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take an afternoon nap / 午睡 / (wǔshuì) 

A: Do you have the habit of taking an afternoon nap?

你有午睡的习惯吗？

(nǐ yǒu wǔshuì de xíɡuàn ma?)

B: During two-day weekends, I often take an afternoon nap. After getting up from an afternoon nap, I always feel my mood has improved.  

我在双休日的时候会午睡。我感觉午睡起来心情会变好。

(wǒ zài shuānɡxiūrì de shíhòu huì wǔshuì.wǒ ɡǎnjué wǔshuì qǐlái xīnqínɡ huì biànhǎo.)

A: So do you take an afternoon nap at work?  

那你上班的时候也会午睡吗？

(nà nǐ shànɡbān de shíhòu yěhuì wǔshuì ma?)

B: Not necessarily, it depends on whether I'm busy or not that day.  

这就说不定了,这要看当天工作忙不忙。

(zhèjiù shuōbùdìnɡ le, zhèyào kàn dānɡtiān ɡōnɡzuò mánɡbùmánɡ.) 

A: I recently saw a social news about a company that issued a notice to forbid workers from taking an afternoon nap in the winter because of fears that they would catch a cold.

我最近看到一则社会新闻,有一家公司发布了禁止员工在冬季午睡的通告,说是害怕员工感冒。

(wǒ zuìjìn kàndào yīzé shèhuì xīnwén, yǒu yījiā ɡōnɡsī fābù le jìnzhǐ yuánɡōnɡ zài dōnɡjì wǔshuì de tōnɡɡào, shuōshì hàipà yuánɡōnɡ ɡǎnmào.)

A: That sounds a bit odd.  

这听起来有些奇怪。

(zhè tīnɡqǐlái yǒuxiē qíɡuài.)

B: Yup. A lot of netizens urged the company to provide heating facilities so  workers could take an afternoon nap. There are also many netizens who say that they have never encountered situations like this.

没错,有很多网友敦促该公司做好供暖,方便员工午睡。也有很多网友称他们从没遇到过类似情况。

(méicuò, yǒu hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu dūncù ɡāi ɡōnɡ sī zuòhǎo ɡònɡnuǎn, fānɡbiàn yuánɡōnɡ wǔshuì.yěyǒu hěnduō wǎnɡyǒu chēnɡ tāmén cónɡméi yùdàoɡuò lèisì qínɡkuànɡ.)

A: I think netizens were right about it. I'd be angry if this happened to me.

我觉得网友说的没错,如果是我碰见类似情况,我会很生气的。

(wǒ juédé wǎnɡyǒu shuōde méicuò, rúɡuǒ shìwǒ pènɡjiàn lèisì qínɡkuànɡ, wǒhuì hěn shēnɡqì de.)

Illustrations:Liu Xidan/GT