美麗心靈晨讀英語(yǔ)美文36: Leisure Time 閑暇時(shí)間

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36 閑暇時(shí)間

True to their reputation as leisureloving gourmets，the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, according to a study published on Monday.

法國(guó)人不愧被譽(yù)為"休閑美食家本周一公布的一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明，與世界其它發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家相比，法國(guó)人花在睡覺(jué)和吃飯上的時(shí)間最多。

The average French person sleeps almost nine hours every night, more than an hour longer than the average Japanese and Korean, who sleep the least in a survey of 18 members of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) .

這項(xiàng)由經(jīng)合組織對(duì)其 18個(gè)成員開(kāi)展的調(diào)查表明，普通的法國(guó)人每晚的睡眠時(shí)間達(dá)近 9個(gè)小時(shí)，比日本人和韓國(guó)人長(zhǎng)一個(gè)多小時(shí)，日韓兩國(guó)人的睡眠時(shí)間為受調(diào)查國(guó)中最短。

Despite their siesta habit, Spaniards rank only third in the poll after Americans, who sleep more than 8.5 hours.

盡管西班牙人有午睡習(xí)慣，但他們?cè)谠撜{(diào)查中也僅名列第二位，居睡眠時(shí)間超過(guò) 8.5小時(shí)的美國(guó)人之后。

And while more and more French people grab a bite at fast-food chains these days or wolf down a sandwich at their desk, they still spend more than two hours a day eating.

雖然如今有越來(lái)越多的法國(guó)人選擇在快餐店就餐或者在辦公桌前吃塊二明治了事，不過(guò)他們每天花在吃飯上的時(shí)間仍超過(guò)兩個(gè)小時(shí)。

That means their meals are twice as long as those of the average Mexican, who dedicates just over an hour a day to food, the OECD's "Society at a Glance" report on work, health and leisure in Asia, Europe and North and South America found.

這意味著法國(guó)人花在吃飯上的時(shí)間為墨西哥人的兩倍，墨西哥人每天花在吃飯上的時(shí)間僅略多于一小時(shí)。經(jīng)合紐織的這項(xiàng)調(diào)查報(bào)告名為"社會(huì)綜覽"，主要對(duì)洲人的工作、健康和休閑生活進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。

The Japanese, Scrimping on sleep and burdened with long commutes and working hours, still manage to spend close to two hours a day eating and drinking, placing them third behind New Zealanders.

盡管日本人睡眠時(shí)間少、通勤和工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)，但他們每天仍會(huì)在吃喝上花上近兩個(gè)小時(shí)，因此日本在該項(xiàng)排名第二位，僅次于新西蘭。

Despite the moderate amount of time Americans spend eating each day -about an hour and a quarter -U.S obesity rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD.

美國(guó)人每天花在吃飯上的時(shí)間較為適中，約為1小時(shí) 15 分鐘，但美國(guó)的肥胖率在經(jīng)合組織的 30個(gè)成員國(guó)中最高。

The Japanese like to spend what remains of their scarce free time watching television or listening to the radio. This takes up 47 percent of leisure time in Japan.

日本人喜歡把他們寶貴的閑暇時(shí)光花在看電視或聽(tīng)廣播上，這兩項(xiàng)占日本人日常休閑時(shí)間的 47%。

Turks, on the other hand, spend more than a third of their leisure time entertaining friends.

而土耳其人則有二分之一的休閑時(shí)光用在交友上。

Norwegians spend the most time at leisure, just over a quarter of their day, while at the low end, Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their time having fun.

挪威人花在休閑上的時(shí)間最多，他們一天中有四分之一的時(shí)間用于休閑，而墨西哥人的休閑時(shí)間最少，僅用去一天的 16%。

The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which appropriate figures were available.

經(jīng)合組織共有 30個(gè)成員國(guó)。該調(diào)查的范圍僅限于能提供確切數(shù)據(jù)的國(guó)家。

注釋：

gourmets：美食家

例句：The seafood here is a gourmet's delight.
這兒的海鮮是美食家的一大享受。

Scrimping：節(jié)省，節(jié)儉，節(jié)約

例句：He did not suggest getting rid of football stadiums (which usually pay for themselves) or scrimping on bed-and-board.
他并沒(méi)有建議去掉足球場(chǎng)(足球場(chǎng)可以自給自足)或者節(jié)省膳宿費(fèi)用。

moderate：adj. 適度的，中等的;有節(jié)制的

例句：While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
適當(dāng)?shù)膲毫赡苡幸妫鴫毫^(guò)大會(huì)讓你筋疲力盡。