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dialogue1 E: I havent met you at the gym for a long time. 好久没在健身俱乐部看见你了. B: yeah, I quit my job, and started working from home. Recently Ive got a project to deal with and dont have much time to work out. 是啊,我辞职了,在家里工作.最近在忙一个项目,没时间出来锻炼. E: why? You have a decent salary, lots of promotion opportunities and a regular life of going to the office at 9 o clock and coming back home at 5 in the evening. 为什么辞职?你原来的工资不错,升职机会多,朝九晚五的生活也很规律. B: its not about pay raise or promotion. You know,I hate getting up early in the morning and coming back home late at night. 我辞职不是为了加薪或者升职,要知道,我讨厌每天早早起床,却很晚才回家. E: then SOHO is your ideal work style. 那SOHO是你理想工作模式. B: yeah, as long as I have a computer and internet access, I can start working. I recently enjoy working in my own place and at my own pace. 没错,只要我有太电脑,能上网,就可以工作.我喜欢在自己家里按自己的节拍工作. E: and you dont have to work under that much pressure and control. 而且还没那么多压力,不用受人控制. B: absolutely. I can decide when and what to do all by myself. 就是,我想做什么,什么时候做,都可以自己决定. E: sounds great. Are there many business opportunies? 听起来不错.生意机会多不多? B: yea, I can find enough online. 恩,在网上能找到很多机会. E: its good to have business around. But you should also do some exercise to keep fit. 有生意就好.可你也得锻炼,保持身体健康啊. B: thank you for reminding me. Ill continue to exercise as soon as I finish this project. 谢谢你提醒我.这个项目一做完我就会继续锻炼身体了. dialogue 2 E:hey, the new SOHO. Hows everything going? 嘿,SOHO新人.最近怎么样? B:everythings great.Ive just returned from my office. 挺好的.我刚从办公室回来. E: your office?Arent you a freelancer? 办公室?你不是做自由职业吗? B: sure I am. I work for myself, but Ive rented a virtual office at an office building in the downtown area. 是啊.我给自己打工,但在市中心一个写字楼里租了虚拟办公室. E: a virtual office? 虚拟办公室? B: yeah, an office that runs efficiently by using nothing other than online communication technologies. I pay the rent and share office services with others in the same building. 对,靠网络通讯技术高效办公.我付租金就可以和楼里的其他办公室共享各种办公服务. E: what kind of services do they offer? 都有什么服务? B: a separated office, internet access, phone services, fax services, mail & courier services, and almost everything you have in a conventional office. 一间独立的办公室,网络连接,电话,传真,收发信件,和传统办公室差不多. E: sounds fun.what else? 挺有意思.还有别的服务吗? B: I get a business address at an expensive location, and I can share the receptionist and secretary with other offices in the same floor. 可以使用昂贵地段的地址,和同一层的办公室共享前台和秘书服务. E: oh, that helps a lot to promote your "corporate image". 哦,能帮你提升"企业形象"呢. B: you bet it! 没错! (责任编辑：admin) |