Last week, the United Kingdom appointed a Minister for Loneliness to address the finding that nine million British people often or always feel lonely. To some, this may come as a surprise.
上周，英国任命了一位部长来处理孤独的问题，即九百万英国人经常或总是感到孤独。对于有些人来说，这可能很令人意外。
It should not. Loneliness and social isolation are on the rise, leading many to call it an epidemic.
人们可能会觉得没必要这样。但孤独和社交孤立的人数一直在上升，从而导致很多人称之为传染病。
In recent decades, the number of people with zero confidants has tripled, and most adults do not belong to a local commun
