工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。用英语怎么说？

工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

workforce

n. 全体员工，（国家或行业等）劳动力，劳动大军，劳动人口；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

have

aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已经…；vt. 有，具有，拿，取得，从事，必须，不得不；n. 〈口〉有产者，有钱人，富国，〈英俚〉欺骗，诈骗；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

recently

adv. 最近，近来，不久以前，近日，新近；

例句
They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

calling

n. 呼喊，（从事某职业或活动的）欲望，职业，邀请；v. 叫( call的现在分词)，通电话，认为，估计；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

working

adj. （涉及）工作的，（人）有工作的，（时间）用于工作上的，（想法等）可作为基础的；v. （使）工作( work的现在分词)，（使）运作，运转，（使）产生效果；n. 工作，活动，制作，操纵；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

hours

n. 小时( hour的名词复数 )，固定时间，一小时的时间或行程，重要时刻；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

be

v. 是，有，存在，做，成为，发生；aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质；

例句
The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal...
那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

reduced

adj. 减少的，简化的；v. 换算( reduce的过去式和过去分词 )，约束，使变为，使变弱；

例句
Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
团体订座可享受折扣价。

many

adj. 许多，多的；pron. （与复数动词连用）大多数人；

例句
There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

companies

n. 公司( company的名词复数 )，[军事]连，连队，客人；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

accordingly

adv. 因此，于是，依据，照着，相应地；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

switched

v. 转变，改变( switch的过去式和过去分词 )，转换，挥动（棍棒、鞭子等），迅速转动；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

week

n. 一星期，周，工作周（一个星期中的工作时间）；

例句
The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。