1. Did you do puzzles in your childhood?

Yeah, I did puzzles when I was little, like when I was a primary school student. I remember it was a kind of word search. My English teacher just liked to give us a kind of homework, trying to help us to memorize the new vocabulary. It was fun to circle the required word, so I really enjoyed the whole process.

2. When do you do puzzles, during a trip or when you feel bored?

I do puzzles at any time. You know, when I’m on the train, like traveling to another place, I love to do the crossword to kill time. It’s good to relax. And when I feel bored, I also do the same thing coz it’s like the stimulus to my brain.

kill time 打發(fā)時(shí)間

stimulus to my brain 刺激大腦

3. Do you like doing word puzzles or number puzzles? Which is more difficult for you?

I definitely prefer word puzzles coz they are my strong suit, and they just give me great sense of achievement. But number puzzles are killing me, which is like the tough job for me to do. It’s probably because I’m bad at numbers and learning maths is just like the most traumatic experience in my life.

are killing me 折磨我

tough job 艱巨任務(wù)

traumatic 慘痛的/痛苦的經(jīng)歷

4. Do you think it is good for old people to do puzzles?

Yeah, I definitely agree that doing puzzles does a lot of good to senior citizens. Technically speaking, they are just designed to train the brain, which helps to delay the brain’s aging process. And some of them, like the jigsaw puzzle is good for hand-eye coordination, which is beneficial to the elderly.

Technically speaking 從技術(shù)層面講

delay the brain’s aging process 減緩大腦衰老

hand-eye coordination 手眼協(xié)調(diào)

is beneficial to 對(duì)...有意