Cheers! The average Briton turns up to work with a hangover three times a month, according to a survey on Wednesday, and the frequency is expected to increase during next month's World Cup. |
The average Briton turns up to work with a hangover three times a month, according to a survey on Wednesday, and the frequency is expected to increase during next month's World Cup. The charity Drinkaware found each day more than 520,000 people in Britain go to work hung over, with nearly one in five of those admitting that as a result they make mistakes and struggle to keep on top of their workload. "An international sporting event like the World Cup will inevitably capture the attention of the nation and is a great time for people to come together, but hangovers at work are likely to increase," said Drinkaware Chief Executive Chris Sorek. "With hundreds of thousands of people going to work every day after a heavy night, it impacts work productivity and even results in employees going home sick." While nine out of 10 people said they considered having a hangover at work unacceptable, two-thirds of the 1,085 adults questioned by pollsters ICM admitted they had joked with their colleagues or boss about having a hangover. Of those who went to work hung over, seven percent have had to leave work early because they were too ill to carry on. (Read by Lee Hannon. Lee Hannon is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
本周三公布的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查顯示,英國(guó)人平均一個(gè)月中有三次因前夜飲酒過量帶著宿醉去上班,這一頻率在下月世界杯期間預(yù)計(jì)還會(huì)增加。 英國(guó)Drinkaware慈善機(jī)構(gòu)發(fā)現(xiàn),英國(guó)每天有超過52萬人帶著宿醉上班,其中近五分之一的人承認(rèn)他們會(huì)因此在工作中會(huì)出錯(cuò),而且工作進(jìn)度也會(huì)受到影響。 Drinkaware執(zhí)行總監(jiān)克里斯?索瑞克說:“像世界杯這樣的國(guó)際體育賽事無疑會(huì)吸引大家的關(guān)注,這是一個(gè)聚會(huì)的好時(shí)光,但是帶著宿醉工作的情況可能會(huì)增多。” “在世界杯期間,每天都有成千上萬的人在狂飲一夜后去上班,這不僅會(huì)影響工作效率,甚至?xí)?dǎo)致員工因不舒服而早退的情況。” ICM民意調(diào)查機(jī)構(gòu)對(duì)1085名成年人開展的調(diào)查顯示,90%的人認(rèn)為宿醉上班不可接受,而三分之二的人坦稱他們?cè)c同事或老板拿宿醉的事情開玩笑。 在那些宿醉上班的人中,有7%的人不得不早早收工,因?yàn)樗麄兲y受,實(shí)在無法繼續(xù)工作。 相關(guān)閱讀 奧巴馬增加安保負(fù)擔(dān) 南非警察盼美國(guó)隊(duì)早淘汰 (中國(guó)日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮 編輯蔡姍姍) |
Vocabulary: turn up: (of a person) to arrive(人)到達(dá);來到;露面 hangover: the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol 宿醉(過量喝酒后第二天的頭痛以及惡心反應(yīng)) keep on top of (sth.): 設(shè)法駕馭;處理 |