上班四天休息三天,这是每个上班族的梦想。
如今,这个梦想已不再遥远。
英国多家企业开始试行一周四天工作制并且薪水不变,与此同时,政界对于减少工作时间能提高工作效率并能更好地平衡生活和工作的观点也越来越感兴趣。
到目前为止,规模最大的四天工作周试验是在新西兰的一家名为PerpetualGuardian的金融公司开展的。
试验表明,员工的工作效率提高了。
该公司的总监说:"这个理念的时机已经成熟。
我们需要让更多公司尝试这一工作制。
他们会惊讶地发现,公司、员工和周边的情况有了改善。
”一位享受到长周末的员工表示:"每周休息两天只能勉强从一周的压力中恢复过来。
三天的周末不但能恢复过来,而且还有多余的时间做一些别的事情。
工作似乎成了周末之间的插曲。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 上班 | shàng bān | to go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 休息 | xiū xi | to rest |
| 三 | sān | three / 3 |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 每 | měi | each / every |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 族 | zú | race / nationality / ethnicity / clan / by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族) |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 梦想 | mèng xiǎng | dream |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 已 | yǐ | already |
| 不再 | bù zài | no more; no longer |
| 遥远 | yáo yuǎn | distant; remote |
| 英国 | Yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK); Britain |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 家 | jiā | classifier for families or businesses |
| 企业 | qǐ yè | company; firm; enterprise; corporation |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 试行 | shì xíng | to try out / to test |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 周 | zhōu | week |
| 工作 | gōng zuò | job / work / task |
| 制 | zhì | system |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 薪水 | xīn shui | salary / wage |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 与此同时 | yǔ cǐ tóng shí | at the same time; meanwhile |
| 政界 | zhèng jiè | political and government circles |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 减少 | jiǎn shǎo | to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 能 | néng | can / to be able to / might possibly |
| 提高 | tí gāo | to raise / to increase / to improve |
| 效率 | xiào lǜ | efficiency |
| 并 | bìng | furthermore / also / simultaneously |
| 更 | gèng | more / even more / further / still / still more |
| 好 | hǎo | good / appropriate; proper |
| 地 | de | -ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct |
| 平衡 | píng héng | balance / equilibrium |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 观点 | guān diǎn | point of view / viewpoint / standpoint |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 越来越 | yuè lái yuè | more and more |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 目前 | mù qián | at the present time / currently |
| 为止 | wéi zhǐ | until / (used in combination 到...為止|到...为止) |
| 规模 | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 试验 | shì yàn | experiment / test |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 新西兰 | Xīn xī lán | New Zealand |
| 名 | míng | name |
| 为 | wéi | to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do |
| 金融 | jīn róng | financial |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 开展 | kāi zhǎn | to launch / to develop / to unfold / (of an exhibition etc) to open |
| 表明 | biǎo míng | to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate |
| 员工 | yuán gōng | staff; personnel; employee |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 该 | gāi | that / the above-mentioned |
| 总监 | zǒng jiān | head / director (of an organizational unit) / (police) commissioner / inspector-general / rank of local governor in Tang dynasty administration |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 理念 | lǐ niàn | idea / concept / philosophy / theory |
| 时机 | shí jī | opportunity; opportune moment |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 成熟 | chéng shú | mature; ripe |
| 我们 | wǒ men | we; us; ourselves; our |
| 需要 | xū yào | to need; to want; to demand; to require |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 尝试 | cháng shì | to try; to attempt |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 惊讶 | jīng yà | amazed / astonished |
| 发现 | fā xiàn | to notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect |
| 周边 | zhōu biān | periphery; rim; perimeter; surroundings / merch |
| 情况 | qíng kuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 改善 | gǎi shàn | to make better; to improve |
| 位 | wèi | classifier for people (honorific) |
| 享受 | xiǎng shòu | to enjoy / to live it up |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 周末 | zhōu mò | weekend |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 勉强 | miǎn qiǎng | barely enough |
| 从 | cóng | from; through; via / (bound form) retainer; attendant / (bound form) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 压力 | yā lì | pressure |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 恢复 | huī fù | to reinstate / to resume / to restore / to recover / to regain / to rehabilitate |
| 过来 | guò lái | to come over |
| 不但 | bù dàn | not only (... but also ...) |
| 而且 | ér qiě | (not only ...) but also / moreover / in addition / furthermore |
| 还 | hái | in addition, also, else, even |
| 多余 | duō yú | surplus |
| 做 | zuò | to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc) |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 别的 | bié de | else / other |
| 事情 | shì qing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 似乎 | sì hū | it seems; seemingly; as if |
| 成 | chéng | to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right |
| 之间 | zhī jiān | (after a noun) between; among; amid |
| 插曲 | chā qǔ | music played during a movie, play etc / incidental music / music played in a theatrical interlude / (fig.) incident / episode |