Flora-

For me the most interesting thing about a solitary life, and mine has been that for the last twenty years, is that it becomes increasingly rewarding.对我而言,独身生活中最有趣的——也是我最近20年以来深有体会的——就是它使生活变得越来越有情调了。When I can wake up and watch the sun rise over the ocean, as I do most days, and know that I have an entire day ahead, uninterrupted, in which to write a few pages, take a  walk with my dog, lie down in the afternoon for a think, read and listen to music, I am flooded with happiness.当我早展醒来看到太阳从大海上冉冉升起的时候——尽管我几乎每天都是如此——我就知道面前将有没人打搅的整整一天时间了。在这一天里，我可以悠闲地写几页文章，可以带着狗散散步，午后还可以躺下来思考思考问题，看看书，听听音乐，心中洋溢着快乐之情。I am lonely only when I am overtired, when I have worked too long without a break, when for the time being I feel empty and need filling up.只有在我过度疲劳的时候，或是在我工作太久而没有休息的时候，或是在我当时觉得空虚因而需要充实的时候，我才会感到孤独。And I am lonely sometimes when I come back home after a lecture trip, when I have seen a lot of people and talked a lot, and am full to the brim with experience that needs to be sorted out.而有时，当我在外地演讲后赶回家的时候，当我和许多人见面并且交谈甚多