2019年双语新闻 你今天me time了吗？

Traveling alone

你今天me time了吗？

If you've ever traveled with other people, chances are you've had to make compromises.

如果你与他人出游，很有可能需要迁就彼此。

When you want to get up early to watch the sunrise, for example, your friends may argue that getting enough sleep is more important.

打个比方，当你想早起看日出时，你的朋友或许觉得睡觉更重要。

And when you want to try exotic¹ food, your friends might say it looks weird² and drag you to a Chinese restaurant instead.

当你想尝试异国风情的食物时，你的朋友或许会觉得那有点奇怪，而将你拉去了一家中餐馆。

This is probably why more people these days are choosing to travel alone.

这或许是越来越多的人选择独自旅行的原因。

According to reports on holiday habits from the Association of British Travel Agents, the percentage of people in the UK who take solo³ trips has been increasing, from 6 percent in 2011, to 12 percent in 2017, and to 15 percent this year.

据英国旅行社协会关于度假习惯的报告显示，独自出游的英国人比例正在上升，从2011年的6%，到2017年的12%，再增至今年的15%。

Most of these people said they choose to travel alone because this allows them to "do what they want".

这其中，大多数人表示，他们选择独自出游，是因为这能令他们“做自己想做的事”。

In fact, traveling alone is only a part of a recent trend of people wanting to take more time alone – or what's called "me time".

事实上，近来人们希望拥有更多独处时光（所谓的“私人专属时间”）成为了一种趋势，而独自出游只是其中的一小部分罢了。

"Imagine yourself as a full jug⁴ of water and everything and everyone else that demands your attention is an empty glass.

“想象你自己是一壶满满的水，其余所有需要你关注的人和事都是一个空玻璃杯。

When you provide what is needed to them you are draining your own water supply," editor Nicole Lyons wrote for mental health social network PsychCentral.

当你给予它们所需的关注时，你也正消耗着自身的水量，”编辑妮可·里昂在心理健康社交网站“心理中心”上如此写道。

"But how are you refilling your jug? This is where your 'me time' comes in."

“但你要如何补充自己水壶中的水量呢？这时候就需要‘私人专属时间'了。”

However, it's still quite a common belief that those who do things alone are losers and that they're alone simply because they don't have anybody to be with.

但仍有许多人认为，独自做事的人都是失败者，他们孤身一人，仅仅是因为没人想和他们在一起。

But why can't people just be enough for themselves?

但为什么人们不能满足于独自一人呢？

The now Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle once wrote on her blog in 2016 about how she enjoyed taking herself out to dinner and traveling alone.

如今的苏塞克斯公爵夫人梅根·马克尔2016年曾在其博客中称，自己十分享受一个人出门吃晚餐以及旅行的时光。

"It's not easy. But it's important," she wrote.

“这并非易事。但这十分重要，”她写道。

"To be present and to power through the feelings that waffle through your head and heart of loneliness and boredom⁵. Let that stuff go. Enjoy it alone."

“要在孤独厌倦之感席卷身心时直面一切并激励自己前行。将那种感觉抛诸脑后。享受独处时光。”

1 exotic   

adj.奇异的，异乎寻常的，外（国）来的，外国产

参考例句：

• There are some exotic words in English language.英语中有一些外来词。
• She likes to wear exotic clothes.她喜欢穿奇装异服。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 solo   

n.独奏，独唱；adj.单独的；adv.单独地；v.放单飞，单独表演

参考例句：

• Tara is currently working on a solo album.塔拉眼下正忙着制作个人专辑。
• There's wonderfully lyrical flute solo in the middle of this symphony.在交响乐中间有一段奇妙的抒情长笛独奏。

4 jug   

n.(有柄，小口，可盛水等的)大壶，罐，盂

参考例句：

• He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐，保持着平衡往前走。
• She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。

5 boredom   

n.厌烦，厌倦，乏味，无聊

参考例句：

• Unemployment can drive you mad with boredom.失业会让你无聊得发疯。
• A walkman can relieve the boredom of running.跑步时带着随身听就不那么乏味了。