
感到疲倦前就休息
Have you ever thought about the link between tiredness and productivity?
你有沒有想過疲倦與生產力之間的關係?
Have you ever thought about (of) …..有沒有想過...the link between A and B A和B之間的關係
A study in the 1950s found that scientists who work 25 hours a week in the office are not more productive than those who only work five hours.
1950年代的一項研究發現,每週在辦公室工作25小時的科學家並不比那些只工作5小時的科學家更有效率。
A study found that …=A study shows that ...調查發現、研究顯示work 25 hours a week每週工作25小時A be more productive than B A比B更有生產力;A的工作產量比B來得高
The key message of this particular result may be that the more you work, the less productive you are.
這個研究結果顯示的重要訊息可能是:你工作的時間越長,你的工作效率就越低。
key message重要訊息particular(adj.)特定的in particular特定的(需要確切指出或說明)The more you V., the less adj. you are.The more you work, the more you learn.
Studies have shed light on the potential effects of working overtime.
研究指出了加班的潛在影響。
shed light on闡明、解釋清楚potential(adj.)潛在的、可能的=possiblework overtime加班=work extra hours
A recent article discusses that heavy workloads can significantly increase the risk of heart disease.
最近的一篇文章討論到繁重的工作量會大幅提高心臟病的風險。
workload工作量significantly(adv.)顯著地increase(v.)增加risk(n.)風險
For example, if you work more than 10 hours per day over a long period of time, your likelihood of getting a stroke increases significantly.
例如,如果您長期都每天工作超過10小時,那麼你得到中風的可能性會提高。
over a period of time經過一段時間likelihood=possibility=chance可能性、機率stroke(n.)中風
In addition, working more than 40 hours per week may lead to increased smoking and drinking.
此外,每週工作超過40小時可能會導致吸煙和飲酒增加。
In addition,此外lead to導致=causeincreased(adj.)增加的
You might wonder what might be the best way to balance work and rest.
您可能想知道怎樣才是平衡工作和休息的最佳方式。
wonder(v.)猜想、想知道I wonder if...不知能否...(用於邀約)balance(v.)找到平衡rest(n.)休息
Researchers suggest that ideally, you should stay focused working or studying for 52 minutes, before taking a break for 17 minutes.
研究人員建議,最理想的狀況是,你應該保持專注工作或讀書52分鐘,然後休息17分鐘。
Researchers suggest that...研究者建議ideal(adj.)理想的ideally(adv.)理想地,理想狀態是stay focused Ving專注做某事
However, taking a break or getting some rest does not mean that you start checking your email or watching YouTube videos. The best way to rest is to take a walk, read, or chat with others.
但是,休息並不意味著您開始去收email或觀看Youtube影片。最好的休息方式是散步,閱讀或與他人聊天。
checking email收信(電子郵件)The best way to RV is to...最好的...方法是...
More importantly, don’t forget to rest before you actually start feeling tired. Otherwise, you might burn yourself out.
更重要的是,別忘了在你真正開始感到疲倦前就先休息。否則,你可能會把自己給累壞。
More importantly更重要的是don’t forget to別忘了actually(adv.)實際上、真的start Ving開始做某事otherwise(adv.)否則burn yourself out把自己累壞burned out累壞的