The dinner table was once considered the cornerstone of a family home, the place where everyone could get together at least once a day to spend time with each other.
餐桌被認為是一個家庭中最基本的東西，它是一天中人們至少有一次可以其他人聚在一起的地方。

But new research has revealed that UK families are more likely to use the dinner table for arguing, making bombshell announcements and sex than for eating food.
但是新的研究顯示，相比于吃飯，英國家庭更喜歡在餐桌上進行討論，公布一些爆炸性的事情，甚至XXOO。

More than 78 per cent of Brits do not sit down at the dinner table to eat every day, with 23 meals eaten on the sofa every month, according to the study.
根據這份研究，超過78%的英國人每天不坐在餐桌旁吃飯，每個月有23頓飯是坐在沙發(fā)上吃的。

And 62 per cent don't consider the dining table to be the heart of the home, says the research.
研究顯示，62%的英國人認為餐桌不是家里的中心。

Instead, the average dining table will see 132 arguments, 93 bombshell announcements, 594 homework sessions and even 104 'moments of passion' before it's replaced every 10.18 years on average, according to the study of 2,000 people by Italian food giant Giovanni Rana.
相反，根據意大利食品巨頭喬瓦尼·拉納對2000名群眾進行的研究，平均每個餐桌上你可以看到132次討論，93次爆炸性的新聞，594次作業(yè)會議，甚至104次“激情”時刻。

The research says the table will also see 259 tantrums by children, 1,995 food and drink spills and 1,890 hours of work. And when we do use the table for eating, we only spend 10 minutes a day on average tucking into our food, says the study.
該研究稱，在這個表中還可以看到259個發(fā)脾氣的孩子，1995種食品和溢出的飲料，1890個小時的工作。研究人員說，當我們用桌子吃飯的時候，我們每天平均僅僅只花10分鐘把食物塞進肚子里。

The study found that just 0.8 per cent of a UK adult's lifetime will be spent at the dinner table, with 17,660 meals eaten on the sofa instead.
研究顯示，英國成年人一生中僅僅花費0.8%的時間在餐桌上，然而17660頓飯是在沙發(fā)上吃的。

More than 300 people will fall asleep at the table during its lifespan, while the average Brit will spend 4,864 hours sitting down at the table during their lifetime.
超過300個人在一生中會在餐桌上睡著，但是英國人平均花費4864個小時坐在餐桌旁。

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