減輕壓力和倦怠感
Iceland experimented with giving some of its workers a four-day workweek, and researchers said the trials were an “overwhelming success.”
冰島實驗讓上班族每週只工作四天，研究人員說，實驗結果「極度成功」。
experiment(n.)實驗;試驗(v.)進行實驗;做試驗experiment on mice 在老鼠身上做實驗a four-day workweek一週工作四天;週休三日overwhelming(adj.)勢不可擋的、壓倒性的、巨大的an overwhelming majority壓倒性的多數
The trials, backed by Reykjavik City Council and the national government, were conducted from 2014 to 2019, as well as from 2017 to 2021.
這項由雷克雅維克市議會和冰島政府支持的試驗於2014年至2019年，以及 2017年至2021年間進行。
(which was) backed by…=supported by…city council市議會conduct(v.)(正式)conduct an experiment進行實驗
Over 2,500 people from 100 workplaces took part in the trials, accounting for roughly 1% of the nation’s working population.
來自100個職場2,500多人參加了試驗，約佔全國勞動人口的百分之一。
take part in…參與;參加=participate in…roughly=about=around=approximately大約account for sth. 佔...(比例)
The participants were paid the same amount of salary, with their workweek reduced from 40 to 35 hours.
參與者每週工時從40個小時減少到35個小時，薪水不變。
participant(n.)參與者with O OC 附帶狀況的說明
Their workplaces included preschools, offices, social service providers and hospitals.
他們的職場包括幼兒園、辦公室、社會福利機構和醫院。
preschool(n.)幼稚園=nursery school=kindergarten
An analysis of the trials suggests that with reduced hours, productivity remained the same or improved in the majority of workplaces.
分析指出，工時變短後，大多數職場的工作者生產力保持不變或提高。
analysis(n.)分析analyze(v.)分析with(prep.)因為productivity(n.)生產力、生產效率the majority of…大多數的minority(n.)少數;弱勢族群
Teams were encouraged to work more efficiently by cutting down meeting time, reorganizing their schedules, and enhancing communication between departments.
團隊透過減少會議時間、調整工作排程以及加強部門間的溝通，提升工作效率。
efficiently(adv.)有效率地、高效率地reorganize(v.)重新安排;重新調整enhance(v.)加強;強化;提升=strengthenenhance the quality of life提升生活品質
Participants also reported an improvement in their well-being.
參與者也表示他們的幸福感有提升。
well-being(n.)幸福、安康
Many of them said they felt less stress and burn-out and they were more positive at work.
許多人表示，壓力和倦怠感減輕了，工作更積極。
stress(n.)緊張;壓力burnout(n.)極度勞累;疲勞過度
Reduced hours meant some of the employees could spend more time exercising and socializing, which in some cases had a favorable effect on their work performance.
工時縮短意味著一些員工可以花更多時間運動和社交，有些人的工作績效甚至因此提升。
socialize(v.)參加社交活動;交際have a(n)… effect on…為…帶來…的效果
The results add credence to the notion of a four-day working week without a significant reduction in pay, which has been advocated as a remedy for improving work-life balance and boosting employee performance.
試驗結果讓不調降薪資，一週工作四天的概念顯得更為可行，提倡週休三日的人認為這是改善工作與生活平衡以及提高員工績效的好辦法。
add credence to 證實advocate(v.)提倡remedy(n.)療法;解決辦法boost(v.)提升=improveboost employee morale提振員工士氣
The trials have led Icelandic unions to renegotiate working patterns.
冰島「週休三日」的實驗使工會與資方重新談判工時。
union(n.)公會renegotiate(adj.)重新協商
The researchers estimate that 86% of the country’s entire working population now either have fewer hours or flexibility within their contracts to lessen hours, thanks in part to the pandemic.
研究人員估計，冰島現有86％的工作人口，要麼工時所短，要麼工作合約明定彈性工時，部分是受到疫情影響。
estimate(v.)估計either…to…不是…就是…flexibility(n.)彈性lessen(v.)減少=reducethanks to…因為…;多虧了…in part(adv.)部分=partly
Will Stronge, one of the researchers, said the trial was “an overwhelming success.” “It shows that the public sector is ripe for being a pioneer of shorter working weeks — and lessons can be learned for other governments.”
研究人員斯特朗說，試驗結果「極為成功」，這顯示公部門率先實行「週休三日」的時機已經成熟，他國政府可以向冰島經驗借鏡。
overwhelming=tremendous=enormousthe public sector公部門the private sector私部門ripe(adj.)成熟的;(比喻)時機成熟的pioneer(n.)先驅者;拓荒者;創新者the pioneers of the Wild West美西拓荒者