时尚英语话题 18

　　18 Your place--somewhere to be alone
"I'm singing in the shower, just singing in the shower", I do sing when I am in the shower, does anyone out there do the same?
There're something about the sound, the acoustics¹, the steam perhaps.... the mixed things sound better in the shower, but that isn't exactly why I sing when I take a shower, it's because I feel happy.
Since I'm a public person, and I have a family too, there're few places where I feel private, even at my own home. The kids come in and out my room all the time, but after the day is done, the best place to rinse² the worries or the world off my body and mind, well, there is no doubt is the shower.
I wish I can take a bath and just soak³, but, ohm,well, I'm a bit long and I don't fit in my bathtub⁴. so it just stresses me out.
Everybody needs a place that is just for that person, for me it's the shower, for other people, it's different. It could be
Your bedroom,
A local park,
A scheduled spot deep in the forest.
But we all need a place where we can be alone. To give us time to think, and to escape from the rest of the world.
Talk about it:
1)Do you have a place where you can be alone?
2)Do you have a place where you can meditate⁵?
3)Do you have a place where the worries of the world get washed away?
4) Is this place you can go everyday?
5)How do you feel when you are alone?
6)Do you spend a lot of time by yourself?
7)What do you do when you are alone?
8)How do you think being alone affects your mental health and happiness?
9)Do you think being alone can be good for you?

1 acoustics   

n.声学，(复)音响效果，音响装置

参考例句：

• The acoustics of the new concert hall are excellent.这座新音乐厅的音响效果极好。
• The auditorium has comfortable seating and modern acoustics.礼堂里有舒适的座椅和现代化的音响设备。

2 rinse   

v.用清水漂洗，用清水冲洗

参考例句：

• Give the cup a rinse.冲洗一下杯子。
• Don't just rinse the bottles. Wash them out carefully.别只涮涮瓶子，要仔细地洗洗里面。

3 soak   

n.浸，湿透，喝醉；vt.使…湿透，浸泡在液体中，浸洗，吸入，使某人喝醉，向某人敲竹杠；vi.浸入液体，渗透，感化（某人），无节制地喝酒

参考例句：

• Let the clothes soak for a few hours in soapy water.让衣服在肥皂水中泡几小时。
• The oil will soak into the wood.油会渗进木头里。

4 bathtub   

n.浴缸

参考例句：

• Please let the water out of the bathtub.请把浴缸里的水放掉。
• Clean out the bathtub when you are done.洗完澡后请把浴缸洗干净。

5 meditate   

v.想，考虑，（尤指宗教上的）沉思，冥想

参考例句：

• It is important to meditate on the meaning of life.思考人生的意义很重要。
• I was meditating,and reached a higher state of consciousness.我在冥想，并进入了一个更高的意识境界。