新托福阅读练习材料：生存在夹缝中的“80后”们_第2页

　The survey showed that nearly 80 percent of white-collar workers in China suffer from irregular sleep and diets and feel tired every day. In addition, more than half feel irritable, 20 percent feel lonely, and more than 70 percent are unhappy.该报告显示中国近80%的白领职员饮食和睡眠不规律且每日感到疲劳。此外，有超过半数的人焦躁易怒，20%的人感到孤独，70%多的人缺乏幸福感。

 

　　Members of the post-80s generation, who generally have a good educational background and also have profound insights into many issues,should be confident about their future because of their talent and potential.They shouldn`t underestimate their own capabilities and constantly bemoan their fate. Meanwhile, employers can take some measures to help relieve the pressure on their staff, but what`s more important is that employees themselves should learn how to manage their emotions and deal with stress.

　　80后普遍有着良好的教育背景，对很多事情都具有深刻的洞察力;对于自己的未来，他们应当自信才对，因为他们拥有智慧和潜能. 他们不应低估自身能力，也不要自怨自艾，哀叹命运. 雇主们可以采取一些措施来帮助职员排解压力, 但更为重要的是员工们要学会控制情绪，对抗压力。

 

　　【Notes】

 

　　Wrestling：v.摔跤;使劲搬动，用力举起;努力解决

 

　　n. 摔角, 扭斗, 格斗wrestle的现在分词

 

　　After wrestling with myself for some days, I decided to accept her offer.

 

　　经过了几天的内心斗争，我决定接受她的建议。

 

　　Can't you help your mother wrestling with that heavy box?

 

　　你不能帮帮你妈妈搬一搬那沉重的箱子吗?

 

　　Spoil：vt.损坏;溺爱 vi.变质 n.[ pl.]战利品

 

　　Isn't it a shame that the rain spoiled our picnic?

 

　　这场雨把我们的野餐给搅了，可惜不可惜?

 

　　He spoiled my enjoyment of the film by talking all the time.

 

　　他一直说话，影响了我看电影的兴致。

 

　　Everybody enjoys being spoiled from time to time.

 

　　谁都喜欢偶尔让人宠一宠。

 

　　A rude awakening：猛然的醒悟

 

　　I had a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy.

 

　　我发现自己已到了破产边缘时才猛然意识到事情不妙。

 

　　Thousands of other people have stepped into the welfare lines in Ohio's 88 counties and experienced a rude awakening.

 

　　在俄亥俄州的八十八个县里,另外有几千人踏进了福利救济的行列,并且突然觉悟了。