考研英语阅读篇章日本强制加班族休假
<p> <span word="Around">Around</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="heading">heading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 10 <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="prides">prides</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="their">their</span> 16<span word="th">th</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>.</p><p> <span word="Officially">Officially</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="August">August</span> 11 2016, <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ostensibly">ostensibly</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recognize">recognize</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="culturally">culturally</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="mountainous">mountainous</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Diplomat">Diplomat</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dent">dent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="overworked">overworked</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="Journal">Journal</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> 8.6 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="don">don</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Seishiro">Seishiro</span> <span word="Eto">Eto</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japans">Japans</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WSJ">WSJ</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span>, <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> 14 <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 2013 <span word="Vacation">Vacation</span> <span word="Deprivation">Deprivation</span> <span word="Study">Study</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Expedia">Expedia</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="staggering">staggering</span> 577,212,000 <span word="unused">unused</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="vacation">vacation</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workaholic">workaholic</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="think">think</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worlds">worlds</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>.</p>
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