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夏说英语新闻晨读 第257期:加泰罗尼亚的生活

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 本期内容：
Catalonia has moved a step closer to abandoning the long working hours and protracted1 lunch breaks that have tested Spaniards'powers of endurance for more than seven decades, by adopting an initiative intended to reset2 people's work-life balance. On Monday, an alliance of 110 companies, trade unions, educational groups and social activists3 signed up to a working hours reform pact4, which aims to make the working day shorter, more flexible and more compact. Workers in Spain tend to start their day around 9am, break for coffee mid-morning and then work until 2pm. The lunch break lasts two or three hours, after which they return to work until 8pm or later. Such a late finish means that dinner isn’t eaten before 9pm. Add in a couple of hours of TV to help wind down, and people end up going to bed well after midnight.

Catalonia: 加泰罗尼亚
Protracted: 拖延的
Powers of endurance: 忍耐力
Adopt: 采纳措施
Pact: 议案
Wind down: 逐步停止，放松


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1 protracted 7bbc2aee17180561523728a246b7f16b     
adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 reset rkHzYJ     
v.重新安排，复位；n.重新放置；重放之物
参考例句：
  • As soon as you arrive at your destination,step out of the aircraft and reset your wristwatch.你一到达目的地，就走出飞机并重新设置手表时间。
  • He is recovering from an operation to reset his arm.他做了一个手臂复位手术，正在恢复。
3 activists 90fd83cc3f53a40df93866d9c91bcca4     
n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 pact ZKUxa     
n.合同，条约，公约，协定
参考例句：
  • The two opposition parties made an electoral pact.那两个反对党订了一个有关选举的协定。
  • The trade pact between those two countries came to an end.那两国的通商协定宣告结束。

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