Well, you're not alone. Because scientists have found that, in the absence of visible landmarks or cues from the sun, people who are lost can't walk a straight line.

不过，这种事情并非只发生在你身上，因为科学家们发现，在没有可见标志物或者没有太阳提供线索的时候，迷失的人们不会走直线。

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Here, my boy can’t play in the park across the street alone or walk down the street to school by himself because it is too dangerous.

在这里，我儿子不能一个人到街对面的公园玩，也不能一个人独自走路去上学，因为这里治安太差了。

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Keep the conversation going, tell a joke, or if you're dining alone, read the newspaper or walk around the house.

和别人聊个天，或者说个笑话，如果你是一个人吃饭的话，看看报纸或者在房间里走动几圈。

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It was difficult to see anything, but it was good to walk alone, to think without meaning, or to do the opposite to stop thinking altogether and just droop.

NEWYORKER: Among Animals and Plants