Many people say that they are working too many hours. They don't have enough time with their families. They can't take care of things at home. They don't have time to relax.
1_____ In France,people spend about 1,646 hours a year at work. In Japan,however,people work about 2,159 hours a year. That means a Japanese worker works 513 more hours a year than a French one. That is more than 12 weeks,or three months,of extra work!
2______ Some people work extra hours because they want to make more money. However,many companies don't pay overtime. Their workers don't get more pay for more work. Some people think it's their duty to work more hours. Some are afraid of losing their jobs if they don't work more hours.
3______ In France,people get five weeks of paid vacation a year.
In Germany,they get four to six weeks,and in the United States,two weeks of vacation is the average. One study shows fewer than half of workers ran out of all their vacation days. In English,people say,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. "If that is true,there must be a lot of dull people in the world.
【小题1】任务一:将下面的句子还原到文中空白处,使短文内容完整、通顺。A.Work hours are different from one country to another. |
B.Many people say that their vacations are too short. |
C.Why do people work so many hours? |