Do you ever get that feeling that there aren't enough hours in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit everything in. But then, you step outside into the countryside and suddenly everything seems slower, more relaxed, like time has somehow changed.

你是否有过这样的感觉：一天的时间不够用？时间不知不觉地从你身边溜走，不可能把所有事情都安排好。但是，当你走到郊外，突然间一切都变得缓慢、轻松起来，就好像时间发生了某种变化。

 It's not just you – recent research showed nature can regulate our sense of time.

不仅仅是你，最近的研究表明，大自然可以调节我们的时间感。

Spending time in nature is known to have many benefits for health and wellbeing. Having access to natural spaces such as beaches, parks and woodlands is associated with reduced anxiety and depression, improved sleep, reduced levels of obesity and cardiovascular disease, and improved wellbeing.

众所周知，在大自然中度过时光对健康和幸福有很多好处。拥有海滩、公园和林地等自然空间与减少焦虑和抑郁、改善睡眠、降低肥胖和心血管疾病水平以及提高幸福感有关。

Some of these benefits may explain why being in nature alters our experience of time.

其中一些好处或许可以解释为什么身处大自然中会改变我们对时间的体验。

The way we experience time is shaped by our internal biological state and the events going on in the world around us. As a result, emotions such as stress, anxiety and fear can distort our sense of the passage of time.

我们体验时间的方式是由我们的内在生理状态和周围世界发生的事件决定的。因此，压力、焦虑和恐惧等情绪会扭曲我们对时间流逝的感知。

The relaxing effect of natural environments may counter stress and anxiety, resulting in a more stable experience of time. Indeed, the absence of access to nature during COVID-19 may help to explain why people's sense of time became so distorted during the pandemic lockdowns.

自然环境的放松效果可以抵消压力和焦虑，使我们对时间的体验更加稳定。事实上，在新冠疫情期间无法接触大自然可能有助于解释为什么在大流行病封锁期间人们的时间感会变得如此扭曲。

In the short term, being away from the demands of modern day life may provide the respite needed to re-prioritise life, and reduce time pressure by focusing on what actually needs to be done. In the longer term, time in nature may help to enhance our memory and attention capacity, making us better able to deal with the demands on our time.

从短期来看，远离现代生活的需求可以让我们得到喘息的机会，从而重新确定生活的优先次序，并通过专注于真正需要做的事情来减轻时间压力。从长远来看，在大自然中度过的时间可能有助于增强我们的记忆力和注意力，使我们能够更好地处理对时间的需求。