新编剑桥商务英语听力第三版01

新编剑桥商务英语听力第三版01
1.1WORKING FROM HOME
I： Ok, Michela. You work from home now. Can you tell me about a typical1 day?
M： Sure, I always get up aroud 7 and the first thing i do is get the kids ready for school.I take them at eight thirty and then i always start work at 9.
I： Do you ever have a day where you decide to have the morning off and start work at nine.
M： No,you can't do that. It's important with home-working off and have a timetable and stick to it. If you end up watching TV or doing the cleaning then it isn't for you. SO I have lunch at 12 and finish work at 2：30 to get the children.
I： Was that why you gave up your office job?
M： Yes, I wanted to spend more time with the children.
It gives me more flexibility2. Sometimes I need to work in the evening but usually it isn't a problem.
I： So how long have you been doing this kind of work?
M： For about five years. I've been with the same company since I left school but with the Internet and technology it's easy now to be at home.
I： So your employer3 doesn't mind.
M： No. It means4 the company saves money on office space and as long as I get the work done, they're happy.Sometimes I
still go into work to meet clients5 and so on. For example, I'M going in nearly every day this week because we have visitors from another company and I can't really invite them overto my house. Besides, it's nice to go in every so often.
I like to see people and catch up on the gossip6 and the news with my colleagues7. I miss that side of going into work every day.
I： is there anything else you miss?
M：ERMM,no, not really. And I'll tell you what I really don't miss and that's having to spend 2 hours commuting on the bus and train every day
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1 typical 5ltwo
adj.典型的，象征的，有代表性的
参考例句：
This is typical Chinese English.这是典型的中式英语。

It is a typical Persian garden.这是个典型的波斯式花园。

2 flexibility vjPxb
n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性
参考例句：
Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。

The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。

3 employer ItNzrt
n.雇用方，雇主
参考例句：
My employer deducted ten pounds from my wages this week.
我的雇主从我本周的工钱中扣除了十英镑。

His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his employer.
他的月薪由雇主替他存入银行。

4 means 9oXzBX
n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富
参考例句：
That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡
猾的手段获取机密。

We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法
把它干完。

5 clients fac04ca68a48af91f029*******a2463
n.顾客( client的名词复数 )；当事人；诉讼委托人；[计算机]
客户端
参考例句：
a lawyer with many famous clients 拥有很多委托人的律师
She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients. 她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。

6 gossip AeEzc
n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言
参考例句：
She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。

They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了很多不堪的闲言闲语。

7 colleagues 7801ef7e930d2e49cf6e071f5fc43c63
n.同事，同僚( colleague的名词复数 )；同人
参考例句：
He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。

She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。