| Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2,155 hours a year, compared with 1,951 in the US, and 1,603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. Specifically pay-time-off holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50% in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. | |
| 美国人正面临着超额的工作量。不管他们是谁或者他们在做什么，美国人的工作时间都已经超过了二战以来的任何时候。1950年，美国相比于其他所有工业化国家，拥有着最少的工作时间。而现在，美国以1951个小时的年工作时间超过了除了工人一年要工作2155个小时的日本以外的所有的国家，接着是1603个小时的前西德。在1969至1989年之间，受雇的美国人年工作时间平均增加138个小时。尽管人们一星期的工作时间仍保持在40个小时左右，但他们每年要工作更多个星期。确切的说，在20世纪80年代，带薪休假、假期、病假减少了50%。由于公司有着经验丰富的竞争机制和放缓增加的生产力，这也促使雇员工作更长的时间。 |
| Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2, 155 hours a year, compared with 1, 951 in the US, and 1, 603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. Specifically paytimeoff holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50 in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. | |
| mei guo ren zheng mian lin zhe chao e de gong zuo liang. bu guan ta men shi shui huo zhe ta men zai zuo shi mo, mei guo ren de gong zuo shi jian dou yi jing chao guo le er zhan yi lai de ren he shi hou. 1950 nian, mei guo xiang bi yu qi ta suo you gong ye hua guo jia, yong you zhe zui shao de gong zuo shi jian. er xian zai, mei guo yi 1951 ge xiao shi de nian gong zuo shi jian chao guo le chu le gong ren yi nian yao gong zuo 2155 ge xiao shi de ri ben yi wai de suo you de guo jia, jie zhe shi 1603 ge xiao shi de qian xi de. zai 1969 zhi 1989 nian zhi jian, shou gu de mei guo ren nian gong zuo shi jian ping jun zeng jia 138 ge xiao shi. jin guan ren men yi xing qi de gong zuo shi jian reng bao chi zai 40 ge xiao shi zuo you, dan ta men mei nian yao gong zuo geng duo ge xing qi. que qie de shuo, zai 20 shi ji 80 nian dai, dai xin xiu jia jia qi bing jia jian shao le 50. you yu gong si you zhe jing yan feng fu de jing zheng ji zhi he fang huan zeng jia de sheng chan li, zhe ye cu shi gu yuan gong zuo geng zhang de shi jian. |
| Americans suffer from an overdose of work. Regardless of who they are or what they do, Americans spend more time at work than at any time since World War II. In 1950, the US had fewer working hours than any other industrialized country. Today, it exceeds every country but Japan, where industrial employees log 2, 155 hours a year, compared with 1, 951 in the US, and 1, 603 in the former West Germany. Between 1969 and 1989, employed Americans added an average of 138 hours to their yearly work schedules. The workweek has remained at about 40 hours, but people are working more weeks each year. Specifically paytimeoff holidays, vacations, sick leave shrank by 50 in the 1980s. As corporations have experienced stiff competition and slower growth in productivity, they have pressed employees to work longer. | |
| měi guó rén zhèng miàn lín zhe chāo é de gōng zuò liàng. bù guǎn tā men shì shuí huò zhě tā men zài zuò shí mǒ, měi guó rén de gōng zuò shí jiān dōu yǐ jīng chāo guò le èr zhàn yǐ lái de rèn hé shí hòu. 1950 nián, měi guó xiāng bǐ yú qí tā suǒ yǒu gōng yè huà guó jiā, yōng yǒu zhe zuì shǎo de gōng zuò shí jiān. ér xiàn zài, měi guó yǐ 1951 gè xiǎo shí de nián gōng zuò shí jiān chāo guò le chú le gōng rén yī nián yào gōng zuò 2155 gè xiǎo shí de rì běn yǐ wài de suǒ yǒu de guó jiā, jiē zhe shì 1603 gè xiǎo shí de qián xī dé. zài 1969 zhì 1989 nián zhī jiān, shòu gù de měi guó rén nián gōng zuò shí jiān píng jūn zēng jiā 138 gè xiǎo shí. jǐn guǎn rén men yī xīng qī de gōng zuò shí jiān réng bǎo chí zài 40 gè xiǎo shí zuǒ yòu, dàn tā men měi nián yào gōng zuò gèng duō gè xīng qī. què qiè de shuō, zài 20 shì jì 80 nián dài, dài xīn xiū jià jià qī bìng jià jiǎn shǎo le 50. yóu yú gōng sī yǒu zhe jīng yàn fēng fù de jìng zhēng jī zhì hé fàng huǎn zēng jiā de shēng chǎn lì, zhè yě cù shǐ gù yuán gōng zuò gèng zhǎng de shí jiān. |
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