
A young woman sits alone in café sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing café waiter: “Where are the toilets please?” This is a familiar scene in Tokyo’s so-called “silent cafes”, where customers are not allowed to speak, and only communicate by writing in notepads.
The concept rises by a desire to be alone among your Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainly, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social isolation. The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed foe conversation-free privacy in the office. One Kyoto company even offers single women the opportunity to have a “one woman wedding” – a full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression – “botchi-zoku”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to so things completely on their own.
One recent weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the café, Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I heard about this place via Twitter and I like the idea of coming here. I work as a nurse and it’s always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo, and it’s a big busy city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. I’m going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere.”
The desire to be isolated is not a new concept in Japan, home to an estimated 3.6 million “hikikomori” – a more extreme example of social recluses(隐士)who withdraw completely from society.
一个年轻的女人独自坐在咖啡馆里品茶看书。她停顿了一下,在附近的记事本上写下了自己的话,然后向路过的咖啡馆服务员展示:“厕所在哪里?”这是东京所谓的“无声咖啡馆”里的一个熟悉场景,在那里,顾客不允许说话,只能用记事本交流。
这个概念是由日本人渴望独处、经济不确定性、传统家庭支持结构的转变以及日益严重的社会孤立所带来的。这种现象不仅限于咖啡店,还涵盖了从无声迪斯科舞厅(参与者戴着与DJ相连的无线耳机独自跳舞)到为办公室中的无对话隐私而设计的小型办公桌帐篷等产品的方方面面。京都的一家公司甚至为单身女性提供了举办“一个女人的婚礼”的机会——一场完整的婚礼,包括白色连衣裙和仪式,唯一缺少的就是新郎。这一趋势有自己的媒体表达方式——“僵尸”,指的是有意识地选择完全靠自己做事的人。
最近一个工作日的下午,23岁的护士Higashikokubaru在休息日从家出发,花了90分钟前往东京,以享受一些独处的时间。在咖啡馆的入口处,Higashikokubaru小姐说:“我是通过推特听说这个地方的,我喜欢来这里的想法。我是一名护士,这里总是很忙。东京很少有安静的地方,而且是一个繁忙的大城市。我只想独自一人安静地坐在某个地方。我要喝杯茶,也许画一些画。我喜欢安静、平静的氛围。”
在日本,被孤立的愿望并不是一个新概念。据估计,日本有360万“hikikomori”,这是社会隐士的一个更极端的例子(隐士)他们完全退出社会。
句子成分分析:
She pauses [briefly] towrite [in a nearby notepad] [before showing her words to a passing café waiter]
句子语法结构详解:
* pauses 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* to write 为不定式,作状语。
* showing 为动名词,作介词宾语。
* she 为人称代词主格。her 为形容词型物主代词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
pause [pɔ:z] | vi. | 暂停,停止 |
briefly | ad. | 1) 短暂地;暂时地 2) 简短地;简要地 |
write [rait] | vi. | 1) 写, 写字 2) (文章,歌曲等)写,编写,谱写 |
nearby ['niәbai] | a. | 附近的,邻近的 |
notepad | n. | 记事本;便条本 |
before [bi'fɔ:] | prep. | 1) (时间或顺序)在...之前 2) (位置)在...前面 |
show [ʃәu] | vt. | 1) 表明,显示, 证明 2) 出示,展示 |
word [wә:d] | n. | 1) 话语,言语 2) 单词 |
passing ['pæsiŋ] | a. | 1) 暂时的,短暂的 2) 经过的,过往的 |
café [kæ'fei] | n. | 咖啡馆,小餐馆 |
waiter ['weitә] | n. | 服务员,侍者 |
句子成分分析:
The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything [from silent discos], || where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, || [to products (such as small desk)] tents designed foe conversation-free privacy [in the office].
