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现代社会，激烈的竞争环境、快节奏的工作模式，使得人们不得不把大部分的时间都放在工作上。作为白领的你，每天要在办公桌前坐多久？8小时？10小时？甚至更多？据世界卫生组织报告，每年有200多万人因久坐少动而死亡。美国癌症协会2010年的一份研究报告指出，与每天静坐时间少于3个小时的人相比，每天坐着工作6小时以上的女性死于各种疾病的风险要高37%；而对于男性来说，这一风险要高17%。针对这一现象，一些公司已经让员工开始尝试 “站立办公”，把他们的桌子“加高”。站着打字、用电脑，不仅能够避免患上一系列的疾病，而且还可以提高人们的工作效率。因此，长期在电脑前久坐的亲们，为了你们的健康，站起来吧！
Kirk： Hey， Jony！ I see you’ve got a new chair. Looks nice！ Jony： Hey， Kirk. Yeah， it’s 2）ergonomic， very soft， and made from real leather. ①Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！
Kirk： Well， congratulations！ If I’d have known you wanted to upgrade your seat， I would have given you mine.
Jony： Give me yours？ But then how would you sit？
Kirk： ②Believe it or not， I don’t sit anymore. I got my new standing desk installed this morning！
Jony： Wait， you want to stand at work？ All day？ ③Correct me if I’m wrong， but won’t that just make you more tired？
Kirk： ④It is 3）counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day.
Jony： How is that possible？
Kirk： ⑤Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. It slows down your 4）metabolism and even makes it easier for you to gain weight.
Jony： That’s not a problem for me. I go to the gym every morning before work. I eat well and take care of myself， so my metabolism should be fine.
Kirk： Wow， you’re better than me！ Think about it， though. Is sitting down for eight hours a day at work healthy？
Jony： Of course not， but everybody does it.
Kirk： Not anymore.
Jony： So I see.
Kirk： Sitting down for most of the day can erase all the benefits of your 5）workout. ⑥Since I don’t work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire.
Jony： That makes sense. I still think standing up while working would make it hard to focus. I’d always be walking around my office instead of staying in front of the computer. Kirk： Walking around is good for the body， no doubt about it！ Jony： Even so， I don’t think I could get very much work done that way.
Kirk： It is true that standing desks take some getting used to， but after you’re used to it， a standing desk actually raises your 6）productivity.
Jony： So what am I missing here？ It seems like standing desks have no 7）downsides. Why is everyone still rooted to their chairs？
Kirk： When I told you about my new desk， did you think it was a good idea？ Jony： ⑦I thought you were off your rocker.
Kirk： Exactly. It’s a new idea， and people just aren’t used to it yet.
Jony： So how did you learn about it？
Kirk： A friend of mine hurt his back last year， and couldn’t sit at a normal desk for a while. ⑧He got a standing desk， and he wouldn’t give it up for the world！
Jony： Is your friend feeling better now？
Kirk： Much better. But more importantly， I’m feeling better behind my new standing desk！
珂克：嘿，乔尼！我看到你有一张新椅子。看起来很棒！
乔尼：嘿，珂克。嗯，它符合人类环境改造学，非常柔软，由真皮制成。现在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。
珂克：嗯，恭喜你！如果我知道你想升级你的椅子，我会把自己的给你。
乔尼：把你的给我？那你怎么坐？
珂克：信不信由你，我不再坐着了。我今天早上安装了站着办公的桌子。
乔尼：等等，你要站着办公？一整天？
我没说错吧？但是这样不会让你更累吗？
珂克：这很反常，但是站立办公确实能让你一整天都保持活力。
乔尼：这怎么可能？
珂克：嗯，久坐只会对你有害，毫无疑问。它会减缓你的新陈代谢速度，甚者会让你很容易变胖。
乔尼：这对我来说不是问题。我每天早晨上班前都会去健身。合理饮食，照顾好自己，所以我的新陈代谢应该没有问题。
珂克：哇，你比我好！但是想一想，每天坐着工作八小时健康吗？
乔尼：当然不健康，但是每个人都这样。
珂克：不再是这样了。
乔尼：我懂了。
珂克：整天坐着会让你锻炼得来的成果都白费。因为我根本不运动，我真的需要做些事去离开椅子，减减我的大肚子。
乔尼：有道理。我还是觉得在工作的时候站着会很难专心。我总是在办公室走走，而不是呆在电脑前。
珂克：到处走走对身体有好处，毫无疑问！
乔尼：即使这样，我觉得我也不能干很多活。
珂克：站立办公确实需要时间去适应，但是你习惯以后，确实能提高你的工作效率。
乔尼：那我还有什么可说的？看起来站立办公没有弊端。为什么每个人还是离不开椅子？
珂克：当我告诉你我的新桌子，你觉得这是个好主意吗？
乔尼：我想你疯了。
珂克：没错。这是个新的想法，人们只是还没有适应而已。
乔尼：那你是怎么学来的？
珂克：去年我的一个朋友弄伤了腰，一段时间都不能坐在正常的椅子上。他有了一张立着的桌子，就再也不想离开它了！
乔尼：你朋友现在好点了吗？
珂克：好多了。但更重要的是，我站着办公真的感觉好多了！
Smart Sentences
① Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！ 现在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。
kick up one’s heels： relax（放松）。例如：
Gee， you are really kicking up your heels. You look comfortable.哟，看你放松得很嘛，你看起来很舒适的样子。
② Believe it or not， I don’t sit anymore. 信不信由你，我不再坐着了。
believe it or not： used to emphasize that what you will say is surprising（用以强调你马上要说的话出人意料）。例如：
Believe it or not， Jane gave birth to a girl this morning. I didn’t know she was pregnant.
