I'm Neil. And we are sitting here in new broadcasting house in the middle of London. Would you say, Sam, that this is an isolated隔离的 place? Oh, no, not at all. Isolated隔离的 means far away from other places and people. Does that mean, then, do you think that you can't be lonely孤独的 here with all these people around and all these things to do? Ah, good question. Can you be lonely孤独的 in a crowd? Yes, of course. I think you can be because being lonely孤独的 isn't about physical isolation隔绝.
I think you can be lonely孤独的 anywhere, if you feel that you're disconnected from the world around you, if you feel that no one understands you. If you are living happily in isolation隔绝 in the Scottish Highlands, for example, I'm sure you could feel lonely孤独的 if you came here to London. Well, loneliness孤单 is today's topic. The BBC has just completed a big survey about it, which we will learn more about shortly立刻. But first, of course, a question. Where is the most isolated隔离的, inhabited place on the planet?
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