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. 
　　東洋人喜歡把它們珍貴的閑空時光花在看電視或收聽上，這兩項占東洋正月初七常休閑時間的47%。 
　　       Despite their siesta habit, Spaniards rank only third in the poll after Americans, who sleep more than 8.5 hours. 
　　盡管西班牙人有午覺習性，但它們在該調查中也僅名列第三位，居深度睡眠時間超過8.5鐘頭的美國人在這以后�！　�
               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 on Monday  
　　法國人不愧被譽為“休閑精于品嘗菜肴的人”，本周一揭曉的一項調查表明，與世界其他發(fā)達國度相形，法國人花在睡覺兒和吃飯上的時間最多。該調查的范圍僅限于能供給確切數值的國度。 
　　        Norwegians spend the most time at leisure, just over a quarter of their day, while at the low end, Mexicans spend just 16 percent of their time having fun. 
　　挪威人花在休閑上的時間最多，它們一天中有四分之一的時間用于休閑，而墨西哥人的休閑時間最少，僅用去一天的百分之十六。 
　　        Despite the moderate amount of time Americans spend eating each day--about an hour and a quarter--U.S. obesity rates are the highest in the 30 members of OECD. 
　　美國人每日花在吃飯上的時間較為適中，約為1鐘頭25分鐘，但美國的肥胖率在經合團體的30私人員國中無上。 
　　        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. 
　　固然現在有越來越多的法國挑選出的人擇在快餐店就餐還是在工作桌前吃塊三明治了事，然而它們每日花在吃飯上的時間仍超過兩個鐘頭。 
　　        Turks, on the other hand, spend more than a third of their leisure time entertaining friends. 
　　而土耳其人則有三分之一的休閑時光用在交友上。 
　　        The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which appropriate figures were available. 
　　經合團體共有30私人員國。經合團體的這項調查報告陳述名為“社會形態(tài)綜覽”，主要對亞洲、歐羅巴洲和南邊和北邊新大陸人的辦公、康健和休閑生存施行了調查。 
　　        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         t he Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development . 
　　這項由經合團體對其18私人員開展的調查表明，平常的的法國人每晚的深度睡眠時間達近9個鐘頭，比東洋上下團結韓國人長一個多鐘頭，日韓兩國人的深度睡眠時間為受調查國中最短。 
 
　　         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. 
　　這意味著法國人花在吃飯上的時間為墨西哥人的兩倍，墨西哥人每日花在吃飯上的時間僅略多于一鐘頭。 
　　          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. 
　　盡管東洋人深度睡眠時間少、通勤和辦公時間長，但它們每日仍會在飲食上花上近兩個鐘頭，因為這個東洋在該項名次第三位，僅次于新西蘭。