2017年初级商务英语口语对话练习（6）

2017年初级商务英语口语对话练习（6）

　　Ⅰ.核心学习：Telecommuting 远程办公

　　Michael: Hi Billy. How have things been?

　　迈克尔：嗨，比利。你好吗?

　　Billy: Is that you, Michael? I haven’t seen you for such a long time that I have forgotten what you look like!

　　比利： 那是你吗，迈克尔?我好长时间没有见到你了，我都忘了你长得什么样了!

　　Michael: I have been working from home these days.

　　迈克尔：这些天我一直在家办公。

　　Billy: Do you mean that you have been bludging?

　　比利：你是说你一直在偷懒吗?

　　Michael: No! I have been working from home.

　　迈克尔：不是!我一直在家办公。

　　Billy: Michael, the office is for work. Home is for relaxing!

　　比利：迈克尔，办公室是办公的地方;家是放松的地方!

　　Michael: Billy, these days more and more people work from home. It’s called telecommuting.

　　迈克尔：比利，现在越来越多的人在家里办公。这叫“远程办公”。

　　Billy: That sounds ideal for me!

　　比利：我觉得那是个完美的主意!

　　Michael: Why do you think that telecommuting would be perfect for you?

　　迈克尔：为什么你认为远程办公对你来说是完美的?

　　Billy: Because I could sleep in all day and still get paid for it!

　　比利：因为我可以整天睡大觉，还能拿报酬!