Joshua Ogden-Davis/肝腦涂地

現(xiàn)代社會(huì)，激烈的競爭環(huán)境、快節(jié)奏的工作模式，使得人們不得不把大部分的時(shí)間都放在工作上。作為白領(lǐng)的你，每天要在辦公桌前坐多久？8小時(shí)？10小時(shí)？甚至更多？據(jù)世界衛(wèi)生組織報(bào)告，每年有200多萬人因久坐少動(dòng)而死亡。美國癌癥協(xié)會(huì)2010年的一份研究報(bào)告指出，與每天靜坐時(shí)間少于3個(gè)小時(shí)的人相比，每天坐著工作6小時(shí)以上的女性死于各種疾病的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)要高37%；而對于男性來說，這一風(fēng)險(xiǎn)要高17%。針對這一現(xiàn)象，一些公司已經(jīng)讓員工開始嘗試 “站立辦公”，把他們的桌子“加高”。站著打字、用電腦，不僅能夠避免患上一系列的疾病，而且還可以提高人們的工作效率。因此，長期在電腦前久坐的親們，為了你們的健康，站起來吧！

Kirk： Hey， Jony！ I see youve got a new chair. Looks nice！ Jony： Hey， Kirk. Yeah， its 2）ergonomic， very soft， and made from real leather. ①Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！

Kirk： Well， congratulations！ If Id have known you wanted to upgrade your seat， I would have given you mine.

Jony： Give me yours？ But then how would you sit？

Kirk： ②Believe it or not， I dont sit anymore. I got my new standing desk installed this morning！

Jony： Wait， you want to stand at work？ All day？ ③Correct me if Im wrong， but wont that just make you more tired？

Kirk： ④It is 3）counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day.

Jony： How is that possible？

Kirk： ⑤Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. It slows down your 4）metabolism and even makes it easier for you to gain weight.

Jony： Thats not a problem for me. I go to the gym every morning before work. I eat well and take care of myself， so my metabolism should be fine.

Kirk： Wow， youre better than me！ Think about it， though. Is sitting down for eight hours a day at work healthy？

Jony： Of course not， but everybody does it.

Kirk： Not anymore.

Jony： So I see.

Kirk： Sitting down for most of the day can erase all the benefits of your 5）workout. ⑥Since I dont work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire.

Jony： That makes sense. I still think standing up while working would make it hard to focus. Id always be walking around my office instead of staying in front of the computer. Kirk： Walking around is good for the body， no doubt about it！ Jony： Even so， I dont think I could get very much work done that way.

Kirk： It is true that standing desks take some getting used to， but after youre used to it， a standing desk actually raises your 6）productivity.

Jony： So what am I missing here？ It seems like standing desks have no 7）downsides. Why is everyone still rooted to their chairs？

Kirk： When I told you about my new desk， did you think it was a good idea？

Jony： ⑦I thought you were off your rocker.

Kirk： Exactly. Its a new idea， and people just arent used to it yet.

Jony： So how did you learn about it？

Kirk： A friend of mine hurt his back last year， and couldnt sit at a normal desk for a while. ⑧He got a standing desk， and he wouldnt give it up for the world！

Jony： Is your friend feeling better now？

Kirk： Much better. But more importantly， Im feeling better behind my new standing desk！

珂克：嘿，喬尼！我看到你有一張新椅子?？雌饋砗馨簦?/p>

喬尼：嘿，珂克。嗯，它符合人類環(huán)境改造學(xué)，非常柔軟，由真皮制成?，F(xiàn)在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。

