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研究:年过40的人最好每周只工作三天

A three-day-week gets the best performance from workers aged over 40, a study has found.

一项研究发现，40岁以上的人如果每周上三天班，工作表现最佳。

Researchers found the cognitive performance of middle-aged people improved as the working week increased up to 25 hours a week.

研究人员发现，当中年人每周工作时间达到25小时，认知表现将有所改善。

However, when the week went over 25 hours, overall performance for the test subjects decreased as "fatigue and stress" took effect.

然而，如果每周工作时间超过25小时，受试者的整体表现则将恶化，因为“疲劳和压力”开始产生影响。

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The report, which was published in the Melbourne Institute Worker Paper series, invited 3,000 men and 3,500 women in Australia to complete a series of cognitive tests while their work habits were analysed.

发表在《墨尔本研究院工人报》的这篇研究报告邀请了澳大利亚的3000名男性和3500名女性来完成一系列认知测试，同时分析他们的工作习惯。

It was found those working 25 hours a week performed best while those working 55 hours a week showed results worse than retired or unemployed participants.