办公室的“过度安静综合症”
<p> 我们描述某个地方特别安静的时候,通常会说“安静得连针掉到地上的声音都能听到”。英语中也用类似的表达。如果说某个地方,尤指办公室,特别安静,我们就可以说这地方有<span word="pin">pin</span>-<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>(过度安静综合症)。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Pin">Pin</span>-<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="quietness">quietness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="stress">stress</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="magnified">magnified</span>.</p><p> <span word="Pin">Pin</span>-<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>(字面意思为“掉针综合症”)描述的是办公室内极度安静的状况,在此状况下,员工感受到的压力可能会更大,因为任何微小的声音都有可能被放大。由此,<span word="pin">pin</span>-<span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>也可译为“过度安静综合症”。</p><p> <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="too">too</span>-<span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unhealthily">unhealthily</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="lonely">lonely</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shattered">shattered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="pens">pens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eavesdrop">eavesdrop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>.</p><p> 专家表示,过度安静的办公室环境成为日渐突出的一个问题。完全安静的办公环境会产生过大压力,会让员工感觉孤单。以至于当这种安静被电话铃声打破之时,所有员工都会放下手中的工作偷听这通来电。</p>
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