珂克：嗯，恭喜你！如果我知道你想升級你的椅子，我會(huì)把自己的給你。

喬尼：把你的給我？那你怎么坐？

珂克：信不信由你，我不再坐著了。我今天早上安裝了站著辦公的桌子。

喬尼：等等，你要站著辦公？一整天？

我沒說錯(cuò)吧？但是這樣不會(huì)讓你更累嗎？

珂克：這很反常，但是站立辦公確實(shí)能讓你一整天都保持活力。

喬尼：這怎么可能？

珂克：嗯，久坐只會(huì)對你有害，毫無疑問。它會(huì)減緩你的新陳代謝速度，甚者會(huì)讓你很容易變胖。

喬尼：這對我來說不是問題。我每天早晨上班前都會(huì)去健身。合理飲食，照顧好自己，所以我的新陳代謝應(yīng)該沒有問題。

珂克：哇，你比我好！但是想一想，每天坐著工作八小時(shí)健康嗎？

喬尼：當(dāng)然不健康，但是每個(gè)人都這樣。

珂克：不再是這樣了。

喬尼：我懂了。

珂克：整天坐著會(huì)讓你鍛煉得來的成果都白費(fèi)。因?yàn)槲腋静贿\(yùn)動(dòng)，我真的需要做些事去離開椅子，減減我的大肚子。

喬尼：有道理。我還是覺得在工作的時(shí)候站著會(huì)很難專心。我總是在辦公室走走，而不是呆在電腦前。

珂克：到處走走對身體有好處，毫無疑問！

喬尼：即使這樣，我覺得我也不能干很多活。

珂克：站立辦公確實(shí)需要時(shí)間去適應(yīng)，但是你習(xí)慣以后，確實(shí)能提高你的工作效率。

喬尼：那我還有什么可說的？看起來站立辦公沒有弊端。為什么每個(gè)人還是離不開椅子？

珂克：當(dāng)我告訴你我的新桌子，你覺得這是個(gè)好主意嗎？

喬尼：我想你瘋了。

珂克：沒錯(cuò)。這是個(gè)新的想法，人們只是還沒有適應(yīng)而已。

喬尼：那你是怎么學(xué)來的？

珂克：去年我的一個(gè)朋友弄傷了腰，一段時(shí)間都不能坐在正常的椅子上。他有了一張立著的桌子，就再也不想離開它了！

喬尼：你朋友現(xiàn)在好點(diǎn)了嗎？

珂克：好多了。但更重要的是，我站著辦公真的感覺好多了！

Smart Sentences

① Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！ 現(xiàn)在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。

kick up ones heels： relax（放松）。例如：

Gee， you are really kicking up your heels. You look comfortable.喲，看你放松得很嘛，你看起來很舒適的樣子。

② Believe it or not， I dont sit anymore. 信不信由你，我不再坐著了。

believe it or not： used to emphasize that what you will say is surprising（用以強(qiáng)調(diào)你馬上要說的話出人意料）。例如：

Believe it or not， Jane gave birth to a girl this morning. I didnt know she was pregnant.

信不信由你，簡今天早上生了個(gè)女兒，我都不知道她懷孕了。

③ Correct me if Im wrong， but wont that just make you more tired？ 我沒說錯(cuò)吧？但是這樣不會(huì)讓你更累嗎？

correct me if Im wrong： used to indicate you are not entirely sure what you are saying（用以表示你對自己的話也不太確定）。例如：

Correct me if Im wrong， didnt you just get a raise？ Why do you want to quit？

你剛剛加了工資，我沒說錯(cuò)吧？那你為什么要走呢？

④ It is counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day. 這很反常，但是站立辦公確實(shí)能讓你一整天都保持活力。

a pep in your step： move quicker（加快動(dòng)作）。例如：

Dan， you need a pep in your step. The deadline is approaching.丹，你的動(dòng)作要快點(diǎn)，截止日期馬上就到了。

⑤ Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. 嗯，久坐只會(huì)對你有害，毫無疑問。

no ifs， ands， or buts about it： without excuses or doubts（不允許任何借口或質(zhì)疑）。例如：

If you cant meet the sales target for three months in a row， you are out， no ifs， ands， or buts about it.

如果你一連三個(gè)月都不能完成銷售量，你就完了，什么理由都沒用。

⑥ Since I dont work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire. 因?yàn)槲腋静贿\(yùn)動(dòng)，我真的需要做些事去離開椅子，減減我的大肚子。

a spare tire： a paunch； a potbelly（大肚子，啤酒肚）。例如：

Two weeks vacation at the beach， the spare tire is back on my dad.

我爸爸去了海邊度假兩個(gè)星期，啤酒肚回來了。

⑦ I thought you were off your rocker. 我想你瘋了。

off ones rocker： out of ones mind； crazy（神經(jīng)失常，發(fā)瘋）。例如：

Thats a ridiculous target—nobody can double their sales in two weeks. Mr. Johnson is off his rocker.

那個(gè)目標(biāo)太荒唐了，沒有人可能在兩周內(nèi)讓銷售額翻倍。約翰遜先生瘋了。

⑧ He got a standing desk， and he wouldnt give it up for the world！他有了一張立著的桌子，就再也不想離開它了！

would not do sth. for the world： used to emphasize that sb. would definitely not do sth. （絕對不會(huì)做某事）。例如：

I wouldnt sing at the conference and make a fool of myself for the world.

我絕對不會(huì)在大會(huì)上唱歌，讓自己出丑的。