Britons are allowing their manners to slip as chivalry becomes a dying art, researchers claim.
日前一项调查称，随着骑士精神逐渐消亡，英国人渐渐丧失了他们的绅士风度。
More that eight out of 10 passengers refuse to give up their seats on the bus, train or Tube, a survey by health care provider Simplyhealth said.
由英国医疗服务提供商Simplyhealth开展的一项调查显示，英国10名乘客中有8人以上在乘坐公交车、火车或地铁时不愿让座。
Around half of workers do not make cups of tea for colleagues while 86% of the nation do not offer to carry bags for others, it was claimed.
该调查称，办公室职员中约一半的人不帮同事泡茶，86%的人不会主动帮别人拿包。
According to the survey of more than 1,000 adults, the main causes of people not bothering were lack of time and stress at work.
这一针对一千多名成年人开展的调查表明，人们不愿帮助别人的主要原因是因为时间紧张、工作压力大。
Jamie Wilson, of Simplyhealth, said: "Committing just half an hour a month to helping someone else can make a real difference to your life as well as theirs.
Simplyhealth的杰米•威尔森说：“每个月只需花半个小时的时间来帮助别人，就能使你和他人的生活大不一样。”
"As a health care provider, we encourage our staff to get active in the community supporting others – in fact we give 100 days a year to staff to spend a day helping at a charity of their choice."
“作为医疗服务提供商，我们鼓励我们的员工在社区中积极为他人提供帮助和支持——事实上我们一年会留出100天时间，让员工有一天的时间来帮助自己选择的一家慈善机构。”
Mental health expert Dr Christian Jessen said: "We all know that helping others is of benefit to them, but many people don't realise that getting active to help others can also improve your mental and physical wellbeing.
心理健康专家克里斯蒂安•杰森博士说：“我们都知道，帮助别人能给他人带来好处，但很多人没有意识到，积极地帮助他人也可以改善自己的心理和身体健康。
"Simple activities like walking the neighbour's dog or helping in the garden help to burn calories and improve general fitness, leading to a healthier, happier nation."
“比如，帮邻居遛狗或帮别人种花弄草这种简单的活动有助于燃烧热量，改善身体健康，从而营造一个健康快乐的国度。” |
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