Fitness influencers love to inform us that “summer bodies are built in winter”, and boy oh boy(天哪，好家伙) have I spent the last three colder months in the southern hemisphere in a deep phase of preparation. I had a meticulous(一丝不苟的) spreadsheet. I tracked everything with military precision(以军事般的精确度). I committed to my grindset(奋斗心态，拼搏模式) and sacrificed for my goals.
健身网红总爱告诉我们“夏日身材要在冬天练成”，天哪，我过去三个月在南半球的寒冷季节里，确实经历了一段深度备战期。我做了一张一丝不苟的电子表格，以军事般的精确度记录一切。我全身心投入我的奋斗模式，为目标做出牺牲。
However, my end result wasn’t a six-pack of abs and a back strong enough to carry a dinner convo with the most punishing of acquaintances.(然而，我的最终成果并不是六块腹肌，也不是强壮到能撑起与最难缠熟人共进晚餐时谈笑风生的腰背。) It was to consume the entire back catalogue(全部旧作，过往作品) of Sarah J Maas – 16 books in total (including the novellas) – in anticipation of the long-awaited sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series(《荆棘与玫瑰的王庭》系列).
然而，我的最终成果并不是六块腹肌，也不是强壮到能撑起与最难缠熟人共进晚餐时谈笑风生的腰背。我的成果是读完莎拉·J·马斯的全部旧作——总共16本书（包括中篇小说）——为期待已久的《荆棘与玫瑰的王庭》系列第六部做准备。
I have flung myself headfirst into(一头扎进，全身心投入) the Maasverse(马斯宇宙（莎拉·J·马斯作品世界）) and like many readers I find myself … a changed woman.
我一头扎进了“马斯宇宙”，和许多读者一样，我发现自己……变了。