最近的调查显示,我国每年有60多万人死于过劳死。工作的同时,要注意自己的身体健康。
我们来看一段相关的英文报道
More than half a million Chinese die from overworking each year, reported CCTV news. China has overtaken Japan topping the charts with the largest population who die from overworking, reaching a total of 600,000.
Statistics show that the group is much younger and covers many industries, such as media, advertisement, medical care and IT.
The latest case revealed by media was a 24 year old engineer, whose only bad habit was overwork, and he died after working frequent overtime.
中央电视台新闻报道,每年中国有超过50万的人过劳死。中国已经超越日本成为过劳死人数最多的国家,每年过劳死总人数达到了60万。
数据显示,过劳死的群体更为年轻,覆盖到很多行业,比如:媒体、广告、医疗和IT业。
媒体最新披露的一起事件是一名24岁的工程师,因为经常性的过度加班而死亡。

【讲解】
文中的die from overworking就是“过劳死”的意思,其中overwork用作动词,表示“过度操劳;过度工作”,如:My personal doctor advised me not to overwork and that I should take enough rest.(我的私人医生劝告我不要过度操劳,而应该有充足的休息。)
第一段中的overtake用作动词,意为“赶上;突然来袭;压倒”,如:The car pulled out to overtake the lorry.(小汽车开出车道去超那辆卡车。)
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