Norway Islanders Want to Go ‘Time-Free’

挪威小岛居民请愿取消时间

 

Many people who live on Norway’s far-northern island of Sommaroey are campaigning to go “time-free.”

 

居住在挪威最北部的索马洛伊岛上的许多居民正在进行一场呼吁“时间自由”的运动。

 

They note that between May and July, the sun does not set there for 69 days. To enjoy the bright summer months, they would like to ignore traditional business hours. For example, stores would be open when people are there to work at them. Schools would operate when teachers and students are ready.

 

他们指出在5月到7月之间，那里将面临69天的极昼。为了享受明媚的夏季，他们想要不按传统的营业时间生活。例如，商店希望只要有员工上班就营业。当老师和学生都准备好了，学校才会开学。

 

Kjell Ove Hveding is one of the local leaders of the campaign. He said the 350 people who live on the island already go mostly time-free. He said that in the summer at 2 in the morning, you might see “children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing their lawns, and teens going for a swim.”

 

谢尔·奥维·赫维丁是该请愿运动的当地领导人之一。他说，住在岛上的350名居民已经基本上没有时间概念了。他说，在夏天的凌晨2点，你可能会看到“孩子们在踢足球，人们在粉刷房子或修剪草坪，青少年们去游泳。”

 

To show their feelings about time, many islanders take off their watches. They leave them on a bridge that connects the island to the mainland.

 

为了表示他们的决心，许多岛民摘下手表。他们把这些手表扔在了连接岛屿和大陆的一座桥上。

 

Earlier this month, Hveding met with a Norwegian lawmaker. He presented a formal request signed by people who live on the island. The request asked the government to declare the area a “time-free zone.”

 

本月早些时候，赫维丁会见了一位挪威议员。他提交了一份由岛上居民签署的正式请愿书。该请愿要求政府废除时间制，宣称这里为“时间自由区域”。

 

Hveding noted that he understands going completely time-free would be too complex in a world that operates on schedules. And, as an article in the Smithsonian magazine says, people’s health depends on keeping a usual rhythm of being asleep and being awake.

 

赫维丁指出，他明白，在一个按部就班的世界里，完全实现“时间自由”太复杂了。正如《史密森杂志》上的一篇文章所说，人们的健康取决于保持正常入睡和苏醒的节奏。

 

But Hveding argues that letting go of time limits can also be good for people. He said the time-free proposal would permit the islanders to get used to the daylight and feel more calm.

 

但赫维丁认为，放开时间限制对人们也有好处。他说，这项无时间限制的提议将使岛上居民适应阳光，感到更加平和。

 

“The idea is also to chill out,” he said. “I have seen people suffering from stress because they were pressed by time.”

 

“这个想法也是为了让大家能够放松下来，缓和情绪”，他说。“我见过有人因为时间紧迫而倍感压力。”

 

Since the people of Sommaroey made their proposal, other northern towns have reportedly supported similar ideas for their areas, too.

 

自从索马洛伊岛居民提出该建议以来，据报道其他北部城镇也支持推行类似的想法。

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