Frank Partnoy, a former Wall Street trader, says that employers should encourage workers to take time off for lunch. This is because long lunch breaks can benefit both individuals and society.
曾在华尔街担任操盘手的弗兰克?帕特诺伊说，老板们应该鼓励员工抽出时间享用午餐。因为较长的午休时间对于员工个人和整个社会来说可谓益处多多。
Writing in The Guardian, Partnoy says that one obvious reason to take a lunch break is to slow down and gain some perspective. A break from work allows us to think strategically and outside the box. It also puts our daily tasks into a broader context.
帕特诺伊在《卫报》上写道，午休的一个显而易见的好处是人们可以慢下来，获得一些新想法。工作之余的休息可以让我们打破常规、打开战略性思维；同时还可以将我们的日常工作纳入到更为开放的环境中。
What we eat at lunch is also important. In Partnoy's opinion, a fast food lunch is more harmful than not having lunch at all. And it's not just about calories and unhealthy food. Recent studies show that fast food also has negative effects on how we think.
午餐吃什么也同样重要。帕特诺伊认为，午餐吃快餐比什么都不吃更有害。这不仅仅是卡路里和垃圾食品的事。最新研究表明，快餐对我们的思考方式也存在不良影响。
Researchers at the University of Toronto in Canada have shown that merely being exposed to a fast food logo speeds up our reactions.
加拿大多伦多大学研究人员已经证明，仅仅看到快餐店标志，就足以加快我们的的反应。
However, if we sit down at a proper restaurant and chat leisurely with colleagues, we are more likely to slow down, something that hardly can be achieved in a noisy and over-packed fast food chain.
而如果我们坐在一间真正的餐厅里，与同事们悠闲地聊天，我们更容易放松下来。这在喧闹拥挤的快餐连锁店里是无法做到的。
A long lunch also benefits single people, as it frees up time for them to go on a date.
一份悠长的午餐对于单身男女也是大有裨益，因为他们可以有更充足时间去约会。
The two factors that matter most at the early stages of a relationship are chemistry and compatibility. Love at first sight rarely happens in real life, but an hour-long lunch is enough to get a sense of those factors. Furthermore, embarrassment and awkwardness can be avoided when both parties know the lunch will end in an hour.
恋爱初期最至关重要的两个因素便是相互吸引以及情投意合。尽管一见钟情在现实中很少见，但一小时的午餐时光足以感受到上述因素的存在与否。另外，如果约会双方知道这顿午餐只有一小时，便能避免尴尬和难堪了。
Despite these benefits, some employees might still be reluctant to take time off for lunch. Partnoy's suggestion? Make skipping lunch difficult: Employers could ask workers to fill out a form stating their reasons for skipping the meal.
尽管益处多多，一些员工也许仍舍不得抽时间享用午餐。对此帕特诺伊给出哪些建议呢？让不吃午餐变得更费事：用人单位可以要求员工填表，说明自己不吃午餐的理由。
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