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VOA慢速英语:Telework: The Pros and Cons

2017-05-09来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1.For many jobs, workers no longer need to be in a fixed office building.

no longer 不再,已不
例句:After about three months, I was no longer addicted to nicotine.
大约3个月后,我就不再对尼古丁上瘾了。

2.It is easy to think that this freedom to work whenever or wherever is good for workers and for families.

be good for 值得,有效; 利于
例句:They argued all the time and thought it couldn't be good for the baby
他们一直在争论,认为这对孩子肯定不好。

3.In other words, some teleworkers may have a hard time keeping their personal life separate from their professional life.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句:The mobile library services have been reorganised — in other words, they visit fewer places.
流动图书馆服务重新作了安排——换句话说,他们去的地方减少了。

4.They say in the findings of the study are unclear and, in some cases, contradictory.

in some cases 在某些情况下; 有时候
例句:In some cases, however, flexibility is absolutely critical.
不过在有些情况下,灵活绝对是至关重要的。

5.For some people, teleworking lowered stress; for others it lead to higher levels of stress and other health problems such as sleep disorders.

lead to 导致; 把…带到;
例句:Economic models often lead to the study of systems of equations.
经济模型经常导致对方程组的研究。

6.How teleworking affects the health and lifestyle of the workers seems to depend on how much and what type of teleworking they are doing.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖
例句:Our desired expenditures depend on our national income.
我们所需的支出取决于我们的国民收入。

7.He said the findings were similar for those who suffer from sleep disorders.

suffer from 患(某种病),受(某种病痛)折磨
例句:Many kids suffer from acne and angst.
许多年轻人都会受到青春痘和焦虑的困扰。