提高快樂指數
With the FIFA 2022 Qatar World Cup coming up this November, people around the world are already making plans to watch their favorite teams.
隨著今年十一月將迎來2022年卡達世界盃足球賽，全球各地的人無不計劃著觀賞他們喜愛的球隊上場比賽。
Sad to say, the least fortunate of us will be stuck at the office while the games are going on.
遺憾的是，我們當中有一群可憐的人，在賽事進行的同時卻得待在辦公室。
sad to say 真遺憾、可惜的是fortunate(adj.)幸運的be stuck in traffic 塞車be stuck with sth. or sb. 擺脫不了某事或某人
Doha is UTC+3, while Taipei is UTC+8 – games at 1 pm in Qatar, like Japan against Costa Rica, will be broadcast at 6 pm in Taiwan, when many people are still at work.
根據世界協調時間，多哈時間快3小時，而台北時間則是快了8小時，這表示卡達下午1點進行日本對壘哥斯大黎加的球賽，將於台灣傍晚6點轉播，而這段時間許多人卻還在上班。
Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) 世界協調時間Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) 格林威治標準時間broadcast(v.)廣播、播送broadcast-broadcast(ed)-broadcast(ed)
While common sense would tell us to ban any distraction to remain productive at work, Bloomberg argued in 2018 that watching games at work can be beneficial.
儘管常識上我們都曉得要杜絕一切會讓我們分心的事物好維持辦公效率，但彭博社在2018年駁斥了這個觀念，並指出上班時觀賽有其益處。
common sense 常識distract(v.)使～分心benefit(n.)益處、好處beneficial(adj.)有益的、有利的
Research has shown that boosting people’s happiness can make them about 10% to 12% more productive at work — implying that a good day on the pitch will lead to a good day at the office and it gets even better if your team wins it all.
研究顯示，提高快樂指數可讓人在上班時變得更有效率，效率增幅可達10%至12%，這意味著賽場上的快樂會為辦公室增添愉悅的氛圍，若支持的隊伍一路獲勝，效果則更為顯著。
pitch 運動場、尤指足球場
According to the Associated Press, Spain saw their economy shrink by 3.6% during the 2009 global recession.
根據美聯社的報導，西班牙在2009年全球衰退期間經濟萎縮了3.6%。
shrink(v.)縮小、退縮recession(n.)衰退depression 蕭條期overheating 經濟過熱inflation 通貨膨脹deflation 通貨緊縮
Bringing the World Cup home a year later increased growth back to 0% and stopped their recession.
隔年西班牙捧回世界盃冠軍，促使經濟回升至0%，並抑制了衰退。
increase(v.)(n.)增加、提高decrease(v.)(n.)減少、降低
If Taiwan’s gold medal at the Badminton men doubles at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics gave you a boost, maybe the coming international soccer event will be what drives you to finish work early this November.
若台灣在2021年東京奧運羽球男雙項目中奪得的金牌讓你產生動力，那這場即將到來的國際足球賽事，也許會是驅使你今年十一月提早完成工作的理由。
drive sb. to do sth. 驅使某人做某事