What you do during your midday break might vary depending on your job, company culture or personal priorities—but the experts agree all workers should try to do these things during lunch hour:
你在午休时做什么也许和你从事的工作、企业文化和个人事务的轻重缓急有关，但是专家建议所有员工在午休时都应该做以下事情：

8、Catch up with old friends.
8、与老朋友叙旧。
If you have a friend who works nearby, try to meet him or her during lunch occasionally. Remember, your personal life needs tending to just as much as your work-life, so be sure to take the spare time you have and use it to fulfill your personal needs. Your midday break is a good opportunity to catch up and socialize, in person or by phone—but don’t lose track of time, and don’t treat it like happy hour.
如果你有个朋友在附近工作，那么就试着在午休时间联系一下对方。记住，个人生活和工作一样也需要时时维护。所以，要留出一点时间，并好好利用这些时间来满足你的个人需要。你的午休时间是与老朋友叙叙旧、唠唠嗑的好机会，见面也好，打电话也行。但是不要忘了时间，别把午休时间的小聚当成是下班后的欢乐时光。
9、Have a system for dealing with your absence.
9、自己不在时要做好安排。
This will allow people inside and outside the company to know when you will be back, how to contact you in an emergency or have an alternative point of contact. It may also help you relax and avoid obsessively checking your e-mail during lunch.
这样公司内外的人就会知道你什么时候回来，有紧急事件时要怎么联系你或者去联系谁。这样做也能帮助你放松下来，避免在午休时间还要查看邮件。
10、Engage in activities that will help you re-energize.
10、参与一些有助于你恢复精力的活动。
Take a walk outside, visit the gym or meditate. Get out and do something that will make you feel better about yourself. A quick dose of sunlight and fresh air is the perfect elixir for the midday blues.
外出散步，去健身房或者做冥想。到室外去，并做一些能够让你感觉更好的事情。晒晒太阳，呼吸一下新鲜空气都是驱散午间烦闷的理想方法。
11、Network.
11、维护人际网。
Even if you’re perfectly happy in your job, and you’re not looking for a new one, it can’t hurt to continuously build and maintain your professional network. This is critical to success in any line of work.
即使你对现在的工作百分百地满意，你也不想换工作，那也不妨碍你继续去建立和维护你的职场人际网。无论你的工作是什么，职场人际网都是成功的关键因素。
12、Don’t get stuck in a routine.
12、不要陷入常规。
Many of us are creatures of habit. Maybe you go to the same pizzeria everyday or eat with the same colleague. You might always use your lunch break to run errands or make personal calls. Try to mix things up in order to clear your head and boost your energy.
我们大多数人都会习惯成自然。也许你每天都会去同一家披萨店或者和同一个同事一起吃饭。也许你常常会利用午休时间去做些琐事或者打些私人电话。试着变换些花样，让你的头脑更清晰，让你的精力更充沛。
13、Avoid all screens.
13、远离所有的屏幕。
Try to stay away from your iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and computer. Give your eyes a break. Most office jobs require you to stare at a screen all day—so try to avoid that during lunch.If you can’t help it for whatever reason (maybe you want to shop online or e-mail a friend), get up from your desk so your body perceives this as a true break.
试着远离你的手机、平板电脑和电脑屏幕。让你的眼睛休息一下。大多数办公室的工作都会要求一整天盯着电脑屏幕，所以在午休的时候就想办法离开一下屏幕吧。如果你无论如何也要坐在屏幕前，比如要网购或者要发邮件给朋友，那么就站起来，这样你的身体才能真正感到休息。
14、Don’t take too long or too short of a break.
14、休息时间不要太长或太短。
If you’re allotted an hour for lunch, take it. Maybe not every day, but when you can, use the full sixty minutes to get out, eat, exercise your mind or body, catch up with an old friend or a colleague and/or tackle items on your personal agenda.However, if everyone else in the office takes shorter breaks, follow suit so you don’t stand out.
如果你有一个小时的午休时间，那就好好利用。即使不能每天都这么做，一旦有机会，就把这整整60分钟的时间好好地用来出去走走，吃吃东西，锻炼深陷，与老友或同事聊聊天，或者处理一下私事。但是，如果办公室里的其他人午休时间都不长，那么你也要随大流，不然就会显得太不合群了。