cake culture 蛋糕文化

时间：2017-04-20 08:12:05

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Office "cake culture" in which staff bring in treats for birthdays and celebrations is becoming a daily health hazard and should be stopped, experts have advised. 
员工在生日或者庆祝日给大家带零食，这被称为办公室的“蛋糕文化”。然而专家建议，这种办公室文化正成为日常的健康危害，应该被制止。
 
In recent years, it has become popular for workers to offer birthday cake to colleagues or bring back sugary gifts from their holidays. 
近些年，员工在生日给大家带蛋糕，或者度假结束后给同事带含糖甜点小礼品非常流行。
 
But the Faculty1 of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has warned that in large offices, sweets and cakes have become a daily occurrence and the growing trend is contributing to poor oral health and the obesity2 epidemic3. 
皇家外科医师学会牙科教学组提醒说，在大办公间里，糖果和蛋糕每天都出现，这种发展趋势导致人们的口腔健康越来越糟，肥胖越来越流行。

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1 faculty HhkzK     
n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句：
  • He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
2 obesity Dv1ya     
n.肥胖，肥大
参考例句：
  • One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
  • Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。
3 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

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