Almost every noon there was a dinner with important persons present, and almost every night there was a banquet.

几乎每天中午都有重要人物出席的宴会，几乎每天晚上都有宴会。

Another reason was his habit of taking a half-hour nap in his office every noon.

另一个原因是他习惯于每天中午在办公室小睡半小时。