北歐的週間放鬆傳統：小週六 Little Saturday, a Nordic tradition to relax during the week

　
Little Saturday, a kind of gathering with good food and lively conversation which takes place on Wednesdays, is a Nordic cultural tradition designed to help workers relax and refresh.

Historically, experts say, it has been put into motion as a kind of little holiday in the middle of the week when people need time to relax.

As the pandemic has blurred the lines between working days and weekends, the tradition can be a way to create a stable sense of what happiness means. That is, you can motivate yourself with small goals during the week which you can reach and be rewarded for.

友善讓你懂｜解說：

　
「小週六」是北歐的一種文化傳統，會選在每週三備妥美食，並在聚會上彼此熱烈交談，目的是幫勞工們放鬆和恢復精力。

專家表示，從歷史上來看，當人們需要時間放鬆時，小週三就成為每週間的一個小假期來做到這件事。

由於疫情大流行模糊了工作日與週末間的界限，這個傳統可以幫我們創造穩定的幸福感。換句話說，你可以在一週內用一個小小的目標激勵自己，並達成目標、獲得獎勵。

輕鬆帶著走｜學習：

　
blur 若作為動詞，指的是「變模糊」，也就是讓事物或東西的面貌變得不明顯。

例句：​​The story blurred the line between reality and fantasy.
這個故事模糊了現實與幻想的界線。

本篇其他相關單字，介紹如下：

• lively　(adj.) 熱烈的、活躍的
• Nordic　(adj.) 北歐的    
• refresh　(v.) 使振作精神
• stable　(adj.) 穩定的 
• motivate　(v.) 使激勵