2026年7月28日 星期二

英文學習 errands, errand of mercy. Run errands with a friend. day off, retirement, gofer, dogsbody. People often “don’t think of social interaction as a wellness intervention,”

 


Several experts emphasized the importance of social relationships for people’s long-term health and well-being.

People often “don’t think of social interaction as a wellness intervention,” said Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a professor of medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and the author of “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life.” But it may be “the most important wellness intervention,” he said.

The reality of midlife is that it can be hard to carve out time for yourself, let alone coordinate schedules with another busy friend. Dr. Lachman suggested taking a “two birds, one stone” approach and joining up with someone to complete tasks on your to-do lists. Those could include going for a walk or a workout together or even a trip to the grocery store.



At times, Robert Craft felt like a dogsbody for his tiny, witty, bantam-like boss. But he admired his genius too much—and loved him too much—to leave
Robert Craft, conductor, musicologist and amanuensis of Stravinsky, died on November 10th, aged 92
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Before long I was hired as a gofer in the Paris bureau of Time, and ultimately became a staff correspondent.


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"The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off." Abe Lemons



day off
A day away from work, school, or a similar obligation; a free day. For example, Sophie always used her day off to do errands. [Late 1800s]


gofer

Pronunciation: /ˈgəʊfə/
(also gopher)
Definition of gofer

noun

informal
  • a person who runs errands, especially on a film set or in an office; a dogsbody: he had worked his way from a gofer in the front office to general manager

Origin:

1960s: from go for (i.e. go and fetch)


dogsbody

noun (plural dogsbodies)
British informal
  • a person who is given menial tasks to do, especially a junior in an office:I got myself a job as typist and general dogsbody on a small magazine

Derivatives



dogsbodying

noun 

errand

Pronunciation: /ˈɛr(ə)nd/

Definition of errand

noun

  • a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else’s behalf:she asked Tim to run an errand for her
  • the purpose or object of an errand:she knew that if she stated her errand she would not be able to see him

Phrases



errand of mercy

a journey or mission carried out to help someone in difficulty or danger: a mountaineer and his St Bernard setting off on an errand of mercy

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