2013-7-15Vacationsaregoodforyou!DidyouknowGermanlawgivesallfull-timeemployees20vacationdayseachyear?ManyEuropeancountrieshavesimilarlaws.Thatmaybebecausevacationsserveanimportantfunction:protectingpeople’shealth.这或许是度假有个重要的功能：保护全民的健康。Takingregularvacationscorrespondstohavingahealthierheart.Onestudysaysmenwhomissvacationsare30percentlikelytohaveheartattacks.Anotherlookedatwomenwhotakevacationseverysixyearsorevenlessoften.Theyareeighttimesmorelikelytohaveheartdiseaseorheartattacks.定期度假能让心脏更健康。一项研究显示，不度假的男性，心脏病的发病几率是30%。另一项研究是针对每六年度假或度假频率更低的女性，结果发现他们罹患心脏疾病或心脏病的发病几率高出了八倍。Correspondto…相当于，能让Smokingcorrespondstohigherratesofcancer.Otherstudiesindicatethatpeoplewhotaketimetorelaxusuallyhavelowerbloodpressure.Theyalsohavelowerlevelsofstresshormonesandthinnerwaists!Andlet’snotoverlookthehappinessthatvacationsbring.Onesurveystudiedpeople’sfeelingsaboutspendingmoney.Mostwerehappierspendingmoneyonexperienceslikevacationsthanonpossessions.Perhapsthisisbecausetheycontinuedtosharethememorieswithothers.e.g.Havingalotofpossessionswillnotbringyoulastinghappiness.Don’toverlookKaren’shardworkonthatproject.Vacationskeepyouhealthy,happy,andcanhelpbuildrelationships,especiallyifyoutakethemwithfamily.Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?Takeonethissummer!