你经历过“休假愧疚心理”吗？

 　　Leisure guilt¹  is the guilt that comes with taking a vacation or a day off from work. You're so anxiety-ridden about the work you're leaving behind (or will be returning to) that it's less painful not to take time off.

　　Leisure guilt指休假或请假期间伴有的一种愧疚心理，你对留在办公室的（或者休完假即将面对的）工作很担忧，以至于你认为不休假反而会轻松一些，我们称为“休假愧疚心理”。

　　We often have a strong tendency to check in with the office, to see how things are going while we are on vacation. Workers justify² this as being conscientious³, but in fact, it may be the result of fear and anxiety about job security. Those concerns may be fueled by worries about an aspiring⁴, overly- competitive co-worker, a subordinate that is coveting⁵ one’s job, or a critical boss.

　　我们在休假期间还会时常跟办公室的同事保持联络，持续跟进办公室的各类动态。员工们都认为这是对工作认真负责的表现，但事实上，这些可能是对工作安全感担忧的表现。这些担忧可能来源于某位积极上进、颇有竞争力的同事，觊觎你职位的下属，或者某位挑剔的上司。

　　Others who are without work-related fear or anxiety may avoid or, at the very least, intensely dislike vacations because taking the time off makes them feel bad or worthless.

　　另外还有些人不喜欢休假不是出于工作安全感方面的担忧，而是因为他们觉得休假让他们自我感觉不好，觉得自己失去了价值。

1 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

2 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

3 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

4 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句

5 coveting   

v.贪求，觊觎( covet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• We begin by coveting what we see every day. 垂涎的开始是我们每天看见的东西。 来自互联网
• We coveting what we see every day. 之所以如此，是因为我们垂涎每日所见的一些东西。 来自互联网