信不信由你，简今天早上生了个女儿，我都不知道她怀孕了。
③ Correct me if I’m wrong， but won’t that just make you more tired？ 我没说错吧？但是这样不会让你更累吗？
correct me if I’m wrong： used to indicate you are not entirely sure what you are saying（用以表示你对自己的话也不太确定）。例如：
Correct me if I’m wrong， didn’t you just get a raise？ Why do you want to quit？
你刚刚加了工资，我没说错吧？那你为什么要走呢？
④ It is counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day. 这很反常，但是站立办公确实能让你一整天都保持活力。 a pep in your step： move quicker（加快动作）。例如：
Dan， you need a pep in your step. The deadline is approaching.丹，你的动作要快点，截止日期马上就到了。
⑤ Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. 嗯，久坐只会对你有害，毫无疑问。
no ifs， ands， or buts about it： without excuses or doubts（不允许任何借口或质疑）。例如：
If you can’t meet the sales target for three months in a row， you are out， no ifs， ands， or buts about it.
如果你一连三个月都不能完成销售量，你就完了，什么理由都没用。
⑥ Since I don’t work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire. 因为我根本不运动，我真的需要做些事去离开椅子，减减我的大肚子。
a spare tire： a paunch； a potbelly（大肚子，啤酒肚）。例如：
Two weeks vacation at the beach， the spare tire is back on my dad.
我爸爸去了海边度假两个星期，啤酒肚回来了。
⑦ I thought you were off your rocker. 我想你疯了。
off one’s rocker： out of one’s mind； crazy（神经失常，发疯）。例如：
That’s a ridiculous target—nobody can double their sales in two weeks. Mr. Johnson is off his rocker.
那个目标太荒唐了，没有人可能在两周内让销售额翻倍。约翰逊先生疯了。
⑧ He got a standing desk， and he wouldn’t give it up for the world！他有了一张立着的桌子，就再也不想离开它了！
would not do sth. for the world： used to emphasize that sb. would definitely not do sth. （绝对不会做某事）。例如：
I wouldn’t sing at the conference and make a fool of myself for the world.
我绝对不会在大会上唱歌，让自己出丑的。
Kirk： Hey， Jony！ I see you’ve got a new chair. Looks nice！ Jony： Hey， Kirk. Yeah， it’s 2）ergonomic， very soft， and made from real leather. ①Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！
Kirk： Well， congratulations！ If I’d have known you wanted to upgrade your seat， I would have given you mine.
Jony： Give me yours？ But then how would you sit？
Kirk： ②Believe it or not， I don’t sit anymore. I got my new standing desk installed this morning！
Jony： Wait， you want to stand at work？ All day？ ③Correct me if I’m wrong， but won’t that just make you more tired？
Kirk： ④It is 3）counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day.
Jony： How is that possible？
Kirk： ⑤Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. It slows down your 4）metabolism and even makes it easier for you to gain weight.
Jony： That’s not a problem for me. I go to the gym every morning before work. I eat well and take care of myself， so my metabolism should be fine.
Kirk： Wow， you’re better than me！ Think about it， though. Is sitting down for eight hours a day at work healthy？
Jony： Of course not， but everybody does it.
Kirk： Not anymore.
Jony： So I see.
Kirk： Sitting down for most of the day can erase all the benefits of your 5）workout. ⑥Since I don’t work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire.
Jony： That makes sense. I still think standing up while working would make it hard to focus. I’d always be walking around my office instead of staying in front of the computer. Kirk： Walking around is good for the body， no doubt about it！ Jony： Even so， I don’t think I could get very much work done that way.
Kirk： It is true that standing desks take some getting used to， but after you’re used to it， a standing desk actually raises your 6）productivity.
Jony： So what am I missing here？ It seems like standing desks have no 7）downsides. Why is everyone still rooted to their chairs？
Kirk： When I told you about my new desk， did you think it was a good idea？ Jony： ⑦I thought you were off your rocker.
Kirk： Exactly. It’s a new idea， and people just aren’t used to it yet.
