What are the Sunday scaries, and how can you banish them?
什么是“周日焦虑症”？怎样才能避免它？
Instead of enjoying every minute of the weekend, many American workers describe being seized by anxiety, dread or simmering sadness because their precious days off are evaporating so quickly.
许多美国的职场人称，他们无法享受周末的每一分钟，相反，在这个时候他们会感到无比地焦虑、恐惧，或者被一种即将爆发的悲伤所笼罩，因为他们宝贵的休息时间正在飞速流逝。
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For the most part, experiencing the Sunday scaries, a tendency to overthink the workweek ahead, is a normal reaction to holding a job and wishing it didn't take up five days of the week.***
得了“周日焦虑症”的人倾向于过度思虑未来一周的工作。通常来说，对于不愿让工作在每周占去 5 天之久的职场人士来说，在周日感到焦虑是一种正常的反应。
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Many people find that their anxiety dissipates once they've been back into the grind, said clinical psychologist Jessica Stern. But if it doesn't? That could signify something is seriously amiss — you could be burned out and need a break, or you could need a new job.
不过，临床心理学家杰西卡·斯特恩说，许多人发现一旦他们回到了繁锁的工作中，他们的焦虑便消散了。但假如这种焦虑没有消散呢？这就意味着可能出现了严重的问题——你可能劳累过度，需要休息了，或者你需要换份工作了。
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For those who experience the more fleeting — but still unpleasant — Sunday scaries, experts suggest these strategies to keep the buzz kill at bay:
而有些人经历的“周日焦虑症”虽然很快消失，但仍让人不快。专家建议他们采取以下策略，来避免这种扫兴的“病症”：
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Schedule a Monday morning treat. Perhaps it's a fancy latte or an indulgent, gooey cinnamon bun. Whatever it is, make a date with it for Monday morning. "Having something to look forward to on Monday can mitigate a little bit of that sense of dread about the new week," Stern said.
在周一的早晨给自己安排一样美味的食物。它或许是一杯花式拿铁，也可以是一个令人满足的、软软糯糯的肉桂卷。不管它是什么，在星期一早上和它来一次“约会”吧。对此，斯特恩说：“在周一安排一些令人期待的事，可以让我们对新一周的恐惧减轻一点。”
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Plan something fun for midweek. Romanticizing the weekend as the end-all, be-all to our life's joy puts a lot of pressure on those two days. Remind yourself: You can have fun on workdays, too. Scheduling something you'll look forward to midweek — maybe watching a movie or catching up with a friend over coffee, suggests psychiatrist Vania Manipod.
在周中安排一些有意思的事。给周末赋予过多的浪漫色彩，并把它当作人生中所有乐趣的来源，这会让我们在那两天倍感压力。要提醒自己：你在工作日也可以过得很开心。精神病学家瓦尼亚·曼尼宝德建议，可以在工作日安排一些让自己期待的事，比如可以去看一场电影，或是和朋友一起，边喝咖啡，边聊近况。
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"Then we feel like we're rewarding ourselves throughout the week, and it doesn't have to be just on the weekend that we get to relax," she said.
她说道：“这样一来，我们就会感到自己一周都在受到奖励，而并不是只能在周末放松。”
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重点词汇
scary
/ˈsker.i/
n. 害怕，惊慌等情绪
词性拓展：scary（adj. 可怕的）
banish
/ˈbæn.ɪʃ/
v. 驱除，消除；流放，驱逐
近义词组：get rid of
搭配短语：to banish a problem
seize
/siːz/
v.（情感）支配某人；占据，占领
例句：A group of soldiers seized the airport.
例句：Panic seized her.（她感到惊慌失措。）
dread
/dred/
n. 强烈的恐惧，忧虑
英文释义：a strong feeling of fear or worry
例句：The prospect of growing old fills them with dread.
simmering
/ˈsɪm·ər·ɪŋ/
adj.（情绪）即将爆发的
相关词汇：simmer（v. 小火慢炖）
搭配短语：simmering tensions（随时可能失控的紧张局势）
evaporate
/ɪˈvæp.ə.reɪt/
v. 逐渐消失；蒸发
相关词汇：vapor（n. 蒸气）
搭配短语：water vapor
例句：The water is evaporated by the sun.
近义词组：fade away
例句：Their affection for each other evaporated.
tendency
/ˈten.dən.si/
n. 倾向
搭配短语：a tendency to do sth（做某事的倾向）
例句：My dog has a tendency to bark at strangers.
dissipate
/ˈdɪs.ə.peɪt/
v. 消散，消失
近义词：evaporate（v. 逐渐消失）
例句：We waited until the bad smell had dissipated.
grind
/ɡraɪnd/
n. 苦差事
词性拓展：grind（v. 磨碎，碾磨）
搭配短语：grind wheat into flour（把小麦碾磨成面粉）
例句：The journey to work is a real grind.
signify
/ˈsɪɡ.nə.faɪ/
v. 象征或意味着……
相关词汇：sign（n. 迹象）
英文释义：to be a sign of something
例句：A dove usually signifies peace.
amiss
/əˈmɪs/
adj. 不对劲的，有问题的
例句：She sensed something was amiss, so she called the police.
(be) burned out
人的精力被消耗殆尽；东西的内部被烧个精光
搭配短语：burned out cars（被烧得只剩空壳的车）
fleeting
/ˈfliː.t̬ɪŋ/
adj. 短暂的，转瞬即逝的
英文释义：lasting for a very short time
搭配短语：a fleeting romance
buzz kill
扫兴的人或事
相关词汇：buzz（n. 蜜蜂的嗡嗡声；人群的喧闹声；欢乐气氛）
例句：The bad weather was a real buzz kill.
fancy
/ˈfæn.si/
adj. 花哨的，别致的；高档的，豪华的
搭配短语：a fancy restaurant（一家豪华的餐厅）
搭配短语：a fancy evening gown（一件别致的晚礼服）
indulgent
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒənt/
adj. 放纵自己的，令人满足的
相关词汇：indulge（v. 放纵、宠溺）
搭配短语：indulge a child
搭配短语：indulge oneself
例句：Even if you're dieting, you can indulge yourself and eat what you want once in a while.
gooey
/ˈɡuː.i/
adj. 软软粘粘的
英文释义：soft and sticky
mitigate
/ˈmɪt̬.ə.ɡeɪt/
v. 缓解，缓和
例句：Measures need to be taken to mitigate the environmental effects of global warming.
romanticize
/roʊˈmæn.t̬ə.saɪz/
v. 把……浪漫化，理想化
相关词汇：romantic（adj. 浪漫的）
例句：The life of a spy is often highly romanticized.
end-all, be-all
最重要的事，承载全部意义的东西
英文释义：the most important thing
例句：Their lovers are their end-all, be-all.
catch up with (sb.)
和……聊聊各自的近况
例句：You and I must really catch up with each other sometime soon.
