调查显示，超过一半的成年人认为自己“孤独”
If you feel alone most days, you’re not alone in that feeling. A survey of 2,000 British adults found that over half consider themselves “lonely,” largely because they are too busy or shy to socialize with others.
如果你大部分时间都感到孤独，那么你并不孤独。一项针对2000名英国成年人的调查发现，超过一半的人认为自己“孤独”，这主要是因为他们太忙或太害羞，无法与他人交往。
Among respondents, 28% said they don’t have enough time to socialize. Another 33% said they struggle to find friends with similar interests, and over 36% said they are simply too shy. Others blame social media and money problems; 20% said they do all their correspondence online, while 30% attribute their loneliness to lack of money.
受访者中，28%的人说自己“没有足够的时间”进行社交活动，33%的人说他们很难找到臭味相投的朋友;超过36%的人说，没有朋友是因为自己“太害羞”了;还有人说，让自己孤独的原因是“网络和钱”：比如20%的人说，他们所有的邮件在网上就处理了，用不着跟人接触，30%的人承认，自己的孤独就是因为缺钱。
Younger British generations seem to experience loneliness more often than the general population. While 52% of all participants admit to feeling lonely at one time or another, that number balloons to 68% of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24, compared to 41% of people over 55 years old.
很明显，年轻人更容易感到孤独：这次研究发现，英国成年人“最孤独”的平均年龄是37岁，并且有五分之一的受访者说，他们在20多岁时最孤独。18到24岁的受访者中，68%的人时不时的感到孤单，他们认为，现今的数字化生活导致了这一切：有超三分之一的年轻人说，他们和别人沟通主要通过社交网络。
The survey, commissioned by the Royal Horticultural Society, also found that half of respondents have at least attempted to do something about their constant feelings of loneliness. A full third of participants joined a social group of some kind, and nearly 30% have joined a sports team.
这项由英国皇家园艺学会委托开展的调查还发现，一半的受访者至少尝试过解决他们长期的孤独感。三分之一的参与者加入了某种社会团体，近30%的人加入了运动队。
According to the research, the average age when British adults feel most alone is 37 years old, but a fifth of respondents said they felt their most lonely in their twenties.
根据这项研究，英国成年人感到最孤独的平均年龄是37岁，但五分之一的受访者说他们在20多岁时感到最孤独。
Over half of survey participants between 18 and 24 years old said living in the digital age has had an effect on their loneliness. Over a third of young respondents said they communicate mostly over social media. Conversely, a third of over-55 respondents speak with others face-to-face most often.
在18岁至24岁的受访者中，超过一半的人称生活在数字时代对他们的孤独感有影响。超过三分之一的年轻受访者表示，他们主要通过社交媒体进行沟通。相反，55岁以上的受访者中有三分之一最常与他人面对面交谈。
