workweek and at least five weeks a vacation that is French law right now

而且至少有五周假期，這就是現在法國法律規定的

and now there is going to be a law that many of them

而現在又將有一個法律規定，

independent contractors mostly will not have to check work emails after 6 p.m.

約聘人員大多不需要在下午六點以後查看工作的電子郵件

this new agreement was proposed to control the amount hours worked by

這項新協議是來控制員工們的工作時數

employees

The use of technologies extends the boundaries between work hours and free

科技的使用，擴展了工時與自由時間之間的界線

time

those people have to have at least 11 hours a day of free time which means they

那些人每天至少必須有11小時的自由時間，這也表示他們的

can legally work up to 13 hours not more

合法工作只能是13小時

which is already good for a day work don't you think?

如果以一天的工作時數而言已經很好了，你不覺得嗎?

now we're in America here guys right at believe this is america

現在我們在美國，大夥們要相信，這裡是美國

this is this is not an American thing that you'd actually stopped working

你可以在某個時間點停下工作，這件事不會在美國發生

at some point. What do you think these crazy socialists?Yeah! I mean...I think...

你們對這些瘋狂社會主義者的看法是什麼?我認為

turn off the phone at six o'clock

在6點關掉手機

enter the next French baby boom I mean what else you can do after six o'clock

會進入下一波法國嬰兒潮，我的意思是，6點以後你們還能做什麼呢?

and you're not checking and

你們不是在在察看手機而且

there was a story that came out recently saying the number one thing

最近有個新聞指出，限制美國人做愛的頭號公敵，

limiting

Americans having sex is their phones and

就是他們的手機。

so yeah I mean like France needs to be having more sex but here it is you know

所以，是的，我的意思是像法國，需要有更多性愛，而不是像現在你知道的這樣。

yeah now they already have to they have a 35-hour workweek they have the five

對，現在他們已經有一個每周35小時的工作，他們有五周(口誤)假期，

hours a vacation which we don't have mandatory here in the United States

那些都不是我們在美國保證一定會有的。

this is gonna cover about 200,000 voters because it's it's

這將會涵蓋大約20萬選民，因為那是

contract workers it's not you know those people that they bring in

約聘員工，不是你所知道的那些人，他們被聘請過來

to just do jobs here and there that they'll have the cut off time not just

就只做這個、做那個，他們會有個終止時間，而不是

the average employee

一般的員工。

-the average employee does not have... -the average employee will still have to check his

-一般的員工不會...-一般的員工6點過後，仍然要查看他的公務電子郵件

work email

-after six o'clock. -uhh i mean you know i i I like the French

痾...你知道的，我喜歡法國

I like how they do it. I think less work is better. You know this whole idea in

我喜歡他們這樣做。我認為少一點工作比較好。在你們的認知，

American culture that the

美國文化中，

more you work somehow the better person. You are right and that's that's not true

如果你工作越多，你就是更好的人。你說的沒錯，但那不是事實。

You know that I don't work at all and I'm a great guy!

你知道嗎?我完全沒在工作，但我還是一個好人耶!

and the you know I mean really work is overrated.

還有你知道嗎?我的意思是，工作太被重視了。

it really is overrated nobody which is they work more on their deathbed

工作真的是太被重視了，因為他們反而會花更多時間在病床上。

and we're buncher... you know I think we're all in a country full of adult children of

我認為，我們的國家裡有太多成年人都是工作狂，

workaholics you know where we're all workaholics and we're all

我們都是工作狂，

we were we were way more than people work in Europe not only France, right?

我們工作做得比歐洲其他國家都還要多，而不只是法國而已，對吧?

and Americans don't know that 'cause we are all ignoring the rest of

美國人不知道這些，因為我們忽略其他世界，

the world we don't travel so

我們也不去旅行，所以

people don't know that. When I say that in my stand-up back about how

人們也不知道這些。當我挺直腰桿說我們為什麼會知道這些，

we know, we did it whole vacation time. They get everybody gets in Europe. People

是因為我們用整個假期來旅行，他們讓歐洲人都這麼做。

like are you kidding me?

人們的反應總是，你在開我玩笑嗎?

