According to figures issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2011 people in Greece, Hungary and Poland worked the most hours per week in Europe.
根据经济合作与发展组织在2011年公布的数据显示，每周职员工作时间最长的国家是希腊，匈牙利和波兰 。
Traders at a Stock Exchange in Brazil. Photo: Inacio Texeira / AP
今日小常识
今日短语
如果说你是 up against it， 那就意味着你非常忙，工作很紧张，任务有固定的截止时间。
例句
I'm sorry I'll call you later. I'm really up against it today.
He's got lots to do today. He's really up against it.
I was up against it last week. Sorry I didn't have time to see you.
请注意
另一个和时间有关的短语是 to race against the clock, 意思是同时间赛跑，在规定时间内完成任务。
It's a race against the clock. I don't think I'm going to have this presentation done in time.
