【双语对话】

Coco: I probably have to shorten my lunch break or cut some rest time to keep up with the deadlines.

我可能得缩短午餐休息时间或者减少一些休息时间来赶上截止日期。

Melanie: Don't do that baby! Your rest time and buffer time are inherent parts of your work day!

宝贝，不要这样做！你的休息时间和缓冲时间是你工作日本身的组成部分！

Coco: Buffer time is not a real thing. They don't need to be scheduled in your day. It literally takes a second to switch from one tab to another.

缓冲时间不是真实存在的东西。它们不需要被安排在你的一天中。从一个标签切换到另一个页面实际上只需要一秒钟。

Melanie: That's what you think! But actually, there are many steps. You gotta review your finished task, close it, find the new task, open it, and think about what needs to be done and what is the order of doing it. While you are about to start, you may have a water break or a bathroom break. Then you see a new email and decide to get on to that... All of this may not take 10 minutes but it's definitely not a second.

这是你认为的！但实际上，有很多步骤。你得回顾已完成的任务，关闭它，找到新任务，打开它，并考虑需要做什么以及完成它的顺序。当你即将开始时，你可能会有喝水休息或上洗手间的时间。然后你看到了一封新的电子邮件，并决定处理它...所有这些可能不会花费10分钟，但绝对不是一秒钟。

Coco: Okay now you list all of them out I see what you mean.

好的，现在你把它们都列了出来，我明白你的意思了。

【重点笔记】

1.Shorten v. 缩短

例：To save time, I will shorten my presentation.

为了节省时间，我会缩短我的演讲。

2.Buffer time 缓冲时间

例：We added some buffer time in case the meeting runs longer.

我们增加了一些缓冲时间，以防会议时间变长。

3.Inherent adj. 固有的，天然的

例：Her inherent talent for music was evident from a young age.

她天生对音乐的天赋从小就显而易见。

4.Tab n. 电脑页面

例：I opened a new tab in my web browser to search for information.

我在浏览器中打开了一个新标签页来搜索信息。

5.Water break 喝水时间

例：After an hour of intense exercise, we took a water break.

经过一小时的剧烈运动，我们休息了一下喝水。

6.Bathroom break 厕所时间

例：During the long road trip, we stopped for a bathroom break.

在漫长的路途中，我们停下来上了一次洗手间。