经济学人:工作vs娱乐万圣节的烦恼(1)

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Indeed, few children complain that they spend too much time away from exams, homework and the possibility of detention.
事实上，很少有孩子抱怨他们在考试，作业和留校之前花了太多的时间。

Yet a new research paper suggests that maybe they should: for children are happier when at school than during the holidays.
然而一篇新的学术论文建议也许他们应该让孩子在学校里比在假期中更开心。

The Easter break, which begins this week at many schools, is the gloomiest time of the year.
许多学校在本周开始放复活节假，这是一年中最灰暗的时期。

The analysis looks at data from the UK Household Longitudinal Study, which has tracked the ups and downs of 40,000 households since 2009.
分析员查阅了英国家庭纵向研究的资料，这些资料自2009年起前后追踪了40000户家庭的起起落落。

As children are surveyed at different times of the year, Gundi Knies, the author, is able to compare their cheeriness across the calendar.
每年都在不同的时间段去调查这些家庭的孩子，作者甘地·柯尼斯（Gundi Knies）就可以在时间上比较他们的活泼程度了。

She finds that younger children are happier than teenagers, and that teenage girls are moodier than teenage boys.
她发现小一点的儿童会比青少年更开心，而十几岁的男孩子会比十几岁的女孩子更开心。

Ms Knies notes that although children's reported satisfaction with their family does not decline during the holidays, their satisfaction with their friends does.
柯尼斯（Knies）解释道，虽然与父母呆在一起会让孩子们感到满足，然而他们却也想与朋友也待在一起。

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1.office workers 上班族

例句:Few of the office workers dared to approach the director about their working conditions.
职员中很少有人敢向主任提出工作条件方面的要求。

2.as to 至于，关于

例句:This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem.
这件事给我提供了找出问题根源的线索。

3.the ups and downs 起起落落

例句:The novel mirrors the ups and downs of the city.
这本小说反映了城市的兴衰。

4.looks at 研究

例句:He looks at all jimmy's teeth.
他检查了吉米所有的牙齿。

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analysis	[ə'næləsis]	想一想再看 n. 分析，解析	联想记忆 X 单词analysis 联想记忆： lysis分开－分析
complain	[kəm'plein]	想一想再看 vi. 抱怨，悲叹，控诉
director	[di'rektə, dai'rektə]	想一想再看 n. 董事，经理，主管，指导者，导演
calendar	['kæləndə]	想一想再看 n. 日历，月历，日程表 vt. 把 ...	联想记忆 X 单词calendar 联想记忆： calend一天+ar表名词，“人，物”→日历
mild	[maild]	想一想再看 adj. 温和的，柔和的
anxiety	[æŋ'zaiəti]	想一想再看 n. 焦虑，担心，渴望
approach	[ə'prəutʃ]	想一想再看 n. 接近; 途径，方法 v. 靠近，接近，动	联想记忆 X 单词approach 联想记忆： ap一再，proach接近－靠近
jaded	['dʒeidid]	想一想再看 adj. 疲倦不堪的，厌倦的	联想记忆 X 单词jaded 联想记忆：源于：jade（n 疲惫的老母马；v 使疲倦）ja假，de的：作假的东西销路好所以过度劳累的。
decline	[di'klain]	想一想再看 n. 衰微，跌落; 晚年 v. 降低，婉谢
satisfaction	[.sætis'fækʃən]	想一想再看 n. 赔偿，满意，妥善处理，乐事，确信	联想记忆 X 单词satisfaction 联想记忆： satisfy满足+faction表名词，“达到的状态”，由-fy转化而来→满足