to pick and choose, but like you said, you have to try to enjoy it all.

Marni:  Right. I think you just have to accept it. Well, I love nature as well, and I go hiking all the time, and camping. But I don’t mind the dirt so much, and the bugs I just accept. I just find it so peaceful and so rewarding to be out in nature. It just makes me really appreciate how lucky we are to have such natural beauty in our world.

Ella:  Yeah. I find it a really good meditative place to be.

Marni:  Yeah. I don’t know, I think there’s a connection that’s lost when you don’t get to live in an area where you have such natural beauty around you.

Ella:  I agree.

 

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Ella explains to Marni that she enjoys being in nature, but she hates bugs and dirt. Marni disagrees. She loves all aspects of nature, even the dirtiness of it.

Ella doesn’t like to camp, but she does enjoy hiking. She thinks that being in nature is very meditative and peaceful. But she has to pick and choose which activities to do in nature.

Marni thinks it is important to spend time in nature. It makes her appreciate the beauty of the world, and it makes her feel more connected to the natural world.

Do you like spending time in nature? Where do you go to feel connected with the natural world?

 

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ola33

ola33

Japan

Right, Ryo. There’re a lot of math in nature. A beehive, a shell, a pineapple, a snowflake. Fibonacci spiral in a pinecone. Theres a great book about it: The Golden Ratio by Mario Livio



 

12:25 AM Jun 09 2012 |

taslit

taslit

Morocco

ofcourse i do i love nature & i can’t imagine my life without it life is nature & nature is life countryside is perfect place to feel connected with the natural world,i like smell & air of natural places

09:47 PM Jun 08 2012 |

i love life

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

I prefer to live with the natural more than normal life , there are lots things contains of the natural , I Always go to sit near the trees and I Always Have a big desrie to spend mostly of my time with the natural , we should thank God for giving us beautiful life in everything , we have many rivers , we have the sky , we have the land .


05:11 PM Jun 08 2012 |

aspire1

Germany

I unfortunately don´t spend enough time in nature, though I ever plan to. But I can confirm all the positive effects. It´s very calming, even if you just go for a little walk through a bit of a natural place. And of course you can sleep better at night, with a positive impact on your concentration – and all the other positive effects of being relaxed-. So the nature is really not to underestimate :)

04:58 PM Jun 08 2012 |

S01142923Super Member!

Malaysia

Hiking is one of my favorites pasttimes. My boyfriend loves to go camping in the mountains. Bugs and dirt don’t bother me as much as encounter with wild animals such as bear, mountain lion, and coyote. So, I always turn down his invitations of camping. He ends up going camping with his counsin all the time.

04:08 PM Jun 08 2012 |

Englishty

Englishty

Egypt

Of course i do, we have to spend time in nature every once in a while to appreciate the value of the blessings we have and be grateful for themSmile

04:06 PM Jun 08 2012 |

Crizsearch

Crizsearch

Indonesia

It’s so much pleasure to spend time with nature, Thank GOD for giving us a beutiful place to live with unbelievable wonderful nature around us, it’s really amazing view though, really. I can’t imagine one day I would leave my place but we don’t know where life about to bring us. Not only green grass, forest, farmer lands will delight our eyes but the night sky and bright stars really completed our happiness to live in our wonderfull land. I like camp actually but unfortunatelly there’s no opportunity to do it hehehe, hiking is not fun :p but I would love to go fishing Laughing

03:04 PM Jun 08 2012 |

mohanad grayba

United Kingdom

Actually I love nature !!!! I live in a green life( green city ) fresh air anywhere.



















































02:42 PM Jun 08 2012 |

CatcheR

CatcheR

Iceland

I love  nature, we have no chice LOL because we live with nature, I can feel the fresh dew every morning, I see the green grass , etc. Awesome

02:21 PM Jun 08 2012 |

Eleniya

Eleniya

Russian Federation

That’s my favourite thing ..


to meditate and focuse on beauty of Nature :)

11:05 AM Jun 08 2012 |

Eduardo Runner

Brazil


Eduardo Ru
nner


Brazil


Brazil has a wonderful nature. I like the Nature in Europe too, specially in Sweden.

09:03 AM Jun 08 2012 |

Amxuefen

Amxuefen

China

i love nature full of magic power as well, i’m not that kinda city person and i don’t mind the bugs and dirtiness as it’s def the part of the fun when we go on outside activities, it’s the way it is. when i am stressed out from our work and stuff, i prefer spending time in nature to vent and adjust myself. what about you,dudes? 

08:59 AM Jun 08 2012 |

kotlesya

kotlesya

Belarus

soly2255, the music of the sea waves is my favourite one. It is very romantic and relaxing to be at the place you have described. :)


I will try to make the photos of the countryside I like to visit but I’m afraid what is perfect to me may not be perfect for others :(


I hope you know the saying: “The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” Wink

08:12 AM Jun 08 2012 |

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yuuwon

yuuwon

Indonesia

my hometown is nature place, in early morning there are still mist and dew at leaf, the rice field is so green as green carpet. the crow of chicken still heard.

07:59 AM Jun 08 2012 |

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Yes I’d like to spend my time in nature ,alone or with friends!


And … who cares about getting muddy or dirt?!!!! Its so cool and I think its a part of the pleasure!:))


Around the Tehran there are several mountains and we can enjoy of climbing and hiking there!:)


Also my grandmom lives in north of Iran and we always go there for enjoying of farms, forests, gardens,seaside and ... !Very green very beautiful!:)


I think everybody needs to be in nature ,not only for fun or health and spending time with friends,but also for thinking and relaxing,to knowing how much our world is valuable!For knowing that we dont need anything or anyone for being happy.


Yes!Just me and nature!:)

07:23 AM Jun 08 2012 |

jinyan69

jinyan69

China

i am eager to live in the natrual place which can make me far from the noisy world.Always being busy working in the city,sometime i want to keep me quietly for thinking or musing,adjust ur emotion about finding ur lost or what u need to face the real world again.release the pressure about ur life.so i think it is very importent to choose one or two times to go out for smell nature air by hiking or caming.

06:53 AM Jun 08 2012 |

mark lee

mark lee

China

That is so called nature? Come on… The human would never learn the modesty if they havn’t seen how powerful the nature is. Hiking or camping,whatever,never means you get rid of the city truly .

05:27 AM Jun 08 2012 |

wwongsapun

wwongsapun

Thailand

I like to do the camping at natural place like the woods.Where is can see the broad sky at the night. Just spend time to look at dark sky with shining with stars. And then hear to sound from bugs around of forest… Oh That’s reward from natural. I always appreciate with this thing. And I try to do preserve to them as well as I can. We should to be aware. The natural start to wear out on every day. Please help to take care of them…

05:02 AM Jun 08 2012 |

atwima

Singapore

Nature is so charming that it can make all the living things benefit from it.so we should treasure it,enjoy it,and not to do bad to …

03:18 AM Jun 08 2012 |

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emi0808

emi0808

Philippines

I love the nature! I love spending time away from a busy place so whenever I have free time and want to relax I go to the  water park where there’s fresh air, different kind of birds, flowers, green grass, many trees, lakes, and a beautiful artificial beach with white sand. it’s so beautiful there and very relaxing. I would always enjoy and love to spend time in that place where I feel very close to nature. :)

03:17 AM Jun 08 2012 |

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