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There are four time zones in the continuous United States. Spain has one, and Spanish officials are thinking about changing it. They are considering going back in time on hour. In Spain, many workers take long lunch breaks or midday siestas. They tend to eat late, leave work late and go to bed late. A report says, shifting the country`s time zone could make a major difference.

在美国有四个连续时区,西班牙只有一个,目前西班牙政府正在考虑要改变这一状况,要把时间往回拨一个小时。在西班牙,大多数工人都需要较长的午休和午饭时间,他们都习惯晚吃饭,晚下班,晚睡觉。一项报道指出,改变国家时区会对西班牙产生重大影响。

Autumn may have arrived, but here in Madrid workers are still enjoying their outdoor lunch breaks as if summer had never left.

或许秋天已经来了,在马德里的工人们仍旧在户外享受着午休时光,好像夏天从未离开过一样。

Not even the music can disturb the public napping. Just a few kilometers down the road at Studio Banana when it`s time for Siesta, they use this:

即使来段音乐也打扰不了人们午间休息的小憩。在离道路几公里远的香蕉工作室表示:

The ostrich pillow is a product, which is a device for sleeping. It`s kind of - came about because we were spending a lot of time work in the studio, so we thought ourselves, why don`t we create a product that allows us to sleep anyway.

鸵鸟枕是用来睡觉的。因为我们在工作室里花费了大量时间用来工作,所以我们觉得,为什么我们不制造出一个产品让我们睡觉呢。

Their product is in many ways a wakeup call for workers who tend to leave work, eat and go to bed later than their European counterparts. But that`s about to change. The government says it`s considering turning back the clocks by an hour.

他们的产品在很多方面都是用来唤醒工人早点下班早点吃饭早点睡觉的,因为西班牙人民生活时间一直比欧洲其他国家居民晚。这一情况将要改变。当地政府表示其正在考虑要把西班牙时间往回拨一个小时。

Spanish dictator General Franco moved Spain from Greenwich Meantime in 1942 to follow his ally Nazi Germany. Since then, Spain has been one hour ahead of GMT during the winter. And two hours ahead in the summer. And that reportedly cost the economy as much as eight percent of GDP because of lost productivity.

西班牙独裁者弗朗哥将军曾在1942年为跟随其盟友纳粹德国而更改过西班牙时区。从那时起,西班牙在冬天就比格林尼治时间早一个小时,夏天则早两个小时。据报道称,这一举动大大失去了生产力,经济成本高达GDP总值8%。

For 71 years, we have been on the wrong clock. So, we`re recommending a more flexible work schedule so that the days don`t finish any later than 5 P.M. And that lunch won`t last for more than 40 minutes.

整整71年,我们都生活在一个错误的时区里。所以我们将要实行一种更灵活的工作时间表,下午下班时间不会超过5点,中午午餐不会超过40分钟。

Advice that has been taken up by Studio Banana.

“香蕉工作室”接受了这一建议。

The working lunch here has been reduced to 45 minutes, but it`s still an important part of their working day. Over (inaudible) they can bounce ideas off each other. It`s this model that many say Spain should adopt because it means to have more time to spend with their families. They sleep longer, and they are less lethargic at work. All in all, more productive.

工作餐时间被缩短到了45分钟,但仍是一天中比较重要的时刻。他们可以彼此交流想法。很多西班牙人认为应该采取这种模式,因为这样他们就有更多时间来陪家人了。也会有更长的睡眠时间,工作的时候不再昏昏欲睡,总之,工人工作更加有效率。

There are four time zones in the continuous United States. Spain has one, and Spanish officials are thinking about changing it. They are considering going back in time on hour. In Spain, many workers take long lunch breaks or midday siestas. They tend to eat late, leave work late and go to bed late. A report says, shifting the country`s time zone could make a major difference.

Autumn may have arrived, but here in Madrid workers are still enjoying their outdoor lunch breaks as if summer had never left.

Not even the music can disturb the public napping. Just a few kilometers down the road at Studio Banana when it`s time for Siesta, they use this:

The ostrich pillow is a product, which is a device for sleeping. It`s kind of - came about because we were spending a lot of time work in the studio, so we thought ourselves, why don`t we create a product that allows us to sleep anyway.

Their product is in many ways a wakeup call for workers who tend to leave work, eat and go to bed later than their European counterparts. But that`s about to change. The government says it`s considering turning back the clocks by an hour.

Spanish dictator General Franco moved Spain from Greenwich Meantime in 1942 to follow his ally Nazi Germany. Since then, Spain has been one hour ahead of GMT during the winter. And two hours ahead in the summer. And that reportedly cost the economy as much as eight percent of GDP because of lost productivity.

For 71 years, we have been on the wrong clock. So, we`re recommending a more flexible work schedule so that the days don`t finish any later than 5 P.M. And that lunch won`t last for more than 40 minutes.

Advice that has been taken up by Studio Banana.

The working lunch here has been reduced to 45 minutes, but it`s still an important part of their working day. Over (inaudible) they can bounce ideas off each other. It`s this model that many say Spain should adopt because it means to have more time to spend with their families. They sleep longer, and they are less lethargic at work. All in all, more productive.

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