1、笔译实务 3 级配套训练 第十一单元 英译汉（二）1 / 3英语笔译实务 3 级配套训练 第十一单元 英译汉（二）Americans with Bad Habits Claim “Excellent” HealthNearly one in five US workers claims to be in excellent health despite being overweight, smoking, drinking excessively or seldom exercising, according to a newly published survey. In the nation
2、wide study of 1,450 employed adults released by Oxford Plans Inc., 17 percent describe their health as excellent but displayed not-so-excellent habits. Of those people, 55 percent claimed they were at least 25 pounds (11 kg) overweight, 31 percent smoked, 21 percent drank at least three glasses of a
3、lcohol a day, 29 percent drank at least four cups of coffee or tea, and 36 percent never exercised, it said. In addition, a quarter of them said they were likely to eat fried foods and salty or sugary snacks. “Denial is dangerous when it comes to your health. It exacts a heavy toll down the road,” A
4、lan Muney, executive vice-president of Oxford, said in a statement. The study also showed people with healthier habits such as frequent exercise and good diet are most motivated at work, ranking 8.9 on a 10-point scale, and most useful on the job, scoring 9 on a 10 point scale. Those with the health
5、iest habits were the least likely to lose sleep over their jobs and least to lose personal and family activities due to work. Of those workers with Unit 11 EN-CH (II) Americans With Bad Habits Claim “Excellent” Health2 / 3the most detrimental habits, 37 percent said they sat at their desks all day,
6、41 percent took no breaks at work and 18 percent were most likely to lose sleep over work. 课文词汇snack 小吃 toll 损失、牺牲、破坏的程度denial 拒绝；否认；否定 motivative 激发，刺激，给与动机 参考译文有坏习惯的美国人自称健康“极佳”根据一项新发表的调查结果，近五分之一的美国工作人员声称自己笔译实务 3 级配套训练 第十一单元 英译汉（二）3 / 3很健康 尽管他们体重超标、吸烟酗酒或很少锻炼身体。牛津卫生计划公司发布的这份全国性调查研究涉及 1450 名在职成人，其中 1
7、7%的人把自己的健康说成“极佳” ，而又展示了那么不完美的生活习惯。该报告说，这些人中有 55%说自己至少超重 25 磅（11 千克） ，31%的人抽烟，21%的人每天至少喝三杯烈酒，29%的人每天至少喝四杯咖啡或茶，36%的人从来不锻炼。此外，四分之一的人说自己常吃油炸食物以及太咸或太甜的快餐。牛津公司执行副总裁阿兰缪尼在一项声明中说：“否认事实会危害你的健康，会在生命之路上逼你付出高昂代价。 ”该报告还表明，生活习惯比较好的人，比如经常运动和膳食合理者工作最积极主动，在 10 分制的评分表上得分为 8.9 分；他们也是工作中最有贡献的人，此项得分为 9 分。那些生活习惯最健康的人最不容易因工作紧张而失眠，也最不会因工作而错过个人或家庭活动。在那些生活习惯最糟糕的人中间，37%的人说他们闷坐终日，41%的人没有工间休息，18%的人最容易因工作紧张而失眠。
