Farming in a bunker and corporate wellness 地下農(nóng)場(chǎng)、企業(yè)員工的身心健康
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London WW2 bunker turns into farm 倫敦第二次世界大戰(zhàn)地下倉(cāng)庫(kù)變成農(nóng)場(chǎng)
The growing industry of corporate wellness?企業(yè)員工身心健康服務(wù)市場(chǎng)發(fā)展迅速
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This is urban farming’s new frontier, where crops are grown underground. Pink LED lights shine instead of the sun, and carpets replace soil - quite a contrast from the World War Two days when these tunnels were used as bomb shelters. The quick upside is freshness and reduced export costs. Produce goes straight to nearby retailers and restaurants the same day it is harvested. But indoor farming has its limits - generally only smaller produce can be grown.
在地下種植農(nóng)作物是城市農(nóng)業(yè)開拓的新領(lǐng)域。在這里，粉紅色的LED燈代替太陽光，而毛毯則代替土壤，和第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間被當(dāng)作防空洞使用的隧道比起來大相徑庭?！暗叵罗r(nóng)場(chǎng)”最快捷便利的好處是農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的新鮮度和出口成本的降低。在收獲當(dāng)天，這里的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品會(huì)被直接送達(dá)附近的零售商和餐廳。但是室內(nèi)種植仍受一定的限制，通常只有小型作物才能在這里生長(zhǎng)。
It’s 5pm at Silicon Labs and instead of catching a bus home, workers here are busy catching their breath. Staff at the semi-conductor maker are taking part in a free health programme at work. It’s an example of a growing trend with companies buying into the idea that healthier and happier employees are also more productive. Asia Pacific's corporate wellness market is estimated to reach 7.4 billion dollars by 2024, and there’s no shortage of firms offering packages that include health screenings, exercise programmes and stress management workshops.
這是美國(guó)芯科科技公司下午5點(diǎn)時(shí)的情景，這里的員工們并沒有在追趕回家的公車，而是忙于鍛煉身體，累得上氣不接下氣。在這家半導(dǎo)體制造商上班的員工們參加了公司里的一項(xiàng)免費(fèi)的健身活動(dòng)。日益增多的公司在逐漸接受這樣一種理念：職工越健康快樂，工作就越有成效，這家企業(yè)的健身活動(dòng)就是一個(gè)例子。據(jù)估計(jì)，亞太地區(qū)企業(yè)員工安康服務(wù)產(chǎn)業(yè)的市值將在2024年達(dá)到74億美元，而且市面上已有很多提供成套體檢、健身項(xiàng)目和壓力管理培訓(xùn)的公司。
詞匯
upside
好處
catching their breath
（因體力活動(dòng)）氣喘吁吁
練習(xí)
請(qǐng)從以下詞匯中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢竵硗瓿删渥?。注意：你可能需要改變單詞的時(shí)態(tài)來完成句子。
upside / catching their breath
1. You can continue your jogging. I will stop here for a minute to __________. I'm not very fit.
2. On the __________, the fall of the pound has boosted exports as goods are now far cheaper on foreign markets.
答案
1. You can continue your jogging. I will stop here for a minute to catch my breath. I'm not very fit.
2. On the upside, the fall of the pound has boosted exports as goods are now far cheaper on foreign markets.
