short working hours工作时间短 a work day that begins late and ends early开始晚结束早的工作日 a working day that is shorter than usual or acceptable比平时短或可接受的工作日 working or being open for the shortest and most inconvenient amount of time在最短和最不方便的时间内工作或营业 especially, working hours that start at 10 am and end at 2 pm or 3 pm尤其是从上午10点开始到下午2点或3点结束的工作时间 a very easy job, which requires short working hours一份非常简单的工作,需要很短的工作时间 例如:
With our boss on leave, most of us worked bankers‘ hours for the whole week.由于老板休假,在这一整个星期,我们大多数人的工作时间都很短。 解析:”with + 宾语 + 介词短语 “ 是 with 的复合结构,在句中作状语,表明状态或说明情况,其中宾语 our boss 是介词短语 on leave 的逻辑主语。 He's working banker's hours today, because he has to leave for a doctor's appointment after lunch.今天他的工作时间很短,因为午餐后他要去看医生。 Does that department do any work? They seems to be doing bankers' hours.那个部门有工作吗?他们的工作时间好像都很短。 He is so efficient at his work that he only requires to work bankers' hours.他工作效率很高,只需要工作很短的时间。 解析:so … that … 用来引导结果状语从句,意为“如此……以致……”,so 是副词,后面跟形容词或副词。
I am so tired of my job, I envy people who have to work bankers' hours.我对我的工作太厌倦了,我羡慕那些短时间工作的人。 解析:envy 是羡慕别人所拥有的。 虽然很多人羡慕这样的上班时间,但是人的一生可用的时间是固定的,我们要充分利用时间高效做更多的事情,因为 time waits for nobody.