This was what he called the Protestant work ethic.

这就是他称作新教徒的工作观念。

And it looks like this is something broader than, say, the Protestant work ethic.

看起来这比新教职业道德更为广泛。

The answer goes back to Max Weber’s ideas about the Protestant work ethic.

答案可以追溯到马克斯韦伯关于新教职业道德的观点。

We are talking about the Puritan or Protestant work ethic here that it is godly to work and ungodly to waste time.

我们在这里谈论的是清教徒或新教的职业道德，即工作是敬虔的，而浪费时间是不敬虔的。

And for him, the Protestant work ethic argument doesn't fly because in 1979, the U.S. worked about the same amount on average as other rich countries - Canada, Australia, France.

对他来说，新教职业道德的论点并不成立，因为 1979 年，美国的平均工作量与其他富裕国家（加拿大、澳大利亚、法国）大致相同。

The roots of this phenomenon can be traced back to the 'Protestant work ethic' in the 16th Century – a worldview held by white Protestants in Europe that made hard work and the quest for profit seem virtuous.

这种现象的根源可以追溯到 16 世纪的“新教工作伦理” ——欧洲白人新教徒持有的一种世界观， 认为努力工作和追求利润似乎是美德。