For the Saharan silver ant, crawling from their underground nests into the sun's brutal rays to hunt for food, this is the perfect time to seek lunch.

对于从地下的巢穴中爬到炙热的阳光下猎食的撒哈拉银蚁来说，这是寻找午餐的最佳时间。

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At other companies, employees go to the gardens on their own time — lunch hours, before or after work.

其它公司中，员工可以用自由支配时间照料菜园，比如在午饭时间、上班前或下班后。

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"The best time to be out is lunch time, when the chengguan are on break," said Meng Xiandong, 54, a vendor of dried sweet potatoes, as he nervously scanned the crowds.

“出动的最佳时间是午饭时候，当城管都在休息。”孟先东一边紧张地扫视着人群，一边这样说，他54岁，是一个卖甜干土豆的小贩。

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Today the average time taken to eat lunch - usually in front of the computer - is roughly 15 minutes, according to researchers at the University of Westminster.

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That's led me to be more dedicated to my morning run or to lunch-time trips to the FORBES gym.

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Roughly a fifth of the people polled now bring a flask and food to work to save money, and the average time spent on lunch has shrunk from a far-from-leisurely 33 minutes to an indigestion-inducing 19 minutes over the same period.

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