翻译 Oct.02 · 2022

To reduce travel stress, plan less

为了减少旅行的压力，少计划一些

You’re on a beach. White sand surrounds you. A cool breeze gently passes over from the turquoise waters just beyond your feet. You sip your piña colada, moving aside the tiny umbrella.

你在一个沙滩上。白色的沙子环绕着你。凉爽的微风就在你的脚边，温和地吹过碧绿的海水。你小口喝着凤梨可乐达（一种鸡尾酒），把小伞诺到了一边。

breeze：微风

turquoise：绿松石色

sip：小口喝

piña colada：凤梨可乐达鸡尾酒 (opens new window)

moving aside：移动到一边

Or, you’re on a beach. Every square inch is covered with people. Beyond the beach is a rock-laden sea with currents so strong it’s impossible to safely swim.

或者你在一个沙滩上，每平方英寸都挤满了人。在沙滩之外是一片充满岩石的海，海浪如此强劲，无法安全游泳。

square inch：平方英寸

rock-laden：充满岩石；

laden：满载的意思，laden with：满载而归

current：n.海浪 adj.最近的，近期

I’m sure you can imagine the disappointment, after planning a trip for months with the expectation of the first beach, you get the second. There is another way: Book only the first few days.

我保证，你可以想象到那份失望，在经过数月的旅游计划，带着对第一个沙滩的期待，你却得到的是第二个。但这里还有一种别的方法：只订开始的几天的行程。

expectation：期望

Surprisingly, this method rarely leads to issues, though it does occasionally require flexibility. Perhaps the hostel is booked, the best flight is too expensive or there isn’t space on the ferry. But if you don’t have your heart set on a specific hotel or an exact flight, you’ll be able to find options that are pretty close to your initial choices.

令人惊讶的是，这种方法很少会导致问题，尽管它偶尔需要灵活性。可能酒店都被订了，最好的那一班航空特别贵，又或者是渡船没有空间了。但是如果你不将你的心放在特定的就对或准确的航班上，你将能够会找到与你最初的设想十分接近的选项。

flexibility：灵活性

have your heart set on：将你的心放在…什么上

exact：准确的

On a two-week trip, book your first few days, and perhaps your last night. After those first days you’ll have a much better idea of your location, what you want out of that location and maybe even find a better area or place to stay. For example, after four days at a horrifying resort, you may find the beach you really want is on the other side of the island.

在一个两个星期的旅行中，订你头几天所需的内容，也许还有最后一晚。在最初的几天之后，你将更好地了解你的位置，在那个目的地有什么你想要的，或者可能找到一个更棒的区域或住宿地点。例如，在四天令人惊悚的度假胜地之后，也许你可以在岛的另外一边找到你真正想要的沙滩。

After those first days：在最初的几天过去后

have a much better idea：更好地了解你的位置

a better area or place to stay：更好的地方或住宿地点

horrifying resort：惊悚的度假胜地

Relaxation and piña coladas await.

放松，凤梨可乐达在等着你。

笔记

说的对呀，旅行，就不给自己太大的压力了，不盲目追随潮流。跟随自己的内心，享受大自然，享受每一次偶然间的美

生肉 To reduce travel stress, plan less

Oct.02 · 2022

You’re on a beach. White sand surrounds you. A cool breeze gently passes over from the turquoise waters just beyond your feet. You sip your piña colada, moving aside the tiny umbrella.

Or, you’re on a beach. Every square inch is covered with people. Beyond the beach is a rock-laden sea with currents so strong it’s impossible to safely swim.

I’m sure you can imagine the disappointment, after planning a trip for months with the expectation of the first beach, you get the second. There is another way: Book only the first few days.

Surprisingly, this method rarely leads to issues, though it does occasionally require flexibility. Perhaps the hostel is booked, the best flight is too expensive or there isn’t space on the ferry. But if you don’t have your heart set on a specific hotel or an exact flight, you’ll be able to find options that are pretty close to your initial choices.

On a two-week trip, book your first few days, and perhaps your last night. After those first days you’ll have a much better idea of your location, what you want out of that location and maybe even find a better area or place to stay. For example, after four days at a horrifying resort, you may find the beach you really want is on the other side of the island. Relaxation and piña coladas await.