Sometimes we forget just how good weve got it. While we enjoy a lifestyle much more fortunate than some parts of the world， we still find time to moan about those more trivial problems during everyday life.

有時候我們都忘了自己過得有多好，相比起世界上大部分國家的人來說，我們的生活已經(jīng)非常享受，但我們還有時間去抱怨日常生活中的這些小問題。

Its boiling hot outside but freezing in the air conditioned office.

外面熱得要死，辦公室里冷氣又凍得要死。

My wallet wont close because theres too much money in it.

錢太多了，錢包合不起來。

I bought a dishwasher and now spent longer packing and unpacking it than I did washing up.

買了個洗碗機吧，現(xiàn)在把碗收好放進去、洗好再拿出來的總時間比自己洗還長。

Earphones getting tangled up in your bag.

耳機線在包包里亂成一團。

Chipped nail varnish.

指甲油部分脫落。

The cleaner takes a day off.

清潔工請了一天假。

Try to keep electricals out of the sun while sunbathing， e.g. phone， camera etc.

又想曬太陽，又不想讓手機、相機太燙。

Watch / jewellery cause unsightly tan lines.

曬太陽的時候忘了取下表或首飾，于是有了曬痕。

Spot someone wearing the same outfit as you.

撞衫?。?/p>

Squeaky new shoes which hurt while breaking them in.

走起來吱吱響的新鞋子，還磨腳。

Over / under brewed tea.

茶煮過頭或沒煮夠時間。

Remote control batteries have run out.

遙控器沒電了。

A disappointing air freshener.

買到不好聞的空氣清新劑。

Step on something wet while wearing socks.

穿襪子的時候不小心踩到濕的東西。

Hair sticks to lipstick or lip balm in the slightest breeze.

風輕輕一吹，頭發(fā)就沾到口紅或潤唇膏上。

You update your mobile phone and lose all your contacts.

更新了手機，卻失去所有的聯(lián)系人。

Get a fishbone stuck in your throat.

吃魚喉嚨卡到刺。

A gap year is a constructive timeout. It can be anywhere， anytime， doing anything. You could be building a school in Chile， doing some work experience， basking on a beach in Fiji or simply working for a year to save enough money for university or a new house， or even taking time-out to change your career. It is about living life to the full and realising that there is a world of opportunity out there just waiting to be explored...

In the UK a gap year was traditionally viewed as the activity of taking timeout before university. The word on the street was that it involved travel for the wealthy few and pretty much nothing for the rest of us. Nowadays， however， all sorts of people are taking “gaps”， doing a thousand different things.

“間隔年”是一個很有建設性意義的旅行休息。你可以在任何時候，前往任何地方，去做任何你想做的事。你可以去智利建造一所學校，積累一些工作的經(jīng)驗；也可以在斐濟的沙灘上曬曬太陽，或者只是去工作一年，為上大學或蓋一所新房子存下足夠的錢，甚至是花時間去改變你的職業(yè)生涯。活出一個完滿的生活，去發(fā)現(xiàn)、去探索這個充滿機會的世界……