| A study has revealed that, due to our busy lifestyles, five important tasks or facts slip our minds during the course of a typical day, the Daily Mail reported. |
據英國《每日郵報》報道，一項研究表明，現代忙碌的生活方式意味著每天會有5件重要的工作或者事情會劃過我們的腦海，全然不記得了。 |
| Failing to return calls and reply to emails are the most common omissions during hectic work days. |
工作忙碌的日子里，最容易被忘記的事情就是回電話和郵件。 |
| Modern life adds to the burden, with one in five people forgetting important passwords and a quarter not remembering to charge their mobile phone battery. |
現代生活會帶來許多壓力和負擔，其中，有1/5的人不記得重要的密碼，1/4的人不記得給手機充電。 |
| A further 12 per cent get a rude awakening every weekend because they forget to turn their alarm clocks off. |
12%的人每周末都會被吵醒，原因是他們不記得關掉鬧鐘。 |
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Seven out of ten also said they had become dependent on "to-do" lists to keep their lives in order.
(China.org.cn November 9, 2011) |
70%的人必須給待辦事項列一個清單，才能維持有規律的生活。 |