句子语法结构详解:
* is 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* limited 为形容词作表语。
* covers 为谓语,采用一般现在时。动词采用第三人称单数形式。
* where 为连词,引导地点状语从句。
* dance 为谓语,采用一般现在时。
* connected 为过去分词,作后置定语。
* 第3个 to 开头为陈述句。
* designed 为双宾动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。foe 为间接宾语,privacy 为直接宾语。
* everything 为不定代词。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
be limited to... | 限制在...之内, 限定为... |
coffee shop | 小咖啡厅(常设在商场,宾馆等内,供应无酒精饮料和简单食品) |
be connected to... | 1) 与...连接 2) 与...接通 |
such as | 1) 例如,比如 2) 像……那样的,诸如……之类的 |
Vocabulary:
phenomenon [fi'nɔminәn] | n. | 1) 现象 2) 杰出的人,非凡的人(或事物) |
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
cover ['kʌvә] | vt. | 1) 覆盖, 盖 2) 掩蔽,遮盖 |
everything ['evriθiŋ] | pron | 1) 每件事, 所有事物, 一切事物 2) 最重要的事物 |
silent ['sailәnt] | a. | 1) 无声的,安静的,不喧闹的 2) 不说话的,沉默的 |
disco | n. | 1) 迪斯科(舞厅或舞会等) 2) 迪斯科舞会的灯光及音响设备 |
participant | n. | 参与者,参加者 |
dance [dɑ:ns] | vt. | 跳……舞 |
alone [ә'lәun] | a. | 1) 独力,单独 2) 独自 |
wearing ['wєәriŋ] | a. | 令人精疲力竭的;使人疲倦的;令人厌烦的 |
wireless ['waiәlis] | a. | 无线的 |
headphone ['hedfәun] | n. | 戴在头上的收话器, 耳机 |
DJ | n. | 1) (电台、电视台、夜总会)唱片节目主持人(全写为disc jockey) 2) (男式)晚礼服,无尾礼服(全写为dinner jacket) |
product ['prɔdʌkt] | n. | 1) 产品,制品 2) (自然、化学或工业过程的)产物,生成物,产品 |
small [smɔ:l] | a. | 1) (尺寸、数量、程度等)小的 2) (服装、食品、家用设施等)小号的,小型的 |
desk [desk] | n. | 1) 书桌,写字桌,办公桌 2) 服务台,问讯台 |
tent [tent] | n. | 帐篷,帐棚 |
design [di'zain] | vt. | 1) 设计,制图,构思 2) 计划,筹划,制订 |
foe [fəu] | n. | 敌人,仇敌 |
privacy ['praivәsi] | n. | 1) 隐私 2) 清静, 无人打扰, 不受公众干扰 |
office ['ɔfis] | n. | 1) 办公室,办公楼 2) 诊室,门诊处 |
句子成分分析:
There are very few quiet places [in Tokyo], || and it's a big busy city.
句子语法结构详解:
(it's = it is)
* there 引导 there be ... 句型, 表示“有”的意思。
* are 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* and 为并列连词,连接并列句。
* is 为系动词作谓语,采用一般现在时。
* a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Vocabulary:
very ['veri] | ad. | 1) 很, 非常 2) (用于形容词最高级或单词own之前, 表强调)真正, 十足 |
few [fju:] | a. | 1) 很少, 不多 2) (a few) 几个 |
quiet ['kwaiәt] | a. | 1) 轻声的,轻柔的,安静的 2) 僻静的,寂静的,清静的 |
place [pleis] | n. | 1) 位置,地点,场所,地方 2) 城镇(或建筑物等) |
Tokyo ['tәukjәu] | n. | [地名] 东京 |
big [big] | a. | 1) (体积、程度、数量等)大的,巨大的 2) 年龄较大的,长大的 |
busy ['bizi] | a. | 1) 忙于(做某事) 2) 忙碌的,无暇的 |
city ['siti] | n. | 1) 城市; 都市; 市 2) 全市市民 |
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