Time Off—Vacation

空閑時光——度假

I haven’t had a vacation in a while.

我有段時間沒有度假了。

I think I’ll take one soon.

我想自己不久就會啟程。

I’m not sure where I’ll go or what I’ll do.

我不知道我要去哪里或我會做什么。

But I’m kind of leaning towards a place where I can go for long walks,

但是我有點傾向一個可以長時間散步的地方，

breathe fresh air and take some nice pictures.

呼吸新鮮空氣，拍一些漂亮的照片。

When I was a kid, I really looked forward to vacations.

當我還是個孩子的時候，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.

那是完全自由的時間。

As I became older, I had to pay for my vacations.

而隨著我逐漸長大，我為自己的度假支付。

Planning became important.

計劃變得非常重要。

Time and money are always the big issues.

時間和金錢總是大問題。

After having a family of my own, vacations are more complicated.

在我擁有了自己的家庭后，度假變得更為復雜。

If I go, my boss decides when.

如果我要去的話，我的老板決定何時動身。

My wife decides where, and my kids decide how.

我的妻子決定到哪里去，而我的孩子們則決定怎樣去。

A vacation is supposed to be a time when you get away from work and recharge.

度假應該是一段你把注意力從工作中移開，并對自己進行充電的時間。

It’s a time to see something new.

這是去看新事物的時候。

It’s a time to extend your horizons, especially if you travel.

尤其是如果你去旅行，這是擴展你的視野的時候。

But it’s easy for the opposite to happen.

但是很容易發生相反的情況。

You can come back from a vacation feeling really tired.

你度假回來后會感覺真的很累。

You can finish a vacation thinking “I can’t wait to get back to work.”

你完成一個度假后會想“我等不及要回去工作了?！?/p>

And rather than extend your horizons,

而不是擴大你的視野，

you might merely dip into your bag.

你可能會握著你的荷包盤算。

Vacations aren’t cheap.

度假真心并不便宜。

It’s been a while since I had a vacation.

自從一個愉快的度假后已經有段時間了。

I might take one soon.

我可能很快就會再次度假。

（兼職編輯：楊帆）