Sitting Less
少坐一點
— English reading, B1
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I work in an office, and I used to sit for about ten hours a day. Recently I had been getting pains in my back and neck.
我在辦公室上班，以前一天大約要坐十個小時。最近我的背和脖子一直在痛。
My doctor explained that sitting for long periods is bad for your health, even if you exercise. She suggested that I should stand up and move every thirty minutes.
醫生解釋說，就算有運動，長時間坐著也對健康不好。她建議我每三十分鐘站起來動一動。
So my company gave me a desk that can be raised or lowered. Now I stand for part of the morning and take short walks during phone calls.
於是公司給了我一張可以升降的桌子。現在我早上有一段時間站著工作，講電話時也會短暫走動。
After two months, the pain has mostly gone. Several colleagues have asked for the same desk, and our boss is thinking of buying them for everyone.
兩個月後，疼痛大多消失了。好幾位同事也要了同樣的桌子，老闆正在考慮幫每個人都買一張。
生詞
pain 疼痛
neck 脖子
period 一段時間
suggest 建議
raise 升高
lower 降低
colleague 同事
boss 老闆