A majority of young Chinese struggle to chase their dreams

2021-03-28 「 1958 words / 4 minute 」
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这项调查是为了纪念第21个世界睡眠日,当天是星期日。
The survey was conducted to mark the 21st World Sleep Day, which falls on Sunday.
在2,002位年龄在18至35岁之间的受访者中,只有8.5%的受访者表示他们的平均睡眠时间超过8个小时,而大多数时候每晚的睡眠时间在6到8个小时之间。
Of the 2,002 respondents, all of whom were aged between 18 and 35, only 8.5 percent said that their average sleeping time exceeds eight hours, and most usually get between 6 and 8 hours of sleep a night.
在北京一家私营公司工作的29岁男子胡波很少在午夜前睡觉,“我每天晚上8点以后下班回家,有时还没吃晚饭。在睡前做完所有事情后,我会使用电脑或手机一段时间,到那时已经很晚了,”他说。
Hu Bo, a 29-year-old man who works for a private company in Beijing, rarely sleeps before midnight."I come home from work every day after 8 pm, sometimes with an empty stomach. I use my computer or mobile phone for a while after getting everything done before bed, and by then it's already late," he says.
尽管晚睡,胡说他通常要花半个多小时才能入睡。像他一样,超过11%的受访者在上床睡觉后30分钟之内无法睡觉。
Despite going to bed late, Hu says it usually takes him over half an hour to fall asleep. Like him, over 11 percent of the respondents are unable to drop off to sleep within 30 minutes after going to bed.
当被问及他们的睡眠质量时,不到一半的受访者说他们睡眠良好。多梦(46%),轻度睡眠(45.4%)和早醒(33.1%)是最常见的睡眠问题。
When asked about their sleep quality, less than half of the respondents said they sleep well. Excessive dreaming (46 percent), light sleeping (45.4 percent) and early awakening (33.1 percent) are the most common sleep problems cited.
河北省总医院卫生专家张晓伟说,睡眠质量差对人的身心健康都可能有害,会削弱免疫系统或引起精神烦躁。
Poor sleep quality can be harmful to both a person's physical and mental health, weakening the immune system or causing emotional irritability, says Zhang Xiaowei, a health expert with the Hebei General Hospital.
为改善睡眠质量,55.4%的受访者表示他们将改善就寝时间习惯,41.7%的受访者说他们会在睡觉前听舒缓的音乐,35.8%的受访者说他们将增加白天的运动量。
To improve their sleep quality, 55.4 percent of the respondents said they would improve their bedtime habits, 41.7 percent said they would listen to soothing music before going to bed and 35.8 percent said they would increase the amount of exercise they do during the day.