ESL Podcast 544 – Working from a Home Office
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Adrina: So this is your new home office. It’s nice.
Victor: It’s functional 1, and I like it. When my company decided 2 to lower its overhead by decentralizing, it gave employees the option to work from home. When I heard that, I didn’t think twice about making the change.
Adrina: I’m not surprised. Lots of people would kill to work from home. Did you have to get dedicated 3 phone and fax lines?
Victor: No, I already have a company cell phone, and I mainly use email to communicate with the office.
Adrina: I assume you get to set your own schedule. Do you find it hard to concentrate on your work? I know I’d be distracted all the time if I had a home office.
Victor: It’s true that there are a lot more distractions 4 at home, but I try to block them out. For me, it’s not getting down to work that’s a problem, it’s getting myself to stop thinking about work all the time! That’s one of the drawbacks of working where you live. I’m more productive, but I’m also more work-centered.
Adrina: I can see that, though I’d still take working from home over working at the office any day.
Victor: I thought you had a home office for your real estate business.
Adrina: I do, but it’s not very conducive 5 to getting any work done.
Victor: Why’s that?
Adrina: My home office doubles as the guestroom and the kids’ playroom!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
- The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
- His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。
- I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
- There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》