双语趣听精彩世界 第24期:上班时间不玩手机不是好员工

 　　英国每日邮报:老板是否应该鼓励员工在工作间隙拿起手机刷个朋友圈或者玩个游戏呢?有研究人员称,这样能让员工在工作中更高效.

　　上班时间玩手机

　　The Daily Mail: Should your boss give you a SMARTPHONE break? Scientists claim employees are more productive¹ if they have time to text and play Angry Birds.

　　Next time your boss moans² about how much you use your phone during the day, tell them it's making you a better employee.

　　Research has found that people who take smartphone 'microbreaks' at various times throughout the day are happier and more productive.

　　Breaks of just one or two minutes, playing Angry Birds or using Facebook, can also help employees recover from stressful situations.

1 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。

2 moans   

n.呻吟声( moan的名词复数 )；（尤指风的）呼啸声；萧萧声v.呻吟，悲叹( moan的第三人称单数 )；抱怨；发出萧萧声

参考例句：

• They get fed up with her moans. 她的抱怨令他们感到厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• O the long, long night, with the moans of the poor wife! 啊，那可怜的妻子痛哭着度过的漫漫长夜呀！ 来自互联网