Jony： So how did you learn about it？
Kirk： A friend of mine hurt his back last year， and couldn’t sit at a normal desk for a while. ⑧He got a standing desk， and he wouldn’t give it up for the world！
Jony： Is your friend feeling better now？
Kirk： Much better. But more importantly， I’m feeling better behind my new standing desk！
珂克：嘿，乔尼！我看到你有一张新椅子。看起来很棒！
乔尼：嘿，珂克。嗯，它符合人类环境改造学，非常柔软，由真皮制成。现在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。
珂克：嗯，恭喜你！如果我知道你想升级你的椅子，我会把自己的给你。
乔尼：把你的给我？那你怎么坐？
珂克：信不信由你，我不再坐着了。我今天早上安装了站着办公的桌子。
乔尼：等等，你要站着办公？一整天？
我没说错吧？但是这样不会让你更累吗？
珂克：这很反常，但是站立办公确实能让你一整天都保持活力。
乔尼：这怎么可能？
珂克：嗯，久坐只会对你有害，毫无疑问。它会减缓你的新陈代谢速度，甚者会让你很容易变胖。
乔尼：这对我来说不是问题。我每天早晨上班前都会去健身。合理饮食，照顾好自己，所以我的新陈代谢应该没有问题。
珂克：哇，你比我好！但是想一想，每天坐着工作八小时健康吗？
乔尼：当然不健康，但是每个人都这样。
珂克：不再是这样了。
乔尼：我懂了。
珂克：整天坐着会让你锻炼得来的成果都白费。因为我根本不运动，我真的需要做些事去离开椅子，减减我的大肚子。
乔尼：有道理。我还是觉得在工作的时候站着会很难专心。我总是在办公室走走，而不是呆在电脑前。
珂克：到处走走对身体有好处，毫无疑问！
乔尼：即使这样，我觉得我也不能干很多活。
珂克：站立办公确实需要时间去适应，但是你习惯以后，确实能提高你的工作效率。
乔尼：那我还有什么可说的？看起来站立办公没有弊端。为什么每个人还是离不开椅子？
珂克：当我告诉你我的新桌子，你觉得这是个好主意吗？
乔尼：我想你疯了。
珂克：没错。这是个新的想法，人们只是还没有适应而已。
乔尼：那你是怎么学来的？
珂克：去年我的一个朋友弄伤了腰，一段时间都不能坐在正常的椅子上。他有了一张立着的桌子，就再也不想离开它了！
乔尼：你朋友现在好点了吗？
珂克：好多了。但更重要的是，我站着办公真的感觉好多了！
Smart Sentences
① Now I can kick up my heels before I even go home！ 现在我甚至可以在回家之前放松下。
kick up one’s heels： relax（放松）。例如：
Gee， you are really kicking up your heels. You look comfortable.哟，看你放松得很嘛，你看起来很舒适的样子。
② Believe it or not， I don’t sit anymore. 信不信由你，我不再坐着了。
believe it or not： used to emphasize that what you will say is surprising（用以强调你马上要说的话出人意料）。例如：
Believe it or not， Jane gave birth to a girl this morning. I didn’t know she was pregnant.
信不信由你，简今天早上生了个女儿，我都不知道她怀孕了。
③ Correct me if I’m wrong， but won’t that just make you more tired？ 我没说错吧？但是这样不会让你更累吗？
correct me if I’m wrong： used to indicate you are not entirely sure what you are saying（用以表示你对自己的话也不太确定）。例如：
Correct me if I’m wrong， didn’t you just get a raise？ Why do you want to quit？
你刚刚加了工资，我没说错吧？那你为什么要走呢？
④ It is counterintuitive， but standing desks actually help you keep a pep in your step throughout the day. 这很反常，但是站立办公确实能让你一整天都保持活力。 a pep in your step： move quicker（加快动作）。例如：
Dan， you need a pep in your step. The deadline is approaching.丹，你的动作要快点，截止日期马上就到了。
⑤ Well， sitting down for a long time is just bad for you， no ifs， ands， or buts about it. 嗯，久坐只会对你有害，毫无疑问。
no ifs， ands， or buts about it： without excuses or doubts（不允许任何借口或质疑）。例如：
If you can’t meet the sales target for three months in a row， you are out， no ifs， ands， or buts about it.
如果你一连三个月都不能完成销售量，你就完了，什么理由都没用。
⑥ Since I don’t work out at all， I really needed to do something to get off my tush and lose that spare tire. 因为我根本不运动，我真的需要做些事去离开椅子，减减我的大肚子。
a spare tire： a paunch； a potbelly（大肚子，啤酒肚）。例如：
Two weeks vacation at the beach， the spare tire is back on my dad.
我爸爸去了海边度假两个星期，啤酒肚回来了。
⑦ I thought you were off your rocker. 我想你疯了。
off one’s rocker： out of one’s mind； crazy（神经失常，发疯）。例如：
That’s a ridiculous target—nobody can double their sales in two weeks. Mr. Johnson is off his rocker.
那个目标太荒唐了，没有人可能在两周内让销售额翻倍。约翰逊先生疯了。
⑧ He got a standing desk， and he wouldn’t give it up for the world！他有了一张立着的桌子，就再也不想离开它了！
would not do sth. for the world： used to emphasize that sb. would definitely not do sth. （绝对不会做某事）。例如：
I wouldn’t sing at the conference and make a fool of myself for the world.
我绝对不会在大会上唱歌，让自己出丑的。