在度假

I'm supposed to be on vacation, but it's not much of one.

我应该在度假，但不是很多的。

There are many people here on vacation.

这里有很多人在度假。

For example, you are on vacation.

例如， 您是在度假。

I know your secretary is on vacation.

我知道你的秘书在度假。

It is rether a relief and disburthening of the mind; it seems to have been a holiday time with us then; we were not called to appear upon the stage of life, to wear robes or tatters, to laugh or cry, be hooted or applauded; we had lain perdu all this while, snug out of harm's way; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting to be waked up; at peace and free from care, in a long nonage, in a sleep deeper and calmer than that of infancy, wrapped in the softest and finest dust.

我们仿佛在度假一般：我们没有被传唤至人生的舞台上，穿着华丽的衣服或破旧的衣衫，大笑不止或痛哭流涕，被人训斥或者赞美；然而对此，我们却隐藏了许久，安详悠闲，而远离伤害；我们仿佛沉睡了千百个世纪而不愿被人唤醒；安逸而无忧虑，总处于孩童时期；而且比婴儿睡得还要深沉，还要平静，被裹挟于最轻柔、最细密的灰尘之中。

It is rather a relief and disburdening of the mind; it seems to have been a holiday time with us then: we were not called to appear upon the stage of life, to wear robes or tatters, to laugh or cry, be hooted or applauded; we had lain perdu all this while, sung out of harm's way; and had slept out our thousands of centuries without wanting to be waked up; at peace and free from care, in a long nonage, in a sleep deeper and calmer than that of infancy, wrapped in the softest and finest dust.

我们仿佛在度假一般：我们没有被传唤至人生的舞台上，穿着华丽的衣服或破旧的衣衫，大笑不止或痛哭流涕，被人训斥或者赞美；然而对此，我们却隐藏了好久，安闲悠闲，而远离伤害；我们仿佛沉睡了千百个世纪而不愿被人唤醒；安逸而无忧虑，总处于孩童时期；而且比婴儿睡得还要深沉，还要平静，被裹挟与最轻柔、最细密的灰尘之中。

They don't have much money but pretend that they are permanently on holiday.

他们没有太多的钱，但是他们自称自己永远在度假。

For some reason, the most natural phrasing to my ears would be

明年这个时候，我们会在度假。

Proportionally to her income she spends far more on holidays than I do.

她在度假上比我花的钱多得多，这和她的收入是成比例的。

Jack is on vacation, you'd better find out a stand-in .

杰克在度假，你最好找一个代办做事的人。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。