八成英国人午餐时间不吃午饭

郝洪亮

80% of the British people skip lunch

Just one in five workers use their lunch break to actually eat every day—with most using the time to catch up on personal errands and browse social media instead.

A study of 2，000 UK professionals found about 79% will tuck into their food as they work， so they can use their “lunch break” to do other things. The study， commissioned by Samsung KX， is designed to inspire people to reclaim their lunch break.

“We all need to make time for ourselves and our research has shown how few people really make it，” said Tanya Weller， director of Samsung Showcase KX. “Its easy to get caught up in a piece of work， but people arent even giving themselves a moment to eat—let alone do anything else.”

According to the study， approximately 40% of respondents would like more time to pursue hobbies and interests during their lunch break， as they feel work has completely taken over. But 67% will frequently skip their midday meal altogether

The study， which was carried out by OnePoll， also found 46% of those polled find their jobs are simply too busy to take time out of their day to rejuvenate， whereas 15% get so sidetracked that they forget to take lunch. Another 13% claimed the culture of their workplace makes them feel as though they shouldnt have a break， with 1 in 10 even feeling guilty for having some time to themselves.

Participants said they would prefer to spend their downtime watching episodes of their favourite TV shows， playing computer games or even getting creative by painting， drawing or making music on a device.

The problem is that the average worker surveyed was allowed only up to 40 minutes to take a break from work， and many only take a third of this time—or less than 15 minutes to take a rest.

1. What can we learn from paragraph 1？

A. All the workers use their lunch time to eat every day.

B. All the workers work during the lunch time.

C. Just a fifth of workers use their lunch break to eat every day.

D. Most workers have a break.

2. What is the purpose of the study commissioned by Samsung KX？

A. To encourage people to work at lunch time.

B. To encourage people to skip their midday meal.

C. To encourage people to make full use of phones.

D. To encourage people to reuse their lunch breaks.

3. Which word has the closest meaning to the underlined word in Para. 5？

A. Eat. B. Refresh. C. Feel. D. Work.

4. How does the author develop the text？

A. By examples. B. By statistics. C. By time. D. By space.

Difficult sentence

The problem is that the average worker surveyed was allowed only up to 40 minutes to take a break from work， and many only take a third of this time—or less than 15 minutes to take a rest. 問题在于，受访的员工一般最多只有40分钟的时间可以午休，许多人只用了其中三分之一的时间（或不到15分钟）来休息。

【点石成金】此句是一个复合句。is后接表语从句，to take a break作主语补足语，and 后面是并列句。

午休时间本来是吃午饭和休息的时间。然而，英国的一项调查发现，许多职场人士都在午休时间做其他事情，包括工作、处理私事、刷手机、看视频等，如果肚子饿了就在上班时间随便吃两口，你也是这样吗？