经典译文：外国人休闲与睡觉时间如何分配

               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. 
　　东洋人喜欢把它们珍贵的闲空时光花在看电视或收听上，这两项占东洋正月初七常休闲时间的47%。 
　　       Despite their siesta habit, Spaniards rank only third in the poll after Americans, who sleep more than 8.5 hours. 
　　尽管西班牙人有午觉习性，但它们在该调查中也仅名列第三位，居深度睡眠时间超过8.5钟头的美国人在这以后。　　
               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  
　　法国人不愧被誉为“休闲精于品尝菜肴的人”，本周一揭晓的一项调查表明，与世界其他发达国度相形，法国人花在睡觉儿和吃饭上的时间最多。该调查的范围仅限于能供给确切数值的国度。 
　　        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. 
　　挪威人花在休闲上的时间最多，它们一天中有四分之一的时间用于休闲，而墨西哥人的休闲时间最少，仅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. 
　　美国人每日花在吃饭上的时间较为适中，约为1钟头25分钟，但美国的肥胖率在经合团体的30私人员国中无上。 
　　        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. 
　　固然现在有越来越多的法国挑选出的人择在快餐店就餐还是在工作桌前吃块三明治了事，然而它们每日花在吃饭上的时间仍超过两个钟头。 
　　        Turks, on the other hand, spend more than a third of their leisure time entertaining friends. 
　　而土耳其人则有三分之一的休闲时光用在交友上。 
　　        The OECD has 30 members. The survey covers only the countries for which appropriate figures were available. 
　　经合团体共有30私人员国。经合团体的这项调查报告陈述名为“社会形态综览”，主要对亚洲、欧罗巴洲和南边和北边新大陆人的办公、康健和休闲生存施行了调查。 
　　        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 . 
　　这项由经合团体对其18私人员开展的调查表明，平常的的法国人每晚的深度睡眠时间达近9个钟头，比东洋上下团结韩国人长一个多钟头，日韩两国人的深度睡眠时间为受调查国中最短。 
 
　　         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. 
　　这意味着法国人花在吃饭上的时间为墨西哥人的两倍，墨西哥人每日花在吃饭上的时间仅略多于一钟头。 
　　          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. 
　　尽管东洋人深度睡眠时间少、通勤和办公时间长，但它们每日仍会在饮食上花上近两个钟头，因为这个东洋在该项名次第三位，仅次于新西兰。