Ruby Granger 是个很有英伦气质的英国女孩，正在牛津大学读研究生，专业是英国文学。
Things to do by yourself as introvert
i人独处时能做的事
这一期给了我这个资深i人很多生活的灵感，也希望能够启发大家~
我分别做了无字幕版和英文字幕版，大家可以先挑战一下无字幕版，再带着问题看字幕，学习后文的语言点讲解。
我们再来看看视频里值得学习的语言点：
01
如何表达「内向者」？
Hello, it's Ruby and today I'm going to run through 12 idea of things you can do in your free time as an introvert.
🪴 introvert 指「内向者」，也就是i人。
extrovert 指「外向者」，也就是e人。
introverted 为形容词形式，指「性格内向的」。
extroverted 指「性格外向的」。
🪴 run through 是个动词词组，跑过，也就是我们常说的「快速过一遍」(If you run through a list of items, you read or mention all the items quickly)。
我在英剧《性爱自修室》里也遇见过：
03
如何表达「充电」？
I enjoy spending time with friends, but I also like to spend time recharging by myself.
与中文一样，recharge也可以表示抽象意义上的「充电」，表示「放松，补充精力」，非常形象的表达。
recharge 既可以用作不及物动词，比如： spend time recharging by myself
recharge 也可以用作及物动词，比如：recharge one's batteries 给某人充电，养精蓄锐
后文博主再次用到这个词：
这个词我也是在vlog里学到的：
03
如何表达「令人精疲力尽」？
And I feel like most ideas of things to do in your free time are social things. But as an introvert, I end up finding that quite draining.
大家注意，口语里说「我感觉...如何如何」，常常都是用find这个词，而不是大家熟悉的feel。
我们再来看几个例子：
She must find training highly amusing, then.
I found it entertaining.
draining ['dreiniŋ] 为形容词，指「令人精疲力竭的」，有一种把人掏空的感觉，非常形象。
It’s been the most emotionally draining, scariest time in my life by far.
这是我人生中最心力交瘁、最可怕的日子。
我们在外刊精读社关于试管婴儿那篇文章也学过这个词：
It is physically painful for women, and emotionally draining for both sexes.
女性要承受身体上的痛苦，而不论男女都要面对巨大的情感折磨。
That girld's energy is so emotionally draining.
be physically and emotionally draining
也可以说emotionally draining and physically exhausting。
Care work is undervalued, underpaid, emotionally draining and physically exhausting.
Translation is undervalued, underpaid, emotionally draining and physically exhausting.
Teaching is undervalued, underpaid, emotionally draining and physically exhausting.
我们也可以用人作主语，比如：
Translators feel undervalued, underpaid, emotionally drained and physically exhausted.
04
如何形容「窝」在沙发里？
I have to curl up with a blanket, and a book, a mug of tea, maybe something to eat and just sit there for a couple of hours and read.
curly 为形容词，指「卷曲的」。curly hair 即「卷发」。自然卷就叫作：naturally curly hair。
我在Breanna Quan的Vlog里就遇见过这个词：
我们再来看个美剧《绝望的主妇》里的例子：
🪴 for a couple of hours 指「几个小时」。
a couple of sth 也是一个大家都认识，但很少使用的词。
我们再来看几个例子：
He seemed very distraught. He knocked back a couple of brandies.
05
如何表达「奋斗文化」？
I feel like, societally, we think of social activities as being a kind of acceptable form of leisure activity, where it doesn't matter if you're not being productive, whereas as soon as you're spending time by yourself, it turns into you being lazy, misusing your time. I think that's quite an interesting distinction.
🪴 think of sth as sth 指「认为...是...」，和大家熟悉的regard sb / sth as sth, see sb / sth as sth, view sb / sth as sth...等等是一个用法。
这个词考研英语也考过，很多同学没有反应过来，考研的同学留意一下。
🪴leisure activity 休闲活动
顺便讲一讲leisurely：
leisurely [ˈleʒəli] 为形容词，指「慢悠悠的，不慌不忙的」(describes an action that is done in a relaxed way, without hurrying)。
我们再来看两个英美剧的例子：
Not many men can plan their exit from this world in such a leisurely way.
societal timelines 指「社会时钟」。
social 更微观，强调个人、群体和人际关系。
比如：social skills 社交技巧 social problems 社会问题
而 societal 更宏观，强调整个社会的结构、制度、问题。
注意看英文解释：Societal means relating to society or to the way society is organized.
