VOCABULARY-WORDS ANDUSEFUL EXPRESSIONS
Perks 额外津贴，补贴（为perquisites 的缩略形式）
Nicety 精美之物
High blood pressure 高血压
Ulcer 溃疡
Health care benefits 医保福利
Campus 场地校园
Coffee break 工间休息
Soda 汽水，冰欺凌苏打
Pastry 糕点
Eldercare program 老年保健计划
Locate nursing care facilities 查找老年护理设施，老年护理机构
Aging parents 年事越来越高的双亲
Exercise physiologist 运动生理学家
Wellness 健康，处于好的身体与精神状况之中
Turnover rate 员工流动率
Norm 标准，规范
Low spirits 情绪低落
Paperwork 文书工作
Meet deadline 赶期限
Be susceptible to 易感染….疾病，易受….影响
Tactical 战术上的，善于筹划的
Stamina 耐力，毅力，持久力
Dexterity 灵巧，机敏
Athletic ability 运动才能
Locate a contract 得到一份合同
Work through lunch 不吃午饭继续工作
Downshift（汽车等）条低速档，放慢速度
Have easy access to 可方便地使用…
Burnout 耗尽体力
Benefit system 福利制度
Nutritious refreshment 富含营养的食物和饮料
Childcare vouchers 托儿券
Retail voucher 购物券
Annual leave 年假
Take up a hobby 培养一种业余爱好
Get off the treadmill 摆脱单调乏味的工作
Joy Gang 搞笑人员
Flexible working 弹性工作制
Flexitime 弹性工作（上班）时间
Homeworking 在家中上班
Pay-back 回报，收益
Perks and Fitness: No Longer a Nicety but a Necessity
增加津贴，促进健康，并非锦上添花，而是必不可少
Managers know that stress is a barrier to motivating the workforce.
管理者们知道，压力不利于激励员工的士气。
They also recognize that stress can result in stress-related illnesses, such as high blood pressure, ulcers, and fatigue.
他们也意识到，压力会导致相关疾病，如高血压、溃疡病和疲劳症。
These illnesses translate into higher benefits costs for the company as employees more frequently use health care benefits.
这些疾病转而成为公司更高的福利费用支出，因为员工会更加频繁地使用医疗服务。
A number of companies use nontraditional benefits and perks to help employees cope with stress.
一些公司采用与以往不同的福利措施和额外补贴来帮助员工解决工作压力。
At each of its 20 buildings at its 200-acre campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, SAS Institute provides coffee break rooms stocked with free soda, fresh fruit, M&Ms and pastries.
案件软件研究所位于北卡罗来纳州首府罗利市，它占地200英亩，有20栋楼。公司在每一栋楼里都设有咖啡屋，免费提供汽水、新鲜水果、巧克力和点心。
SAS employs a full-time ergonomics specialist to select office furniture that will reduce physical stress and strain.
SAS软件研究所还聘请了一位全职生物工程专家，帮助公司挑选能够减轻对身体造成压力和损伤的办公家具。
SAS provides a free health clinic as well as an eldercare program that helps employees locate nursing care facilities for aging parents.
该公司还提供免费医务室和养老计划，帮助员工为年迈的双亲安排敬老服务。
Many companies provide benefits that help employees cope with the stresses and demands of balancing work and nonwork.
许多公司则提供一些福利计划以帮助员工克服压力并兼顾工作内外。
CignaI nsurance Company offers employees the option of placing take-out meal orders with the company chef.
信诺保险公司为员工提供了公司家庭订餐服务，
Employees who don"t have the energy to prepare meals after a long or difficult workday can take home a prepared meal.
劳累了一天已经没有精力再准备晚餐的员工下班时，可以带着公司大厨烹制好的晚饭回家。
The company also offers an exercise physiologist to help employees suffering from stress.
公司还有运动生理学家专门为深受压力困扰的员工提供帮助。
Companies are also offering wellness and exercise programs to help employees alleviate stress and enhance their health at the sametime.
有些公司还提供康复和健身计划来帮助员工减缓压力、增进健康。
Coca-Cola found that employees who participated in wellness and exercise programs used fewer sick days and tended to be more productive on their jobs.
可口可乐公司发现参加康复和健身计划的员工请病休假的时间减少了，而且工作效率得到了很大提高。
Are companies providing these services to look good to the community or because they are financially successful?
公司提供这些服务时为了向社会作秀，还是因为他们财大气粗呢？
Not really. It is shrewd business operations.
这些都是精明的公司运作策略。
For example, it is estimated that SAS turnover rate is 4 percent compared to the industry norm of more than 20 percent peryear.
例如，据估计，赛仕软件研究所的员工流失率为每年4%，而同行业的员工流失率一般高达20%。
While the free health clinic costs $1 million to operate, it is $500 000 less than the costs the company would realize if employees were treated elsewhere.
虽然免费医务室的运营需要100万美元，但公司的总支出要比员工到其他医院就诊减少了50万美元。
INTERVIEW
（1） Do you ever feel overworked?(Why?/Why not?)
你是否曾感到工作过于疲劳？（为什么？）
Yes.Sometimes I am really overwhelmed with the heavy workload and feel tired and fatigued. As a secretary in the company, I have so much paperwork to do and often have to rush to meet tight deadlines. And I never seem to have time to take a holiday.
（2） What problems do staff usually have when they are under the burden of a heavy workload?
如果员工的工作量过大，会产生什么问题？
When they are under the burden of a heavy workload, employees will often feel frustrated or depressed. This would result in stress-related illnesses, such as high blood pressure and fatigue. Employees will be in very low morale and give very poor performance in their work.
（3） Do you think companies should provide sports facilities for their staff?(Why?)
你认为公司是否应该为其员工提供运动设施？（为什么？）
Yes.I think it"s wise for companies to provide sports facilities for their staff.Employees can make the best use of these facilities to keep fit, so they can have better performance in their work. It"s very rewarding.
（4） What types of sports do youlike watching or playing?(Why?)
你喜欢观看并参与什么样的体育运动？（为什么？）
My favorite sport is table tennis. It"s a moderate exercise, but it requires great skills both tactical and technical. You have to have speed, stamina, dexterity, shrewdness and quickness in decision-making.It"s the most popular sports game in China I think.
