世界节假日博览 第16期:工作快乐日

 　　Fun at Work Day is a day to have fun at work. Not everyone agrees when it is. Some websites say it is in the final days of January, while others say it is April the 1st – the same as April Fools Day. The workplace is usually not such a fun place. It is often a stressful place to be and there is little time to relax and have fun. Fun at Work Day changes this a little so that people’s jobs are not all work and no play. The idea behind this event is that workers perform better if they can relax and laugh. Production increasesand there is better customer service. It is also better for the health of the staff. Having fun at work also creates better relations, especially if the bosses join in and share the fun.

　　工作快乐日是让人们在工作中充满欢笑。并不是所有人都同意此观点。许多网站称这是一月份的最后几天，还有人说今天是4月1日，与愚人节一天。办公地点经常不是一片快乐的海洋。它通常是给人们带来压力的地方，你没有什么时间休息或是找寻乐趣。快乐工作日改变了一些，所以人们的工作也不总是工作。建立这一节日的想法是如果员工能够轻松，快乐，那么他们的工作效率也会上升。生产增加，顾客服务也将有所改善。这对员工的身体健康还有好处。在工作中充满欢笑也会改善人际关系，特别是当老板也来分享你们的快乐时。

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　　Having fun at work is an important part of many large companies today. Internet companies like Google and Yahoo encourage their workers to relax and do things at work to let off steam. Workers set up mini basketball hoops² in their offices and people can wear what they want and decorate their desks. Fun at work has been studied by experts. Psychologist and author Matt Weinstein wrote a book on management called ‘Managingto Have Fun’. He says: "Successful companies are discovering that fun at work helps them reduce stress, increase productivity³, and boost⁴ employee morale⁵." Perhaps every day should be fun at work. It would certainly make people happier, and that’s what life’s all about.

　　如今，在工作中找寻乐趣已经成为大公司的重要组成部分。像谷歌和雅虎这样的互联网公司鼓励员工放松精神，并做一些能够减轻压力的事情。员工在办公室设置迷你篮球框，人们可以想怎么穿就怎么穿，也可以装饰自己的办公桌。专家已经对快乐工作进行了研究。心理学家兼作家马特·温斯坦就管理问题写了一本书，书的名字叫作“管理鸡汤”。他认为：“成功企业发现快乐工作能够帮助他们减轻压力，提高效率，并增加员工士气。”或许我们每一天都应该在工作中高高兴兴。这当然能够让人们高兴，这也是生活的真谛。

　　1.basketball hoop¹ 篮球框

　　例句：The Basketball hoop is beyond my reach.

　　我的手无法触及这篮球框。

　　2.reduce stress 减轻压力

　　例句：Employing all of these techniques will help reduce stress while you wait until the appropriate time to change jobs.

　　利用所有这些技巧将有助于降低你在等待变换工作的时机过程中受到的压力。

　　3.boost morale 鼓舞士气

　　例句：Foxconn announced Friday that it would increase wages by 20 percent to boost morale and forestall⁶ the copycat effect that can follow well-publicized suicides⁷.

　　富士康周五声明，将提薪20%以提升士气，以及防止因媒体过度关注而引起自杀模仿效应。

　　4.manage to 达成

　　例句：I suppose every foreigner would manage to see one.

　　我想每个外国人都会设法去看看的。

1 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

2 hoops   

n.箍( hoop的名词复数 )；（篮球）篮圈；（旧时儿童玩的）大环子；（两端埋在地里的）小铁弓

参考例句：

• a barrel bound with iron hoops 用铁箍箍紧的桶
• Hoops in Paris were wider this season and skirts were shorter. 在巴黎，这个季节的裙圈比较宽大，裙裾却短一些。 来自飘（部分）

3 productivity   

n.生产力，生产率，多产

参考例句：

• Farmers are introducing in novations which increase the productivity.农民们正引进提高生产力的新方法。
• The workers try to put up productivity.工人设法提高生产率。

4 boost   

n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心

参考例句：

• This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
• These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

5 morale   

n.道德准则，士气，斗志

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

6 forestall   

vt.抢在…之前采取行动；预先阻止

参考例句：

• I left the room to forestall involvements.我抢先离开了这房间以免受牵累。
• He followed this rule in order to forestall rumors.他遵守这条规矩是为了杜绝流言蜚语。

7 suicides   

n.自杀( suicide的名词复数 )；自取灭亡；自杀者；自杀性行为

参考例句：

• Since when do suicides miss twice, lay down a rug and start over? 自杀什么时候会失手二次后铺好地毯然后再试一次？ 来自电影对白
• Chris: And the reality is suicides go to hell? 克里斯：而现实就是自杀者要下地狱？ 来自互联网