Gardening can also be used as a way of treating addiction. There's evidence that recovering alcoholics who have been given the opportunity to plant, grow, and even sell their produce, have managed to stop their addictive habits. Scot Stephenson, for example, got expelled from school and started a vocational qualification in gardening. He says "I got my NVQ level 2 which is my first qualification and enjoyed it ever since."

Whatever the reason, there are many therapeutic benefits to getting your hands dirty, doing some physical hard work and then watching your garden grow. Does this sound like your idea of fun?

词汇表 unwind 放松，减压

switch off 不在关注（工作或另人精神紧张的事情）

oasis of calm 宁静的一刻

therapy （非药物）疗法

green fingers 园艺能手

communing 与（大自然）交流、融为一体

creepy-crawlies 爬虫，蠕虫

digital-detox 数码排毒

natural high （不靠药物）自然的兴奋、高兴

bacterium 细菌（复数为 bacteria）

antidepressant drug 抗抑郁药物

addiction 嗜好，瘾

recovering alcoholics 目前滴酒不沾的酗酒者

expelled 被开除

vocational 职业技术的

测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What phrase used in the article, describes someone who likes gardening?

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