October 9, 2009

Sleeping and eating: Who does it best?

那國人最愛吃 最會睡
(source:The China Post)

PARIS, Reuters — True to their reputation as leisure-loving gourmets, the French spend more time sleeping and eating than anyone else among the world's wealthy nations, according to a study published Monday.

巴黎,路透社一項週一發布的研究顯示︰如同他們愛好美食、休閒的名聲,巴黎人比起其他世界上富有的國家,在吃與睡上花了更多時間。

 

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 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

法國人平均每晚睡眠時間將近九小時,比一般日本人和韓國人還要多一小時,而據經濟合作與發展組織對十八個會員國所做的調查顯示,日本人和韓國人的睡眠時間是最少的

 

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

儘管加上了午睡時間,西班牙人的睡眠時間只排名第三,比美國人的八個半小時睡眠時間還多。

 

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.

而現今當越來越多的法國人在匆忙間吃速食,或在辦公桌前狼吞虎嚥完一個三明治,他們在用餐方面還是花了兩個多小時。

 

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.

經濟合作與發展組織針對亞洲、歐洲和美洲的工作、健康和休閒所做的報告顯示,這表示法國人的用餐時間為平均一天只花一小時吃飯的墨西哥人的兩倍。

 

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.

而日本人,在超時工作與長距離通車的壓力下,睡眠時間甚少,但一天吃吃喝喝的時間仍花掉

兩小時,在紐西蘭之後排名第三。

 

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 .

日本人喜歡將僅存的休閒時間看電視或聽廣播。這就佔去了百分之四十七的休閒時間。

 

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

另一方面,土耳其人花掉三分之一的休閒時間與朋友玩樂。

 

The survey showed that the split between work and leisure time within certain countries is striking.

這項調查顯示,在某些國家中,工作和休閒時間是很壁壘分明的。


"Italian men have nearly 80 minutes a day of leisure more than women. Much of the additional work of Italian women is apparently spent cleaning the house," the OECD said in a statement.

經濟合作與發展組織針表示;「義大利男性一天的休閒時間比女性多出八十分鐘。義大利女性顯然將大部分的多餘的時間都花在打掃房子上。」


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

經濟合作與發展組織有卅個會員國。這項調查只涵蓋了可取得有效數字的國家。






 

 

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