Almost any exhibition of complete self sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me.

这种几乎是完全我行我素的神情总是使我感到目瞪口呆，满心赞佩。

Absolute loneliness and self sufficiency, that might not sound like the ideal description of a two and half month vacation in the Pacific.

绝对的孤独和自给自足，这听起来可不像是在太平洋度过两个半月假期的理想描述。