年轻人身体更差 更爱请病假

调查 年轻人身体更差 更爱请病假 Younger people twice as likely to call in sick 2011 10 03 08 33 A poor immune system lends itself to people being more susceptible to coughs and colds which in turn can lead to sick days Agencies Get Flash Player Younger people are twice as likely to miss work through illness as their older colleagues according to a new survey Under 30s are more likely to stay at home while suffering from colds and flu allergies andintolerancesintolerances than over 55s figures showed Younger people were also more likely to taketake timetime offoff work due to stress tiredness and feeling runrun downdown which the older contingent said would not be a reason to callcall inin sicksick Almost one in five people aged 18 to 29 admitted they had missed work because they were toohung overhung over 最新调查显示 年轻人请病假的 几率是年长同事的两倍 和 55 岁以上的受访者相比 不到 30 岁的年轻人在患上感冒或流感 过敏及不耐症时更爱请假在家 年轻人更可能因为压力 疲劳 或者感觉精疲力竭而请假 但年 长的受访者称 这根本不能成为 请病假的理由 在 18 岁至 29 岁的受访者中 近 1 5 承认他们曾因 宿醉未醒 而耽误上班 但在 55 岁以上的 受访者中 有 85 认为除非卧床 不起 否则他们不会请假 这项针对三千人开展的调查表明 不健康的生活方式使年轻人更爱 but 85 per cent of over 55s said they would only miss work if they werebedriddenbedridden The higher rates of illness in younger people could be explained by the impact of unhealthy lifestyles the survey of 3 000 people suggested Men and women aged 30 and under were more likely to eat junk food like readyready mealsmeals andtakeawaystakeaways than older people and were half as likely to eat the five daily portions of fruit and vegetables that experts recommend Older people also showed a more positive outlook towards their wellbeing with 59 per cent believing they are healthier than their parents compared with just 37 per cent of the younger group A number of under 30s reported that they often fall ill as a result of stress with work related pressures money issues and relationship problems among the most common causes In contrast fewer than a quarter of over 55s who replied to the survey said they often felt unwell due to stress at work High levels of stress could cause symptoms including irritability headaches tiredness and upset stomachs respondents said Peter Morton the marketing manager of multivitamin manufacturer Multibionta which commissioned the survey said Today s fast paced work hard play hard lifestyle 生病 和年长的人相比 30 岁及以下的 年轻人更爱吃垃圾食品 比如速 冻食品和外卖 而食用专家建议 的每日五份水果蔬菜的意愿只有 年长人士的一半 年长的人对自身健康状况也更乐 观 有 59 认为自己比父母更健 康 而持相同看法的年轻人仅有 37 很多不到 30 岁的年轻人称 经常 由于压力太大而生病 最常见的 原因有工作压力 金钱问题 感 情问题 相比之下 在 55 岁以上的受访者 中 仅有还不及 1 4 称自己经常 由于工作压力太大而病倒 受访者称 重压会导致过敏 头 痛 疲倦 腹痛等症状 开展此项调查的复合维生素生产 商 Multibionta 的市场经理彼 得 摩顿说 如今快节奏的生 活 勤奋工作 尽情玩乐的生活 态度似乎在让年轻一代付出代价 吸烟 饮酒 缺乏营养的食品 所导致的免疫力下降会使人们更 爱感冒咳嗽 而这又会导致人们 请病假 相关阅读 调查称中国员工装病请假率最高 英国员工请病假 三成是装病 英 1 4 老板会打扰员工休假 女性请病假多 妇科问题 最常见 带病出工 坏处多 生病了怎样跟老板请假 appears to be takingtaking itsits tolltoll on the younger generation A poor immune system caused by smoking drinking and a lack of nutritionally beneficial food lendslends itselfitself toto people being more susceptible to coughs and colds which in turn can lead to sick days Read by Christine Mallari Christine Mallari is a journalist at the China Daily Website 点击查看更多双语新闻点击查看更多双语新闻 Agencies 带病上班 听听老板怎么说 中国日报网英语点津 Julie 编 辑 冯明惠 Vocabulary intoleranceintolerance 不耐症 过敏症 taketake timetime offoff take time off from work stop working temporarily 抽出一部分时间 runrun downdown to make tired cause to decline in vigor 精疲力竭的 衰弱的 callcall inin sicksick to telephone work or school to say you are ill and will not be there 打电话请病假 hung overhung over 余醉未醒而难受的 bedriddenbedridden confined to bed because of illness or infirmity 卧床 不起的 readyready mealmeal a meal that is prepared in advance and frozen can be heated and served 速