Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well - she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. "The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."
佐伊·钱伯斯是一位成功的公关顾问，生活很顺利——她在伦敦有一份很棒的工作、一套漂亮的公寓和繁忙的社交生活。去年6月的一个晚上，她收到一条短信，告诉她被解雇了。"前两周最难过，"她说，“在我为公司做了一切之后，他们用短信解雇了我！我很生气，不想再找工作。我讨厌这座城市和我的生活中的一切。"
Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm.
后来，佐伊收到了一位老校友凯西的邀请，邀请她来农场住，凯西和丈夫休在威尔士西北部买了一个农场。佐伊抓住了离开伦敦度周末的机会，现在，过去了十个月，她仍然在农场里。
"The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."
佐伊说：“当我到达凯西的农场时，我很喜欢这里，我知道我想留下来。我过去生活的一切突然变得毫无意义。”
Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."
佐伊自去年10月以来一直在农场工作，她表示自己没有后悔。“这是一种艰苦的生活，身体上很累。”她说，“在伦敦，我压力很大，经常精神疲惫，但在这里这是一种有益健康的疲劳。我只需要洗个热水澡，吃上一顿丰盛晚餐就可以让我心情愉快。”
Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing - watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."
佐伊说，她在农场从未感到无聊，每天都会带来新的体验。凯西一直在教她如何骑马，她还学会了驾驶拖拉机。自圣诞节以来，她一直在帮助产羊羔——看着小羊出生简直难以置信，她说，“这是我有过的最令人感动的经历之一。我现在再也回不去城市生活了。”
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