After all the relaxation and overindulgence of the holiday season, most people have returned to the office and are back into the working groove. Looking ahead to 2018, workers in some countries are facing a far longer shift than others. According to the OECD, Mexicans work the most hours out of any country every year, 2,246 on average. That’s 467 more hours than the average American every year and for less than a fifth of the pay.

　　经过假期的放松和过度放纵之后，大多数人已经回到办公室回归到工作中。展望2018年，一些国家的工人正在面临比其他人更长的转变过程。根据经济合作与发展组织(OECD)的统计，在所有国家中，墨西哥人每年工作的时间最长，平均为2246小时。这平均比美国人每年多工作467小时，但是却还不到美国人薪资的五分之一。

　　Even though the South Korean government has scrambled to reduce working hours in recent years, an average worker in the country still puts in a mammoth 2,113 hour shift every year. After the financial crisis struck Greece with a vengeance, ordinary Greek workers were sometimes labeled as over-paid and lazy as well as being all too eager to retire early. Those accusations are unfounded, however, with Greeks working the most annual hours of any country in Europe at 2,042.

　　尽管近年来韩国政府争相减少工作时间，但该国普通工人仍然每年要投入工作长达2,113小时。在金融危机猛烈袭击希腊之后，普通的希腊工人有时被贴上高薪懒惰的标签，并且渴望早日退休。然而，这些指责却毫无根据，事实上希腊人在欧洲国家中年度工作时间最长，为2042小时。