英國兩百家公司採用週休三日制度 200 UK Companies Adopt Four-Day Workweek
200 UK Companies Adopt Four-Day Workweek
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The traditional five-day workweek was introduced around a century ago and has since become the standard, along with punching in at 9 a.m. and leaving at 5 p.m. Recently, however, challenges to this formula have been increasing, particularly among young people. In the United Kingdom, 200 British companies have changed gears and decided to adopt a permanent four-day workweek for their employees. The new schedule will not cause any loss in pay, which is expected to result in greater employee satisfaction.
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workweek
[ˋwɝk͵wik]
n. 一週的工作時間
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pandemic
[pænˋdɛmɪk]
n. （範圍廣大的）流行病，疫情
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the economic age
經濟時代
Practical Phrases
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a driving force
幕後推手，推動力
The excitement of new experiences is a driving force behind my travels.
新體驗的興奮感是我旅行的推動力。
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punch in
打上班卡
Make sure to punch in before you start working, or it won't count towards your paid hours.
要確定你在開始工作之前有打上班卡，不然工時不會被計算。
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change gears
改變作法；（開車）換檔
When the first plan didn't succeed, we had to change gears and come up with a new one.
當第一個計畫沒有成功時，我們不得不改變作法並想出一個新的計畫。
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give rise to...
引起 / 導致……
= contribute to
= lead to
= result in
The mayor’s speech gave rise to a heated discussion.
市長的演說引發熱烈的討論。
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battle to V
為⋯⋯奮鬥
Ethan is battling to overcome his injury and return to the sport he loves.
海蒂拒絕了派對的邀請，因為她有其他計畫了。伊森正為了克服他的傷勢並回到他熱愛的運動而奮鬥。
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