11.16

今日长难句

Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.（Text 1. 2015. 英二） 

cortisol / ˈkɔ:tizəun / n. 皮质醇

marker / ˈmɑ:kə(r) / n. 标记,记号

refuge / ˈrefju:dʒ / n.庇护；避难；避难所

结构分析

翻译

研究人员测量了人们在工作中和在家里的皮质醇(压力的一种标志)，结果他们发现皮质醇在原本应该是安身之所的地方含量更高。

预告11.19长难句

In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning，office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.（Text 3. 2015. 英二）