Traveling Alone獨自旅行

Rubina

After months of hard work， I would like to take a trip by myself to anotherplace. I wanted to see the ocean2. And I wanted to get away from all the stresses3that faced by me in my everyday life. It wasnt long before I made up my mind4that I was going to travel alone to Florida. This state was known for its beaches andvacation appeal5. And I planned my trip around visiting and shopping.

I planned on being gone for two weeks， so I asked my neighbors to keep aneye on my house while I was away. I was giving them fifty dollars for that.

I visited my neighbors for a few minutes， giving them their money and makingsmall talk. After that I went back to my house to get a few hours of sleep before myflight6. I was going to leave at 6 a.m.， so I needed to go to bed early and get up by4 a.m. That is to say， I could take luggage7 to the airport intime for boarding8. I went out for breakfast and I stayed at myhome for the last day before my vacation.

經過幾個月的辛苦工作，我想獨自去另一個地方旅行。我想看看大海。我想擺脫日常生活中面臨的所有壓力。沒過多久，我就下定決心要獨自去佛羅里達州旅行。該州以其海灘和度假勝地而聞名。我計劃了參觀和購物的行程。

我打算離開兩周，于是請鄰居在我不在家的時候照看我的房子，為此我會付給他們50 美元。

我拜訪了鄰居幾分鐘，把錢給他們，并和他們閑聊了幾句。之后，我回到屋里，在坐飛機前睡了幾個小時。我打算早上6 點出發，所以我需要早點睡覺，4 點起床。也就是說，我可以及時帶著行李到機場登機。我出門吃的早餐。假期前的這一天，我一直待在家里。

In the morning， I woke before my clock went off because I was so anxious9to get going. I was at the airport with more than the planned time. When we werein the air， I felt free. It had been years since I had seen the ocean and it felt likeI was flying home.

We landed10 at about noon and I got off the plane and went to my hotelsoon. I took out all of my things from my suitcases11 and bags and threw12 themall on the bed. I planned on spending very little time in here. So it made nodifference to me if the place was tidy or not. It wasnt long before I went out forthe beach.

Finding a place on the beach was not as difficult as I had thought before.There was quite a lot of space， friendly faces， and sun to make all of the visitorshappy. At about 3 p.m. I ordered fish and some drinks， enjoying both whilewatching the ocean. I started to think about how nice it would be to live here. Ihumored13 the idea of looking into the cost of living here. Just hours before Iwas sitting in my house， and thinking about what this would look and feel like.

Now I knew. It was not a home for me. I began to miss my family andfriends. But I got over that quickly while I heard some beautiful music. And thesun was sitting on the ocean. The vacation was really great.

早上，我在鬧鐘響之前就醒了，因為我太心急出發了。我待在機場的時間超過了預計。飛行途中，我感到很輕松自在。我已經好幾年沒見過大海了，感覺就像是在坐飛機回家。

我們在正午前后降落，我下了飛機，很快就去了我訂的酒店。我從行李箱和包里拿出所有的東西，把它們都扔到床上。我原計劃在這里待很短的時間，所以這個地方整潔與否對我來說沒有什么區別。沒多久我就去了海灘。

在海灘上找個地方并不像我之前想的那么難。這里地方相當大，有眾多友好的面孔和充足的陽光，足以讓所有的游客都很開心。下午3 點左右，我點了魚和一些飲料，一邊看海一邊享受美食。我開始想，要是住在這里該有多好。我順應想法調查了這里的生活成本。而就在幾小時前，我還坐在家里，想著這會是什么樣子和什么感覺。

現在我知道了，這不是我的家。我開始想念我的家人和朋友。但當我聽到一陣美妙的音樂時，我很快就從思念之情中恢復過來。太陽正落在海面上。這個假期真的很棒。

Notes

1. alone?.獨自；單獨

2. ocean?.海洋；大海

3. stress?.精神壓力；緊張；壓力

4. mind.頭腦；大腦；智慧；思維方式

5. appeal . 吸引力

6. flight . 航班；班機；飛行

7. luggage? . 行李

8. board.登上；火車；輪船或飛機；讓乘客登機

9. anxious? . 焦慮的；擔心的；渴望的；急切的

10. land? . 著陸；降落

11. suitcase . 旅行用的；手提箱；衣箱

12. throw . 投；擲；拋；扔

13. humor . 迎合；遷就；順應