职场英语：西非冈比亚共和国实行四天工作制
<p>冈比亚共和国总统表示，缩短工作时间是为了让大家有更多的时间礼拜祈祷、进行社交活动，以及在田间耕作。批评人士则认为此举会助长人们的懒惰习性，让本已落后的经济状况雪上加霜。冈比亚共和国总人口约180万，大部分为穆斯林。花生出口是该国的主要经济支柱，因其海滩众多，也是热门旅游胜地。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Fridays">Fridays</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span>.<span word="President">President</span> <span word="Yahya">Yahya</span> <span word="Jammeh">Jammeh</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pray">pray</span>, <span word="socialize">socialize</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>.</p><p><span word="Critics">Critics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="laziness">laziness</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="disrupt">disrupt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.<span word="Agriculture">Agriculture</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="peanut">peanut</span> <span word="exports">exports</span>, <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backbone">backbone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="destination">destination</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span>.<span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Gambia">Gambia</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1.8 <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>.</p><p><span word="Fridays">Fridays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saturdays">Saturdays</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="working">working</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disrupts">disrupts</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="Saturdays">Saturdays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sundays">Sundays</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Jammeh">Jammeh</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="from">from</span> 1 <span word="February">February</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="Mondays">Mondays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thursdays">Thursdays</span> <span word="from">from</span> 08:00 <span word="to">to</span> 18:00.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Gambians">Gambians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> - <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>."<span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Fridays">Fridays</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturdays">Saturdays</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compensate">compensate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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