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1、Hereweare,allbyourselves,all22millionofusbyrecentcount,aloneinourrooms,someofuslikingitthatwayandsomeofusnot.Someofusdivorced,somewidowed,someneveryetcommitted.事实如此，我们孤独无依地生活着。据最近的统计，共有2,200万人独自生活在自己的住所里。其中有些人喜欢这种生活，有些却不喜欢。有些离了婚，有些鳏寡无伴，也有些从未结过婚。Lonelinessmaybeasortofnationaldise
2、asehere,andit'smoreembarrassingforustoadmitthananyothersin.Ontheotherhand,tobealoneonpurpose,havingrejectedcompanyratherthanbeencastoutbyit,isonecharacteristicofanAmericanhero.Thesolitaryhunterorexplorerneedsnooneastheyventureoutamongthedeerandwolvestotamethe greatwildareas.Thor
3、eau,aloneinhiscabinonthepond,hisbackdeliberatelyturnedtothetown.Now,that'scharacterforyou.孤独或许是这里的一种民族弊病，我们羞于承认它，甚于其他任何罪恶。而另一方面，故意选择独处，拒绝别人的陪伴而非为同伴所弃，却是美国式英雄的一个特点。孤独的猎人或探险者去鹿群和狼群中冒险，征服广袤的荒野时，并不需要有人陪伴。梭罗独居在湖畔的小屋，有意疏离了城市生活。现在，这成了你的个性。Inspirationinsolitudeisamajorcommodityforpoetsa
4、ndphilosophers.They'reallforit.Theyallspeakhighlyofthemselvesforseekingitout,atleastforanhouroreventwobeforetheyhurryhomefortea.独处的灵感是诗人和哲学家最有用的东西。他们都赞成独处，都因能够独处而自视甚高，至少在他们匆忙赶回家喝茶之前的一两个小时之内是这样。ConsiderDorothyWordsworth,forinstance,helpingherbrotherWilliamputonhiscoat,findinghisn
5、otebookandpencilforhim,andwavingashesetsforthintotheearlyspringsunlighttolookatflowersallbyhimself.“Howgraceful,howbenign,issolitude,”hewrote.就拿多萝西·华兹华斯来说吧，她帮哥哥威廉穿上外衣，为他找到笔记本和铅笔，向他挥手告别，目送他走进早春的阳光去独自对花沉思。他写道：“独处多么优雅，惬意。”Nodoubtaboutit,solitudeisimprovedbybeingvoluntary.毫无疑问，如果自愿独
6、处，感觉要好得多。LookatMilton'sdaughtersarranginghiscushionsandblanketsbeforetheysilentlycreepaway,sohecancreatepoetry.Then,ratherthantroubletoputitinhisownhandwriting,hecallsthegirlstocomebackandwriteitdownwhilehedictates.看看弥尔顿的女儿们：她们为他准备好垫子和毯子，然后蹑手蹑脚地走开，以便他能创作诗歌。然而他并不自己费神将诗歌写下来，而是唤回女儿
7、们，向她们口述，由她们记下来。Youmayhavenoticedthatmostoftheseartistictypeswentoutdoorstobealone.Theindoorswasfulloflovedoneskeepingthekettlewarmtilltheycamehome.也许你已经注意到，这些艺术家类型的人，大多是到户外独处，而家里则自有亲人备好了热茶，等着他们回家。TheAmericanhighpriestofsolitudewasThoreau.Weadmirehim,notforhisself-reliance,butbec
8、ausehewasallbyhimselfoutthereatWaldenPond,andhe
