16.High School English Listening

As most dog owners will attest, having a dog is great for severalreasons.
For one, dogs are typically loyal, steady companions.
Many studies have shown that caring for a dog is a great wayto get more exercise, relieve stress, and generally improve quality of life.
And, according to one study, bringing your dog to work can also make you and your co-workers more productive.
But wait. Wouldn't having a bunch of dogs running around the office create chaos?
They need tobe walked, fed, played with, and what happens when two or more dogs don't get along.
Who wants an office dog fight?
According to the study, though, as long as dogs are properly screened and are generally friendly,their presence in the workplace may enhance productivity by lowering stress and increasing camaraderie and physical activity.
The researchers studied around 500 workers for one week at a service manufacturing retailcompany.
Their most interesting finding was that self reported stress remained low throughout theday for employees who brought dogs to work and increased for workers without dogs.
The researchers also observed many non dog owners asking dog owning co workers to take their petsout for a walk.
Now, the study is preliminary and involves a relatively small sample size.
And, of course, thebenefits of having dogs at work depends in part on the workplace.
But in general, job relatedstress is one of the biggest causes of burnout and absenteeism.
So bringing dogs and perhapsother pets to work may prove to be an easy, low cost way to lower stress and make you a betterworker.
译文：
正如大多数狗主人所证实的那样，养狗有几个好处。
首先，狗是典型的忠诚、稳定的伴侣。
许多研究表明，照顾狗是一种获得更多锻炼、缓解压力和普遍提高生活质量的好方法。
而且，根据一项研究，带着你的狗去工作也可以使你和你的同事更有效率。
但是，等等。让一群狗在办公室里跑来跑去，不是会造成混乱吗？
他们需要散步、喂食、玩耍，当两只或更多的狗相处不来，会发生什么？
谁会希望办公室里的狗打架呢？
不过，根据这项研究，只要对狗进行适当的筛选，并且总体上是友好的，它们在工作场所的存在可能会通过降低压力、增加友情和身体活动来提高生产力。
研究人员在一家服务性制造零售公司对大约500名工人进行了为期一周的研究。
他们最有趣的发现是，对于带狗上班的员工来说，自我报告的压力在一整天内都很低，而对于没有带狗的员工来说，压力却在增加。
研究人员还观察到许多不养狗的员工要求养狗的同事带他们的宠物出去散步。
现在，这项研究是初步的，涉及的样本量相对较小。
当然，在工作中养狗的好处部分取决于工作场所。
但一般来说，与工作有关的压力是造成工作倦怠和旷工的最大原因之一。
因此，带狗和其他宠物去工作可能被证明是一个简单、低成本的方法，可以降低压力，使你成为一个更好的工人。
重点词汇：
attest 证明 ; 证实 ; 是…的证据 ; 作证
For one 举个例说
relieve stress 释放压力
quality of life 生活质量
according to 根据 ; 据 ; 按 ; 依照 ; 按照
a bunch of 一束
tobe 托布
get along 与…）和睦相处 ; 勉强过活 ; 勉强应付
as long as 只要 ; 与……一样长