2014年商务英语考试初级阅读指导资料6

　　With the gloomy prospect of returning to work, many people could suffer post-holiday syndrome, experts said.

　　在上面的报道中，我们知道"假后综合症"就是post-holiday syndrome。The syndrome refers to a general feeling of depression before returning to work, which is caused by irregular lifestyles during the vacation. (假后综合症指的是在即将回去上班之前人们普遍感到的抑郁心情，通常是由度假期间不规律的生活方式导致的)，symptoms include fatigue, lack of appetite and concentration, irritability and a feeling of helplessness.(假后综合症的症状包括感到疲惫、没有胃口、无法集中精力、易怒和无助感等)。

　　Post作为前缀有"在......之后"的意思，例如：post-disaster reconstruction等。Syndrome这个词大家也不陌生，AIDS(艾滋病)的全称就是acquired immunodeficiency syndrome，还有一度让人谈之色变的SARS"非典"--非典型性肺炎是Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes。