导读:经常抱怨睡不够，渴望一觉睡到自然醒。可是，你可曾想过，不止你一个人遭受这样的苦恼。
Two-thirds of people feel they need more rest in their lives, according to a worldwide study.
根据一项全球研究，三分之二的人感觉他们在生活当中需要更多的休息。
The Rest Test, led by researchers from Durham University, involved more than 18,000 people from 134 different countries to investigate their resting habits and attitudes towards relaxation.
由达拉谟大学的研究人员们牵头的休息测试，涉及了来自134个不同国家的18000人，调查了他们的休息习惯和对消遣的态度。
It found 68 per cent of people wanted more rest while those who said they did not feel in need of more had well-being scores twice as high as those who did.
结果发现，68%的人想要更多的休息，而那些表示不需要更多休息的人的健康得分是那些需要更多休息的人的两倍。
Dr Felicity Callard, principal investigator and social scientist at Durham University, said: ’The survey shows that people’s ability to take rest, and their levels of well-being, are related.
达拉谟大学的研究负责人和社会科学家Felicity Callard博士表示：“这项研究表明，人的休息能力与他们的健康水平是有关联的。”
The survey asked people to choose the activities they found the most restful.
研究要求人们去选择他们觉得最放松的活动。
Reading came top, followed by being in the natural environment, listening to music and doing nothing.
读书排在了第一位，随后是身处在自然环境中、听音乐和什么事都不做。
It also asked respondents to state how many hours rest they had within the last 24 hours.
它还要求调查对象说出自己在过去的24小时内休息了多少小时。
The results showed that, on average, being younger and having a higher household income was associated with having fewer hours of rest.
结果显示，年龄越小和家庭收入越高平均休息时间越短。
The average time spent resting by UK respondents the previous day was three hours and eight minutes.
英国调查对象的平均休息时间是三个小时八分钟。
