“我选择去洛杉矶，你一个人要飞向巴黎，尊重各自的决定，维持和平的爱情……”伴侣分开旅行，来段“恋情休假”不仅存在于歌曲里，生活中也有不少伴侣选择定期分开旅行，只要做好规划，理清思绪，与恋人小别一下也许是不错的主意。

 

My husband packed his bags to sail around the coast of Turkey with a bunch of male friends. I'm headed for Italy to walk in the hills.

我的丈夫打包好行李，和一群好兄弟去土耳其海岸游玩了。而我前往意大利的山中漫步。

 

Our wedding was in July, we haven't had our honeymoon¹ yet, but we're looking forward to our separate travels.

我们七月结的婚，还没度蜜月，但我们已经在期待我们的分开旅行。

 

Relationship sabbaticals, as they're called, are becoming increasingly² popular. Ten years ago, just 10 percent of couples took separate holidays. Now, it's increased to more than 30 percent — and growing.

如今，“恋情休假”日益流行。十年前，仅有10%的伴侣会分开旅行，如今这一比例增加到30%，而且还在不断增长。

 

We've been together almost ten years and while we love going away as a couple, we have always had holidays apart at least once a year.

我们相恋近十年了，喜欢像情侣一样一起外出度假，但每年也有至少一次的机会分开度假。

 

If your thing is museums and art galleries and the razzmatazz of a city, while your husband is happier fishing in solitary³ splendour on a Scottish river, then why not go separately? It will benefit both of you to pursue⁴ what you love.

如果你喜欢逛博物馆和艺术馆，欣赏城市的活力，而你的丈夫更喜欢在苏格兰河边的安静之处钓鱼，那么你们为什么不分开旅行呢？这对你们追求自己所爱都有好处。

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