举个外刊里的例子：
Mass joblessness exacts societal costs.
大规模失业使社会付出代价。
There has been a shift in societal attitudes towards pets.
社会对宠物的态度发生了转变。
简单粗暴地说，social 相当于「社会的」或「社交的」，而societal 相当于中文里的「社会层面的」。
enjoy spending time by myself 便指「享受独处」，我们也可以说enjoy my own company 享受自己的陪伴。
我们在“人人影视”被判刑！《经济学人》如何报道？这篇文章里还讲过：
与众人不同，往往意味着优秀，因此名词distinction 有「优秀，杰出，卓越」的意思。
回顾一下原句：
Being accepted into such firms’ “translation groups” was a badge of distinction. Standards were high and competition for membership was fierce. It will not be in future, however.
获准加入此类公司的“翻译组”是一种优秀的体现。加入字幕组要求很高，竞争也很激烈。不过，那只是过去，以后不会了。
最后一栏里的borderline是个形容词，指「边界附近的」，a borderline pass/fail 便指「在及格线上下」。
博主后面说的这句话也很有意思：
Hustle culture kind of convinces us that it's okay to spend time doing social things for leisure, but not okay to do things by yourself.
而hustle culture 忙碌文化，就类似于我们常说的「奋斗文化」。
06
如何表达「有点儿」？
我们再来看几个例子：
There is an element of truth in your argument.
你的论点有些道理。
All outdoor activities carry an element of risk.
所有户外活动都带有些许风险。
美剧《爱情故事》里也用到了这个词：
07
如何表达「很治愈」？
Next you can make some bookmarks. This is so therapeutic and actually a good one to do with friends as well, like other introverted friends.
therapeutic [ˌθer.əˈpjuːtɪk] 是它的形容词形式，指making you feel calm and relaxed，相当于我们常说的「治愈的，疗愈人心的」。
比如：Painting can be very therapeutic.
顺便补充一下，
Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing.
冥想可以帮助我们接纳自己的忧虑、恐惧、愤怒；这非常治愈。
08
如何表达「写观后感」？
这段话其实是一个很棒的论述框架，大家可以直接挪用在雅思口语里：
博主先给出自己的观点： 更喜欢独自去博物馆、艺术展。
接着再展开论述，这里博主采用先让步再转折的逻辑：
先让步，指出自己也喜欢和朋友一起逛博物馆，再解释原因。
接着再转折，指出自己独自一人逛博物馆的好处。
非常丝滑、自然、顺畅的逻辑。
我们再总结几个词汇：
🪴 do sth completely at your own pace 指「完全按照你自己的节奏做某事」。
谈到在线教育的好处，我们就可以说：
Online leaning allows students to learn at their own pace.
🪴 write up sth 指「把...整理成文，把...详细写下来」。
🪴 reflection 作可数名词，指「评论，感想」。
小时候被逼着写读后感、观后感，就可以叫作write up reflections。
🪴 journal 作名词，指「日记」，作动词，指「写日记，记录」。
09
如何表达「探索当地历史」？
I think this is a really great way to explore local history and learn something that maybe you wouldn't have learned before. It's a kind of history where you feel very connected to it because you're actually looking at their gravestone.
🪴 feel connected to sth 感觉与...有联结
充电：recharge, recharge one's batteries 最能恢复精力的活动：the most recharging activity, the most restorative activity 几周：for a couple of weeks 享受独处：enjoy spending time by myself, enjoy my own company, like to recharge by myself 窝，蜷缩：curl up (with a blanket, a book a mug of tea, maybe something to eat) 社交活动：social activities 休闲活动：social activity 奋斗文化：hustle culture 绿地，绿色空间：green spaces 校园里或校园外：on campus or off campus 出游：an outing 好好布置餐桌：set the table properly 点上蜡烛：light some candles 温暖舒适的：cozy 治愈的，有疗愈作用的：therapeutic 按照自己的节奏：at your own pace 漫步：ramble， walk around aimlessly ...是探索当地历史的好方式：sth is a great way to explore local history. 感觉与...有联结：feel connected to sth
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