Time Distribution
Look at these two pie graphs.看這兩個(gè)餅圖。
They show how these two people spend their days, not including weekends.它們顯示了這兩個(gè)人如何度過(guò)他們的日子，不包括周末。
The one on the top shows how Emma devides up her days.上面的這張圖顯示了艾瑪是如何分配她的日子的。
She is a designer who works for a large company.她是一家大公司的設(shè)計(jì)師
As Emma's graph shows, the biggest portion of her day is spent working.正如Emma的圖表所示，她一天中大部分時(shí)間都花在了工作上。
She works an average of 8 hours a day, which is one third of her day.她平均每天工作8小時(shí)，占她一天的三分之一。
She gets an average of 6 hoursofsleep, which is 25% of her day.她平均睡眠6小時(shí)，占一天的25%。
That's less sleep than Martin gets.那比馬丁睡得少。
According to his graph, he gets an average of 7 hoursofsleep, which is about 29% of his day.根據(jù)他的圖表，他平均睡7小時(shí)，占他一天的29%。
On the other hand, Martin who is an engineer, works more hours than Emma does.另一方面，馬丁是個(gè)工程師，工作時(shí)間比艾瑪長(zhǎng)。
Martin averages? 9 hours a day at work, comparedto Emma's 8.馬丁平均每天工作9小時(shí)，而艾瑪是8小時(shí)
That's thirty-seven point five percent comparedto thirty-three percent.這是37.5%相比之下是33%。
Other factors shown in the graphs include time for meals and commuting to work.圖表中顯示的其他因素包括用餐時(shí)間和通勤時(shí)間。
Other activities include getting dressed and householdchores, such as doinglaundryand paying bills.其他活動(dòng)包括穿衣服和做家務(wù)，如洗衣服和付賬單。
As you can see, for Martin, commuting is taking a largeamountof his time.正如你所看到的，對(duì)于馬丁來(lái)說(shuō)，上下班花費(fèi)了他大量的時(shí)間。
If he could reduce his commute time he would have more time for other things.如果他能減少上下班的時(shí)間，他就會(huì)有更多的時(shí)間做其他事情。
And it isn't just the time.這不僅僅是時(shí)間的問(wèn)題。
When thetrafficis really heavy, his commute is stressful.當(dāng)交通真的很擁擠時(shí)，他的通勤壓力很大。
It would be great if he could work from home one or two days a week.如果他能一周在家工作一兩天就太好了
His life would be more enjoyable.他的生活將會(huì)更愉快。?
As looking at Emma's graph, we see that she probably needs more sleep.從Emma的圖表中，我們可以看出她可能需要更多的睡眠。
Perhaps she should spend a bit less time socializing with her friends.也許她應(yīng)該少花點(diǎn)時(shí)間和朋友們交際。
On the other hand, socializing with her friends is something she really values.另一方面，與朋友交往是她真正看重的
As for putting on makeup, she isn't willing to change that.至于化妝，她不愿意改變這一點(diǎn)。
For her, exercising, socializing and staying beautiful help her deal with the stress of work.對(duì)她來(lái)說(shuō)，鍛煉、社交和保持美麗有助于她應(yīng)對(duì)工作壓力。
In conclusion, Emma and Martin both wish that there were more hours in a day.最后，艾瑪和馬丁都希望一天有更多的時(shí)間。
