双语有声阅读：空闲时光——度假

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 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 complicated¹.

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 extend² 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 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。

1 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

2 extend   

v.伸开；展开，伸展；扩大；加大

参考例句：

• Can you extend your visit for a few days more?你能把你的访问再延长几天吗？
• The examinations extend over two weeks.考试持续两个星期。