不想上班怎么破？研究称病假肚子痛最管用

 　　While more than half of bosses are skeptical¹ of employees who phone in sick, a new study has revealed what is most likely to earn you the day in bed - and it's not having the sniffles.

　　如果你打电话给老板请病假，大多数的老板都会对你的话表示怀疑。一项新的研究发现了最博得老板同情，让你如愿卧床休养的病假理由——不过这个理由不是感冒哟。

　　Taking a break from vomiting² to call your boss will get the most amount of sympathy with nearly three quarters of respondents saying this would be reason enough to stay home.

　　据超过3/4的受调查者证实，能请病假最充足的理由就是，在连番呕吐的间歇时间里，给老板打一个电话，这样足矣调动老板最强烈的同情心。

　　不想上班怎么破？研究称病假肚子痛最管用

　　The latest survey, which polled 2,500 employers and employees across the UK named diarrhoea the second most worthy³ excuse with 71 per cent of people admitting they wouldn't want to stray too far from their loo when struck down with the trots⁴.

　　这项最新的研究对全英国2500名职员进行了调查，结果发现腹泻是请病假倒数第二的理由。有71%的人承认，他们不愿意在外面，这样会离卫生间太远。

　　The research is just the latest to look at the best (and worst) reasons for calling in sick - and the ones most likely to be believed by employers and your colleagues.

　　这项最新的研究的目的是找出请病假最好（以及最差的）借口——并找出最容易被老板和同事们相信的借口。

　　But despite staunch advocacy efforts, workers who give reasons like stress or mental health issues garner⁵ much less sympathy and are much less likely to be believed.

　　不过，如果你以压力过大或心理健康问题为冰洁的理由，即使你信誓旦旦，你能获得的同情心也会大大减小，而且更难以使人相信。

　　Just 19 per cent would call in sick for stress, and only 17 per cent said they would stay home if suffering from mental health issues.

　　受调查者中，只有19%的人会以压力过大为借口请病假，有17%的人会以患上精神疾病为理由要求在家休养。

1 skeptical   

adj.怀疑的，多疑的

参考例句：

• Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.这里的其他人更为怀疑正义能否得到伸张。
• Her look was skeptical and resigned.她的表情是将信将疑而又无可奈何。

2 vomiting   

吐

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

4 trots   

小跑，急走( trot的名词复数 )； 匆匆忙忙地走

参考例句：

• A horse that trots, especially one trained for harness racing. 训练用于快跑特别是套轭具赛跑的马。
• He always trots out the same old excuses for being late. 他每次迟到总是重复那一套藉口。

5 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。