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1. Are you a creative person?
I guess I'd say yes; my creativity mainly shows up when I'm working with words. I really dislike dull, formulaic writing, so whenever I have to put something down on paper, whether it's a work report or a personal note, I always try to spice it up a bit, like using a more vivid phrase or adding a small, relatable example to make it less tedious. I also love creative writing, like short stories or even just little poems; it feels like a fun way to turn random thoughts floating in my head into something concrete and engaging.
* creativity 创造力；创意
* dull 枯燥的；乏味的
* formulaic 公式化的；刻板的
* put something down on paper 把东西写下来
* work report 工作报告
* personal note 个人笔记
* spice it up 让它更有趣
* vivid phrase 生动的短语
* relatable example 相关的例子
* tedious 单调乏味的；冗长的
* creative writing 创意写作
* short stories 短篇小说
* little poems 小诗
* random thoughts 随机的想法
* concrete 具体的；实在的
* engaging 引人入胜的；有吸引力
2. What did you learn about creativity at school?
Back in college, most of our classes had a lot of group discussions, and that's actually where I picked up a lot about creativity. When you're talking to classmates from different majors—some into design, some into engineering, some into literature—you hear totally different perspectives on the same topic. For example, once we had to brainstorm ideas for a campus event: a design student thought about visual themes first, while a business major focused on how to get more people to join. That taught me creativity isn't just about "being original"; it's also about combining different ways of thinking and doing things to come up with better solutions.
* group discussions：小组讨论
* picked up：学到；掌握
* different majors：不同专业
* design：设计
* engineering：工程
* literature：文学
* totally different perspectives：完全不同的视角
* brainstorm ideas：头脑风暴
* campus event：校园活动
* visual themes：视觉主题
* business major：商科专业
* focused on：专注于；聚焦于
* being original：原创性；独特性
* combining different ways of thinking：结合不同的思维方式
* doing things：做事方式
* come up with better solutions：想出更好的解决方案
3. Does anyone in your family have a good imagination?
Definitely my mom's younger brother, my uncle. When we were kids, all of us cousins would beg him to tell stories every time we visited. He was amazing at it: he never just read from books; he made up little tales on the spot, and he was so good at building suspense. Like, he'd pause right when the main character was about to find a secret, or use super descriptive words: he'd say things like "the door creaked so slowly you could hear every wood grain rub together"...that made us lean in, waiting to hear what happened next. We'd stay hooked the whole time, never wanting the story to end.
* beg：恳求；央求
* tell stories：讲故事
* made up little tales：编小故事
* on the spot：即兴；当场
* building suspense：制造悬念
* pause：停顿
* main character：主角
* secret：秘密
* descriptive words：描述性词汇
* creaked：（门）吱呀作响
* wood grain：木纹
* rub together：摩擦
* lean in：倾身靠近
* hooked：着迷的；入迷的
4. Are people in your country generally very creative?
Well, in China, there are a lot of all different types of people, simply because there are so many people, so I'd say, yes, there are. You can see it in so many little things, even in things like technology, AI or renewable energy, where people are coming up with new solutions for big problems. But even in everyday life, many people are creative. Just look at shopping platforms: you’ll find all kinds of unique products or services, like custom hand-drawn phone cases, or in the creative hobbies people have. It's almost like "nothing is impossible if you can think of it". So, indeed, I think people here are really good at turning a fun idea into something useful or interesting.
* all different types of people：各种各样的人
* renewable energy：可再生能源
* coming up with new solutions：想出新的解决方案
* everyday life：日常生活
* shopping platforms：购物平台
* all kinds of unique products or services：各种各样独特的产品或服务
* custom hand-drawn phone cases：定制手绘手机壳
* creative hobbies：创意爱好
* nothing is impossible if you can think of it：只有想不到，没有做不到
* turning a fun idea into something useful or interesting：把有趣的想法变成有用或有趣的事物
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