双语美文：空闲时光——度假
摘要: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。这是去看新事物的时候。
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 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。
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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What's your plan for the weekend?
你对周末有何计划?
A：what's your plan for the summer?
你夏天有何计划?
B：Well，l'm going to fly to Bali and enjoy a sunny holiday on the beach.
我要去巴厘岛.在沙滩上享受一个阳光假期.
I am gonna join a package tour to Banff,Canada.
我要参加一个加拿大班夫国家公园的跟团旅游.
I'm going to join a package tour to Spain.
我要参加一个西班牙的跟团旅游.
B：Really?I always wanted to go to spain. How much does it cost?
真的吗!一直想去西班牙，费用是多少?
It is cold.
好冷喔.
A:It's so cold in the winter.
冬天的时候好冷喔!
B:Why don't you spend your winter vacation in Austratia?
何不考虑去澳大利亚过寒假?
I'm going to travel around France by train.
我要搭火车游法国。
A:I'm going to travel around Europe by train.
我要搭火车游欧洲.
B:'s one of the best ways to see Europe.
不错啊，这是游览欧洲最好的方法之一.
How are you going to celebrate Christmas?
你要怎么庆祝圣诞节?
A:How are you going to celebrate the New Year?
你要怎么庆祝新年?
My friends and I are going to drive down to GuangZhou and spend the holiday there.
我要和朋友一起开车南下到广州去过节.
Any plans for the weekend?
对周末有何计划?
A:Any plans for the weekend?
周末有什么计划吗?
B:I am going to Conghua to enjoy the hot springs.
我们打算去Conghua泡温泉去.
I am gonna eat a lot and have a lot of fun during the Chinese New Year.
过中国新年时.我要拚命吃、拚命玩!
A：My Japanese friends are comjng to visit me during the Chinese New Year.
我的日本朋友过新年的时候要来找我玩。
B：Why don't you take them to the National Palace Museum?
何不带他们去参观故宫?
I like to go stay cool.
我喜欢去避暑.
A：It's so hot,but I know where to go to stay Cool.
天气真热但我知道该去哪儿避暑.
B：Really?Are we thinking about the same place?
是吗?我们想的是不是同一个地方
I'm tired of working all the time.
我对一直工作感到厌烦.
A：I'm tired of working all the time.
一直工作一直工作累死了.
B：You need to get away from your work. Why don't you take a couple of days off?
你该离开工作好好休息一番.为何不请几天假呢?
