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| Do you think hot-desking is a good idea? |
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Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.
Zoë: 大家好,我是刘佳。地道英语和大家一起学习英语中新出现的流行词汇还有一些新用法。那 Helen, 今天咱们要学的新词是什么呢? (来源:EnglishCN英语博客基地)
Helen: Today’s new word is hot desk. That’s H.O.T. hot and D.E.S.K. desk. Hot desk. (来源:英语麦当劳-英语快餐EnglishCN.com)
Zoë: Hot desk. 热的,和桌子加起来指的是什么呢?
Helen: Well, hot desk is a new expression that means to share a desk or office space. Workers don’t have their own desks, but share them and use them at different times. (来源:英语麦当劳 div>
Zoë: 说的就是几个人在不同的时间共用一个桌子,用的人多,桌子可不就热了吗,所以是hot desk。 (来源:英语学习门户网站EnglishCN.com)
Helen: Yes. It is more common nowadays. You might say 'we have hot-desking at work to save money.' (来源:英语麦当劳 div>
Zoë: 这的确是个节约开支的办法,充分发挥了这个桌子的作用。不是单独属于谁,而是大家一起在不同的时间公用。 (来源:英语麦当劳-英语学习门户 EnglishCN.com)
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A: Is this your desk? (来源:英语分类信息 p>
B: No – we have hot-desking here. I work at any desk I want. It’s much more efficient. (来源:英语交友 font>
Helen: Do you have your own desk? (来源:英语聊天室 font>
Zoë: Yes, but I wouldn’t mind hot-desking.
Helen: I wouldn’t like hot-desking. I like to have my things around me, and I don’t like other people moving them! (来源:英语分类信息 span>
Zoë: I know what you mean. I like having my personal space as well. (来源:英语资料下载 div>
Helen: Still I guess hot-desking is a good idea in some offices. (来源:英语图片 font>
Zoë: Why? |