以下内容选自“杨凡英语学习丛书-拓展写作思路”

A workaholic. This is what you have become.
工作狂！你已成为工作狂。

The only time you do not think of work is during the three or four hours a day that you spend sleeping.
你不想工作的惟一时间是你每天睡觉的3、4个小时.

You devote 16 hours of your day each day to working furiously: making money, reaching goals, working on giving your families the best planning and mobilizing yourself for success.
你每天花16个小时发疯地工作：赚钱，实现目标，为家人正确最好的生活条件，计划、激励自己为成功而努力。

But little do you realize that by being too caught up with work, you gradually forget the reasons why you work: your family.
但你几乎未意识到, 由于你埋头工作，你已忽略了你工作的原因——你的家庭。

Sure, you work to earn lots of money for them, but when was the last time with your kids, or your mom and dad, or your friends?
当然，你工作是为了赚钱养家，但上一次你与孩子舒舒服服度过了一小时是在什么时候？与你父母相伴又是在什么时候？与朋友在一起又是什么时候？

Here are a few tips to help you, the workaholic, refocus and get the best out of life and keep you healthy and alive in the long run too!
以下是对工作狂的一些建议，以帮助你汲取生活的精华，使你活得更健康长寿。

If you are showing physical symptoms of overstress, it’s time to take action:
若你的身体出现了压力过大的症状，应及时采取行动：

Don’t rely on quick pick-me-ups like caffeine and alcohol. These may make you feel better temporarily but won’t get to the root of the problem.
不要依赖诸如咖啡因和酒精等使人迅速恢复精神的东西。它们可能会使你暂时感觉好一些，但不能从根本上解决问题。

Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of rest.
八小时睡眠，确保一天少八小时睡眠并有足够的休息，

While food has substitutes in the form of natural medicines or artificial foods, there are no substitutes for seep and rest.
尽管食物可由于天然药物和人工食物来代替，睡眠和休息却没有替代物。