夏说英语新闻晨读 第858期:老板 可以一周只工作4天吗?

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All work and no play makes Jack¹ a dull boy, so the old proverb goes. But does it also make Jack less productive², less efficient, unhappy and more stressed? That's the view of a growing number of voices, including the UK's trade union body, the TUC. They want businesses to cut the standard working week from five days to just four. The idea is that you keep your pay, but work fewer hours; a day off in the week to pursue your own interests or spend time with the family.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻。
All play and no work makes Greg a playboy.
只玩耍不工作，就会成为一个花花公子。
efficient: adj. 有效率的
We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly³.
我们需要的人必须要高效干练，善于组织筹划，能使这个办事处顺畅运作。
effective: adj. 有效的；起作用的
It's an extremely effective cure for a headache.
这种药物治疗头痛极其有效。
voice: n. 观点
Please vote and make your voices heard!
请投票，让大家听到你们的声音！
The idea is that: 某件事的目的/核心在于……（后接表语从句）
The whole idea of advertising⁴ is to make people buy things.
广告的唯一目的就在于让人买东西。

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 productive   

adj.能生产的，有生产价值的，多产的

参考例句：

• We had a productive meeting that solved some problems.我们开了一个富有成效的会议，解决了一些问题。
• Science and technology are part of the productive forces.科学技术是生产力。

3 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

4 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。