The modern world is a stressful place, and sometimes we need to blow off a little steam after a tough day. Here are 10 things you can do once you get in from work, or when the kids are at school, to help you unwind, relax, and vent¹.

现代社会充满压力，所以忙了一天后，我们有时也要释放一下压力。以下10件事都可以在你下班回家，或者孩子们都上学去后，助你放松、休息、发泄。

1. Video Games

1. 电玩游戏

Playing a video game can be a great way of blowing of steam. Take out your frustrations² on your fictional³ enemies and other players. Video gaming is a fun, and safe, way of releasing anger and reducing your own stress.

打电玩是释放压力的一个好途径。让假想敌和其他玩家消化你受到的挫折。电玩可以用来充满趣味又安全地发泄怒火、给自己减压。

2. Online Games

2. 网游

MMO's, or massively multiplayer online games, are not just games. They are alternate realities. You can build a life in these games. Get to know other players, and completely lose yourself. This makes online gaming a brilliant way to blow off steam. Leave your troubles, and problems, in the real world, and go live in your online world for a while. Literally⁴ millions of people inhabit these worlds, and there is even talk of MMO gaming becoming an eSport in the future, so don't be fooled into thinking it's just for geeks. MMO is huge.

MMO，即大型多人在线游戏不仅仅是游戏，还是另一个现实。你能在这些游戏中过上全新的生活。结识其他玩家，然后完全忘记现实。于是网游就成了放空自我的绝佳方式。把烦恼和问题留在现实中，去网游世界中呆一会。

3. Read

3. 阅读

Reading is very much the old-school version of getting lost in another world. But, it's still effective. Picking up a good book, and spending an hour or two in someone else's shoes, is a brilliant way to forget your problems. It might even help you spot solutions and put things into perspective.

阅读是离开现实的老办法，但仍然很有效。打开一本书，花一两个小时用别人的视角生活，就能完全忘记自己生活中的问题。你甚至还能就此客观地看问题，发现解决办法。