上周五世界杯拉开战幕，或许中国球迷为之欣喜若狂，但他们的老板却是愁眉不展。
Chinese football fans may be excited about the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off on last Friday, but their employers are not.
同其他国家的球迷一样，中国球迷时刻准备投身到世界杯热浪中去。在这场万人空巷的赛事举办之际，酒吧老板，家电卖场经理和啤酒商们都迫不及待地迎接那些慷慨大方的顾客们。
Like football fanatics around the globe, Chinese fans, too, are all set to soak in the World Cup fever. Bar owners, managers of electronics stores as well as beer dealers can't wait to welcome money-splashing customers as the most watched sporting event in the world takes off.
但也有一些老板担心，这场为期一个月的足球盛事会影响自己员工的工作效率。
But a number of employers fear that the month-long football gala will have an impact on their employees' productivity.
通过一项6000名网友参与的问卷调查显示，他们的担忧并非杞人忧天。
Going by a recent survey of 6,000 Internet users, their fears might not be completely groundless.
调查结果显示，66%参与投票的雇员表示会熬夜看球，20%的人表示无论比赛时间多晚都不会落下一场球赛。
According to the survey, 66 percent of employees polled said they will stay up nights to watch the matches, and 20 percent said they will watch every game no matter how late at night.
几乎半数的受访者承认熬夜看球会影响自己的工作，23%的人表示自己可能会请假来看几场关键的球赛。
Nearly half of those surveyed admitted watching matches overnight will possibly affect their work, while 23 percent said they may take days off for major matches.
Today's Topic:
1) Do you like to watch the matches? And how much time do you want to spend in watching?
喜欢看球赛不？你会花多少时间在看球上？
2) Do you agree with that somebody wants to take days off for major matches?
请假看关键的球赛，你同意这样的做法吗？
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