现代人每天遗忘的五件事

A study has revealed that, due to our busy lifestyles, five important tasks or facts slip our minds during the course of a typical day, the Daily Mail reported.

据英国《每日邮报》报道，一项研究表明，现代忙碌的生活方式意味着每天会有5件重要的工作或者事情会划过我们的脑海，全然不记得了。

Failing to return calls and reply to emails are the most common omissions during hectic work days.

工作忙碌的日子里，最容易被忘记的事情就是回电话和邮件。

Modern life adds to the burden, with one in five people forgetting important passwords and a quarter not remembering to charge their mobile phone battery.

现代生活会带来许多压力和负担，其中，有1/5的人不记得重要的密码，1/4的人不记得给手机充电。

A further 12 per cent get a rude awakening every weekend because they forget to turn their alarm clocks off.

12%的人每周末都会被吵醒，原因是他们不记得关掉闹钟。

Seven out of ten also said they had become dependent on "to-do" lists to keep their lives in order.

70%的人必须给待办事项列一个清单，才能维持有规律的生活。