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The psychology behind 『revenge bedtime procrastination』
報復性熬夜是什麼心態？
procrastinate /prə(ʊ)'kræstɪneɪt/ 不及物動詞，表示：耽擱，拖延（to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it）
同義詞：put off
People often procrastinate when it comes to paperwork.要處理文書工作的時候，人們常常會拖拖拉拉的。
名詞形式：procrastination
Emma Rao spent almost three years on China’s notorious 『996 schedule』: working from nine in the morning to nine in the evening, six days a week. 「I was deprived of all my personal life,」 says she.
在中國，「996」工作制臭名遠揚：工作時間早九點到晚九點，每周六天。Emma Rao過了三年這樣的日子。她說：「我所有的個人生活都被剝奪了。」
notorious /nə(ʊ)'tɔːrɪəs/ 表示：臭名昭著的，聲名狼藉的（famous or well-known for something bad）
同義詞：infamous
a notorious computer hacker聲名狼藉的計算機黑客
CNN：為什麼中國人愛吃螺螄粉
Just like the notorious durian fruit, this snail-based rice noodle soup dish has created a buzz on Chinese social media thanks to its infamous smell.
和「臭名遠揚」的水果榴槤一樣，這款用螺螄熬製湯底的米粉小吃在中國的社交媒體上引發了熱議，這也都要歸功於它「臭名昭著」的氣味。
deprive /dɪ'praɪv/ deprive sb of sth 表示：剝奪（to prevent someone from having something, especially something that they need or should have）
A lot of these children have been deprived of a normal home life.這些孩子中有許多被剝奪了正常的家庭生活。
【注意】這個意義為「剝奪」的及物動詞，直接賓語不能是所剝奪的東西，而應該是被剝奪的人。所剝奪的東西應該在賓語之後用介詞of引入。要注意搭配方法同中文是不同的。
【例如】to deprive someone of his rights剝奪某人的權利，不能照中文的搭配說成*to deprive someone's rights。同樣，動詞rob（「掠奪」）的直接賓語也應該是人而不是物，物要用介詞of引入。
金融時報：鹹魚難翻身，川普還在折騰
Mr. Biden has said the holdup of the transition threatened national security by depriving his team of critical briefings.
拜登曾表示，此次延誤剝奪了他的團隊接收關鍵簡報的機會，因此對國家安全構成了威脅。
Rao was doing what the Chinese have called 『bàofùxìng áoyè』 – or 『revenge bedtime procrastination』. The phrase spread rapidly on Twitter in June after a post by journalist Daphne K Lee. She described the phenomenon as when 「people who don’t have much control over their daytime life refuse to sleep early in order to regain some sense of freedom during late-night hours」.
Emma Rao一直在「報復性熬夜」，或者叫「報復性睡眠拖延」。今年六月，這個短語經記者達芙妮·李報導，在推特上迅速傳播開來。她這樣描述這種現象：那些對白天的生活沒有多少掌控權的人拒絕早睡，以求在深夜找回一些自由的感覺。
regain /rɪˈɡeɪn/ 及物動詞，表示「重新獲得，復得，恢復（to get something back, especially an ability or quality, that you have lost）」
同義詞：recover
He somehow managed to regain his balance . 他總算恢復了平衡。
恢復平衡 regain balance
Government forces have regained control of the city. 政府軍已重新控制了這座城市。
重新控制 regain control
紐約時報：美國多名政要推特帳戶被黑
Twitter quickly removed many of the messages, but in some cases similar tweets were sent again from the same accounts, suggesting that Twitter was powerless to regain control.
推特快速移除了其中的很多消息，但其中一些帳號又再次發出了類似的推文，這意味著當時推特無計可施，難以奪回控制權。
The phrase might have been popularised in China, but the phenomenon it describes is likely widespread, with over-stretched workers all over the world putting off bedtime to claim some precious personal time – even though they know it’s not good for them.
或許，這個說法是在中國流行起來的，但它描述的現象可能卻是普遍的。全世界不堪重負的工作者都在通過晚睡來獲得寶貴的屬於自己的時間——儘管他們也知道這對自己並無好處。
precious /ˈpreʃəs/ 形容詞，表示「寶貴的」
precious seconds / minutes / hours / time
We cannot afford to waste precious time.我們浪費不起寶貴的時間。
Experts have long warned that insufficient sleep is an unheeded global public-health epidemic. A 2019 survey showed that 62% of adults worldwide feel they don’t get enough sleep. People cited various reasons for this shortfall, including stress and their sleeping environment, but 37% blamed their hectic work or school schedule. Long hours at the office aside, another part of the problem is that modern working patterns mean people find it harder to draw boundaries between work and home. Emails and instant messaging mean employers can always be in touch.
長期以來，專家一直在告誡人們，睡眠不足是一個被忽視的全球性公共健康問題。一項2019年的調查顯示，全世界有百分之六十二的成年人感覺自己睡眠不足。人們為睡眠不足找了各種各樣的理由，包括壓力太大和睡眠環境不佳。但是有百分之三十七的人認為罪魁禍首是他們繁重的工作或學業。除了上班時間長之外，問題的另外一個方面在於，現代的工作模式使人們更難把工作和生活分開。電子郵件和即時通訊設備的存在意味著僱主永遠能聯繫到你。
unheeded /ʌn'hiːdɪd/ 表示：被忽視的（noticed but not listened to, accepted, or believed）
Her warnings went unheeded .她的警告無人理會。
cite /saɪt/ 表示：引證，援引（to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation）
cite sth as sth
Several factors have been cited as the cause of the unrest.好幾個因素被引證為這次動亂的起因。
shortfall /'ʃɔːtfɔːl/ 表示：不足之數，差額（the difference between the amount you have and the amount you need or expect）
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Parents have been asked to pay ￡30 each to cover the shortfall in the budget.
hectic /'hektɪk/ 表示：繁忙的，忙亂的（very busy or full of activity）
I've had a pretty hectic day.我忙亂了一整天。
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