五分钟中文 5 Minute Chinese

中国的午休文化 The Siesta Culture in China


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Hello everyone! In today's episode I talk about China's siesta culture. Chinese people are used to taking a nap after lunch since childhood. School and company schedules usually accommodate the need of siesta with a longer lunch break than what is common in the US. The two main reasons for Chinese people's s siestas are their high-carb, heavy lunch and  their long work/school day that needs refueling in the middle of the day. (Script and useful expressions below).

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1. 大家好!欢迎收听新的一期的5分钟汉语,今天想跟大家聊一聊中国的午休文化。午休就是中午休息。午休也叫午睡。因为很多人在中午休息的时间会睡一小觉。即使睡不着,也会“闭目养神”一下。

  1. 午休 | Wǔxiū | lunch break |  
  2. 休息 | xiūxí | rest |  
  3. 闭目养神 | bì mù yǎngshén | Close your eyes and rest |  

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2. 中国人从小就有睡午觉的习惯。从幼儿园开始就有统一的午睡时间,所以中国人一上学就被培养睡午觉。到了小学,中学,很多学校的日程表也都安排睡午觉的时间。中国的学校的午休(lunch break) 有差不多两个小时。在这么长的午休时间里,学生可以回家或者在学校吃饭、睡觉、休息。也可以自由选择做其他事情。比如去学校附近的饭店吃饭什么的。在美国的学校,lunch break可能只有40分钟。在这个时间,学生们一般会跟朋友一起吃饭、聊天。如果去校外吃的话,时间只够吃快餐。美国没有什么午休文化,所以也很少见美国学生在午休的时间睡觉。而中国学生睡午觉的比例就大得多了。中国学生也被鼓励睡午觉,因为睡午觉可以补充精力,提高下午的学习效率。

  1. 习惯 | xíguàn | Habit
  2. 统一 | tǒngyī | Uniformed
  3. 培养 | péiyǎng | cultivate, foster, nurture
  4. 日程表 | rìchéng biǎo | schedule
  5. 自由选择 | zìyóu xuǎnzé | choose freely
  6. 比例 | bǐlì | Proportion
  7. 鼓励 | gǔlì | encourage
  8. 补充 | bǔchōng | Replenish
  9. 精力 | jīnglì | energy
  10. 提高 | tígāo | improve
  11. 效率 | xiàolǜ | efficiency


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3. 上班了以后,很多公司也会给员工午休的时间。大家可以利用这个时间吃饭,睡觉休息,或者办一些个人事情。很多公司的办公室里甚至会配备床,方便员工午睡。因为午睡的文化,很多地方中午会有两个小时左右不营业。不像在美国,大多数地方的营业时间在中午没有间断。

  1. 上班 | Shàngbān | work, go to shift | 
  2. 员工 | yuángōng | Staff | 
  3. 利用 | lìyòng | use | 
  4. 办 | bàn | manage, conduct | 
  5. 个人 | gèrén | personal | 
  6. 甚至 | shènzhì | even | 
  7. 配备 | pèibèi | equip | 
  8. 营业 | yíngyè | business | 
  9. 间断 | jiànduàn | interruption |

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4. 那为什么中国人要午睡呢?首先,这是因为中国人的饮食结构。中国人比较重视午饭。认为午饭要吃饱吃好。 而中国人的饮食又以碳水化合物为主,所以吃完血糖加速上升,就容易困,需要睡午觉。相比之下,美国人不太在乎午饭。午饭吃得少,也就不太会犯困。其次就是作息时间。中国人不管是工作还是上学,每一天都很早就开始了。所以到中午的时候确实需要更长的午休时间,这样才能以更好的状态进行下午和晚上的工作和学习。

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