清晨朗读会第1110期翻译练习。
原文：
Can I enjoy my vacation if I’ve left my cellphone at home?
By Heather Martin
Standing at the Montreal train station, ready to board, I experienced a brief moment of absolute panic. Where was my phone? I turned my bags inside out, frantically searching for that little magic square. But I knew in my heart of hearts that, tragically, I’d left it in a different purse, one that was hanging in my bedroom closet. This sure knowledge seeped in. I was about to spend a long weekend in Toronto off the grid. No. Connection. Four. Days.
Even the most insouciant and unplugged would feel a frisson of alarm: no text, no phone, no Google, no camera, no Instagram, no maps, no Uber, no e-mail. And that’s just the beginning. Depending on your apps, this list can be much, much longer. Just you and your thoughts, plus an old-fashioned book if you’re lucky. It’s what we might expect on some exotic, far-flung vacation, but in Toronto? I’d be a foreigner in the midst of a buzzing metropolis whose main currency is data.
As problems go, there are certainly far worse fates. This was but a small dent in my weekend visit with my sister, surely not worth the rising tide of anxiety. Let’s face it: The loss of a wallet remains much more problematic. But just by a hair.
Determined to make the best of my lot, I decided this was an opportunity to record a snapshot of what this unplugged reality looks like in 2019; the highs, the lows, the boredom, the inspiration – and the surprising truth.
翻译：
如果把手机落家里了，我还能享受我的假期吗？
作者：Heather Martin
站在蒙特利尔火车站，正准备上车，一刹那间我突然慌了神，我的手机呢？我把包包掏了个里朝外，疯狂地寻找那个神奇的小方块。但悲剧的是，在内心深处，我已经意识到，我把手机放在挂在卧室壁橱里的另外一个手提袋里了。我进一步意识到，我将与世隔绝地在多伦多渡过一个长长的周末。失联，四天。
就算是最漫不经心和与世无争的人都会感到一阵恐慌，没有短信，没有电话，没有Google,没有相机，没有Instagram，没有地图，没有Uber，没有电邮。而这仅仅只是个开始，这份清单有多长，取决于你装有多少应用。只剩下你和你的想法，如果幸运的话可能还有一本老掉牙的书。这就是我们期待的异国情调，遥远度假，但是，在多伦多？身处这个以数据为主要货币的繁华都市，我就像一个外国人。
随着问题的发展，当然还有更糟糕的命运。这只是我周末去看我妹妹的一小步，肯定不值得我这么焦虑。让我们面对现实吧:钱包的丢失仍然是个大问题。但就差一点点。
为了充分利用我的命运，我决定用这个机会看看在2019年不插电是什么样子。高潮、低谷、无聊、灵感——还有令人惊讶的真相。
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