双语朗读美文:空闲的度假

发布时间:2016-11-12 14:54

摘录:自从一个愉快的度假后已经有段时间了。我可能很快就会再次度假。

I haven't had a vacation in a while.

我有段时间没有度假了。

I think I'll take one soon.

我想自己不久就会启程。

I'm not sure where I'll go or what I'll do.

我不知道我要去哪里或我会做什么。

But I'm kind of leaning towards a place where I can go for long walks,

但是我有点倾向一个可以长时间散步的地方,

breathe fresh air and take some nice pictures.

呼吸新鲜空气,拍一些漂亮的照片。

When I was a kid, I really looked forward to vacations.

当我还是个孩子的时候,我真的很期待假期。

Some of the vacations were the best.

有些假期是最好的。

It was a care free time.

那是完全自由的时间。

As I became older, I had to pay for my vacations.

而随着我逐渐长大,我为自己的度假支付。

Planning became important.

计划变得非常重要。

Time and money are always the big issues.

时间和金钱总是大问题。

After having a family of my own, vacations are more complicated.

在我拥有了自己的家庭后,度假变得更为复杂。

If I go, my boss decides when.

如果我要去的话,我的老板决定何时动身。

My wife decides where, and my kids decide how.

我的妻子决定到哪里去,而我的孩子们则决定怎样去。

A vacation is supposed to be a time when you get away from work and recharge.

度假应该是一段你把注意力从工作中移开,并对自己进行充电的时间。

It's a time to see something new.

这是去看新事物的时候。

It's a time to extend your horizons, especially if you travel.

尤其是如果你去旅行,这是扩展你的视野的时候。

But it's easy for the opposite to happen.

但是很容易发生相反的情况。

双语朗读美文:空闲的度假

You can come back from a vacation feeling really tired.

你度假回来后会感觉真的很累。

You can finish a vacation thinking “I can't wait to get back to work.”

你完成一个度假后会想“我等不及要回去工作了。”

And rather than extend your horizons,

而不是扩大你的视野,

you might merely dip into your bag.

你可能会握着你的荷包盘算。

Vacations aren't cheap.

度假真心并不便宜。

It's been a while since I had a vacation.

自从一个愉快的度假后已经有段时间了。

I might take one soon.

我可能很快就会再次度假。

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