Yes! Yes! not not kidding you and this is your capitalism screwing you

對!對! 不是開你玩笑，這就是壓榨你們的資本主義。

and nobody seems to... does not... never did

似乎沒有人...從未做過...

why do we get something like this in america well as wouldn't

為何我們不把像這樣的法規，也引進美國?

every Republican and Rush Limbaugh and everyone are airing wat... rate... right-wing

每個共和黨員、林博還有右翼電台

radio say that three times fast

都說了三倍快，

where they all say this is the most un-American thing there is that you have

他們都說這是最不美式的東西，

the right in america to work yourself into the ground in

在美國你有權利用盡全力貢獻自己所能。

I all out there...I mean I think that's the big thing like if you wanna work

如果你想要工作，

go ahead and do it and I think thats that's a good thing you know if you want

那就去做吧! 而我認為，如果你想工作，那是一件很棒的事情，

to work I think you should be able to do it but I just think

你可以去做，但是我只是覺得，

the way the brain works there's diminishing returns after a certain

在電腦螢幕前面一段時間之後，最後會減弱大腦的運作

amount of time from the computer screen you're going to be less productive

你的生產力會下降，

so i think is this a good thing I yeah it's a good thing

所以我認為法國這麼做是件好事。

should you actually force people to turn their phone off to not answer emails

你應該強迫人們關掉手機、別回電子郵件嗎?

I don't know that. I go that far. -Right so that's the interesting part is it would

-我不知道，我就說到這兒。-對!這就是有趣的地方了，這會迫使你

force you to turn off his own

自己關機。

That is exactly what I want to talk about. That's right I can leave work we'll leave

這就是我正想說的。沒錯，我可以離開工作，我們將離開這裡，

here and I'll stop.

而我將停下來。

You know reading political story that thing that major but the tweeting

不去讀政治新聞之類的，而是玩推特，

and the rest of that part and checking emails you know somebody may email me

還有其他類似的事情，或是查看e-mail，你知道的，可能有人會寄email給我，

so that means it does not stop

所以，這代表我們不會停下來。

so perhaps there's something good in this just for that, not just the work

或許這也有一點好處，我們要脫離的不僅是工作，

and a bit...

but the actual ability to disconnect from the endless internet

而是能與無止盡的網路世界，切斷連線的實質能力。

I applaud this. I applaud the whole thing anything we can you know again it's it's

我讚揚這件事。我讚揚整件事，

almost like a race to the bottom who can

這就像是比賽誰先到底一樣。

were out there. They're starting to... I don't think that they are going to

他們將要開始...我不認為他們會

link to the workweek in France that there was a big moment for that. And did you ever

聯想到法國每週工時，那是一個重要時刻，

think about that? I didn't.

-你有聯想過嗎? -我沒有。

alright maybe... I'm sorry. I'm saying about my life, but...-that's what your work we could never

不好意思，我在說我的生活瑣事，但是...-那是你的工作，我們不可能

make you actually make up stories that which is really good-Yes, my week. But

要你編造一個故事，這樣很好啊! - 對，我的一週生活。-但是如你所知...

as I you know... less work but we're really. it's we've been thought the stupid billet

少一點工作，但是我們真的...。我們認為愚蠢的職位很棒，

goods that work equals ... a good life for a good person

對一個美好的人而言，工作等於美好的生活。

You know work good. Work is good in certain but you know everything in

某些程度而言，工作是很好，但是每樣事物都要適度，

moderation including

包含工作。

work. -Yeah -More and especially in this industry you know

-沒錯 -在現今工業發展來說尤其如此，

the 24-hour news cycle or even on the web it's like we're

24小時的新聞推播，甚至是在網路上，就像我們是

Twitter followers are essentially currency if something breaks

推特的跟隨者，這是根本的潮流。如果有事情發生，

you wanna tweet about that I... It's just how the dynamic works

你就會想推看看發生什麼事。這就是即時動態的世界運作的方式。

and there is no turning it off. It would be nice

他不會停止。這樣子很好，

and this situation these guys are doing work that

而這些傢伙在做的事情是，

you can turn off so that's a good new trial. But can you turn off? Because these are... these

你可以關掉，所以這是一個新嘗試。 但是你可以關掉嗎?因為

are contractors who are just being brought in to do specific jobs it almost

這些人是約聘人員，他們是來做特定工作的，

seems like these are the type of people

他們似乎是一種不應該關機的人，

that shouldn't turn it off as opposed to the guy that working at the office all

與在辦公室工作的全職員工剛好相反，

day that can work nine to five and feel like his job is... as opposed to

全職員工還可以在早上9點到下午5點工作，感覺他的工作...相反於

guy right as was the guy who needs to get out there

把工作做好，他就必須離開這裡的人。

is... and right. He's the guy that these laws affecting so may be it is a little back right.

他是被這些法律影響的人，所以或許這是一個支持論點。

said... sounds like that

聽起來，

that unions got a good negotiator, right?

聯邦政府有個有力辯論者了，是吧?