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世界杯让英国人酗酒严重

2010-05-31来源:和谐英语

  While nine out of 10 people said they considered having a hangover at work unacceptable, two-thirds of the 1,085 adults questioned by pollsters ICM admitted they had joked with their colleagues or boss about having a hangover.

  ICM民意调查机构对1085名成年人开展的调查显示,90%的人认为宿醉上班不可接受,而三分之二的人坦称他们曾与同事或老板拿宿醉的事情开玩笑。

  Of those who went to work hung over, seven percent have had to leave work early because they were too ill to carry on.

  在那些宿醉上班的人中,有7%的人不得不早早收工,因为他们太难受,实在无法继续工作。

  Vocabulary:

  turn up:(of a person) to arrive(人)到达;来到;露面

  hangover:the headache and sick feeling that you have the day after drinking too much alcohol 宿醉(过量喝酒后第二天的头痛以及恶心反应)

  keep on top of (sth.):设法驾驭;处理