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Look at these two pie graphs.
看这两张饼图。
They show how these two people spend their days, not including weekends.
他们展示了这两个人如何度过自己的一天,不包括周末。
The one on the top shows how Emma divides up her days.
顶部的图片显示了Emma如何分配生活。
She is a designer who works for a large company.
她是在一家大型公司工作的设计师。
As Emma's graph shows, the biggest portion of her day is spent working.
正如艾玛(Emma)的图表所示,一天中的大部分时间都花在工作上。
She works an average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day.
她平均每天工作8个小时,占一天的三分之一。
She gets an average of 6 hours of sleep, which is 25% of her day.
她平均有6个小时的睡眠时间,占一天的25%。
That's less sleep than Martin gets.
她比Martin睡得少。
According to his graph, he gets an average of 7 hours of sleep, which is about 29% of his day.
根据他的图表,他平均有7个小时的睡眠时间,大约是一天的29%。
On the other hand, Martin, who is an engineer, works more hours than Emma does.
另一方面,工程师Martin的工作时间比Emma多。
Martin averages 9 hours a day at work, compared to Emma's 8.
马丁平均每天工作9个小时,而艾玛的平均工作时间是8个小时。
That's thirty-seven point five percent compared to thirty-three percent.
那是百分之三十七,而百分之三十三。
Other factors shown in the graphs include time for meals and commuting to work.
图中显示的其他因素包括进餐时间和通勤时间。
Other activities include getting dressed and household chores, such as doing laundry and paying bills.
其他活动包括穿衣服和做家务,例如洗衣服和支付账单。
As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a large amount of his time.
如您所见,对于Martin来说,上下班要花费大量时间。
If he could reduce his commute time, he would have more time for other things.
如果他可以减少通勤时间,他将有更多时间做其他事情。
And it isn't just the time.
这不仅仅是时间问题。
When the traffic is really heavy, his commute is stressful.
当交通真的很繁忙时,他的通勤压力很大。
It would be great if he could work from home one or two days a week.
如果他一周可以在家工作一两天,那将是很棒的。
His life would be more enjoyable.
他的生活会更愉快。
As looking at Emma's graph, we see that she probably needs more sleep.
在查看Emma的图表时,我们发现她可能需要更多的睡眠。
Perhaps she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends.
也许她应该花更少的时间与朋友交往。
On the other hand, socializing with her friends is something she really values.
另一方面,与朋友交往是她真正重视的事情。
As for putting on makeup, she isn't willing to change that.
至于化妆,她不愿意改变。
For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stress of work.
对于她来说,锻炼,社交和保持美丽可以帮助她应对工作压力。
In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish that there were more hours in a day.
总之,艾玛(Emma)和马丁(Martin)都希望一天中有更多的时间。