習近平主席在與中央黨校縣委書記研修班學員座談時，講述了自己當縣委書記時的故事：那時年輕想辦好事，經常通宵達旦地幹，最後感覺到不行，要擺 順心態，“手裏攥一千個線頭，針眼一次隻能穿過一條。”後來就想，到12點就睡大覺，第二天重新來過。自然，要少熬夜，就得管理好時間。年輕人不要老熬 夜，做到12點就去睡覺。

　　BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping has advised young people to avoidstaying up late orbecoming too stressed at work when meeting the country'scounty-level officials.

　　The advice has drawn heated response from Internet users on microblog Weiboafter theanecdote and video were posted on People's Daily's official accountWednesday.

　　In the video, Xi recalled the huge pressures county officials must bear,speaking from experience asa county Party chief early in his career.

　　"I was so eager to do my job well that I often burnt night oil, but alsofell ill quite often," he said.

　　He came to realize that even if work piles up, one can only do one piece ofwork a time, "howeverenthusiastic you may be about the job," he said.

　　Later in his career, Xi changed his schedule, making it a point to go tobed before midnighteveryday, starting over the next day.

　　The post has elicited more than 8,000 "thumbs-up" by microbloggers andattracted manycomments.

　　User Linxiaojianxia endorsed Xi's advice saying it is true that "We shouldleave whatever isunfinished by midnight to the next day."

　　A microblogger "Mengxie" said in discontent with her own job, "No one wantsto stay up lateworking, but it happens if you choose the wrong job."

　　"Xiaqi" made an appeal in her comment that "prohibiting working overtimepast 11:00 pm shouldbe written into law."

　　Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)Central Committee, wasspeaking with participants of the first seminar forcounty-level Party chiefs at the Party School ofthe CPC Central CommitteeMonday.

　　During the talk, Xi lauded the role of county level governments, however,he underscored theintegral role officials played in ensuring efficiency.(viaChinaDaily)

　　重點解析 Key Phrases/Words

　　1. stay up late 熬夜;睡得很晚

　　2. anecdote n. 趣聞，軼事

　　3. recall v. 召回;使想起，回想

　　4. eager adj. 渴望的;熱切的，熱情洋溢的;熱心的;急切

　　5. burnt night oil 亦有熬夜的意思

　　6. pile up 堆放，堆積;積聚;成堆

　　7. elicit vt. 引出，探出;誘出

　　8. thumbs-up n. (表示讚成或滿意)翹拇指

　　9. endorse v. 支票的背書，簽名;簽署，批準

　　10. underscore v. 劃線於…下，強調

　　(責任編輯：何瑩瑩)