双语美文之空闲时光

　　Time Off—Vacation空闲时光——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 takeone 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'mkind 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 acare 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 bossdecides when.如果我要去的话，我的老板决定何时动身。

　　My wifedecides where, and my kidsdecide 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。

　　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 sinceI had avacation.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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