现代办公室生活 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这里是BBC学习英语的6分钟英语。

I'm Sam.

我是Sam。

And I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

Have you seen my pen, Sam? 語氣意圖

Sam，你看到我的钢笔了吗？

It's not on my desk.

它不在我的桌子上。

No, I haven't touched your pen, Neil. 語氣意圖

没有，Neil，我没碰过你的钢笔。

And someone's taken my coffee mug too. 語法

而且有人把我的咖啡杯也拿走了。

Ever since we started hot-desking, 講解

自从我们开始实行共享办公桌以来，

people in this office think they can do whatever they like. 語氣意圖

办公室里的人觉得他们可以随心所欲。

Neil doesn't like the new rule about office hot-desking,

Neil不喜欢关于共享办公桌的新规定，

the system where workers don't have their own personal desk, 表達脈絡

在这个制度下，员工没有自己的个人办公桌，

but use any available desk on a temporary basis. 用詞

而是临时使用任何空闲的桌子。

Maybe he should look for another job and quit the 9-5, 用詞

也许他应该找份新工作，辞掉朝九晚五的差事，

a phrase describing jobs which start at 9:00 a.m.

这个词指的是早上9点开始，

and end at 5:00 p.m.,

下午5点结束的工作，

the normal hours that people in offices work from Monday to Friday.

也就是办公室员工通常从周一到周五的工作时间。

Maybe I should quit.

也许我应该辞职。

I loved working from home during the pandemic, 用詞

疫情期间我喜欢在家工作，

no early mornings,

不用早起，

no crowded trains,

不用挤火车，

and no one using my pens.

也没有人借用我的钢笔。

As the COVID pandemic slows down, 短語動詞

随着新冠疫情的放缓，

more and more people are returning to work in the office. 短語搭配

越来越多的人回到办公室工作。

In this program,

在本期节目中，

we take a look at life in the modern office. 短語搭配

我们来看看现代办公室的生活。

And of course,

当然，

we'll learn some useful vocabulary as well.

我们也会学到一些有用的词汇。

But first, 表達脈絡

但首先，

I have a question for you, Sam.

Sam，我有个问题要问你。

As you know, 語氣意圖

如你所知，

I am not an office lover. 用詞

我不是一个喜欢办公室的人。

Besides disappearing pens, 表達脈絡

除了会不翼而飞的钢笔之外，

workers have plenty of other complaints about office life. 短語搭配

员工们对办公室生活还有很多其他的抱怨。

From coworkers who never do the washing up, 用詞

从从不洗碗的同事，

to fighting over spaces in the car park. 短語搭配

到为争抢停车场车位而发生争执。

But according to a 2021 survey by Metro newspaper, 短語搭配

但是根据《Metro》报纸2021年的一项调查，

what did British workers vote the worst thing about working in an office?

英国员工投票选出在办公室工作最糟糕的事情是什么？

Was it A, printers not working,

是A，打印机坏了，

B, people speaking too loudly,

B，有人说话太大声，

or C, coworkers leaving empty milk cartons in the fridge?

还是C，同事把空牛奶盒留在冰箱里？

I see stealing pens isn't on the list, 短語搭配

我看偷钢笔不在这个名单上，

so I'll say A, printers not working.

所以我选A，打印机坏了。

That really makes me mad. 語氣意圖

那真的会让我很抓狂。

Okay, Sam.

好的，Sam。

I'll reveal the correct answer later in the program.

我会在节目稍后揭晓正确答案。

Nowadays, most modern offices are open-plan, 用詞

如今，大多数现代办公室都是开放式的，

large spaces without internal walls dividing them up. 短語動詞

没有内墙隔开的宽敞空间。

The idea is to create a sense of togetherness, 講解

其理念是创造一种凝聚力，

but many employees prefer having their own space 語法

但许多员工更喜欢拥有自己的空间，

and use all types of objects to mark out their personal territory. 短語動詞

并且使用各种各样的物品来划定自己的个人领地。

These could be anything from family photos and holiday souvenirs 語法

这些物品可以是任何东西，从家庭照片和度假纪念品

to homemade cakes and biscuits placed at the end of a desk

到放在桌子一端的自制蛋糕和饼干，

to allow people to grab a biscuit and start a conversation. 講解

好让大家拿饼干吃并开始聊天。

Researcher, Harriet Short, traveled around Britain interviewing office workers

研究员Harriet Short走遍英国，采访了办公室员工，

about the types of objects they use to decorate and mark out their workspace.

询问他们用什么类型的物品来装饰和划分自己的工作空间。

Here she is telling BBC Radio 4 program Thinking Allowed 表達脈絡

以下是她在BBC广播4台《Thinking Allowed》节目中的讲话，

about one young woman who stuck photos and postcards onto strips of cardboard. 短語搭配

讲述了一位年轻女性把照片和明信片贴在硬纸板条上。

She had created this sort of montage on this strip of paper 用詞

她在这条纸带上创作了这种类似拼贴画的东西，

and would roll it up daily. 語法

每天都会把它卷起来。

She had a little plant as well,

她还有一盆小植物，

and she would take it to whatever desk she was working at 語法

无论她在哪个办公桌上工作，她都会带着它，

and would pin it up to a sort of low-level desk divider. 短語動詞

然后把它钉在一种低矮的办公桌隔板上。

And so, there's that sense of

因此，给人这样一种感觉：

however temporarily they might be in a particular space in the office, 語法

无论他们在办公室某个特定空间的停留有多么短暂，

there was still evidence in this research 表達脈絡

这项研究中仍有证据表明，

that people want to feel comfort and settled

人们想要感到舒适和安定，

and have some sense of familiarity. 短語搭配

并拥有一种熟悉感。

The woman Harriet interviewed used photos and postcards to create a montage,

Harriet采访的那位女士用照片和明信片制作了一幅拼贴画，

a piece of work made by putting together several different items, 短語動詞

这是由几件不同物品拼凑而成的作品，

often in interesting combinations.

通常是以有趣的组合方式呈现。

Her photo montage reminded her of the people and the places she loved outside of work. 短語搭配

她的照片拼贴画提醒着她工作之外她喜爱的人和地方。

For Harriet, this shows that people want workspaces to have a sense of familiarity, 表達脈絡

对Harriet来说，这表明人们希望工作空间有一种熟悉感，

the feeling of knowing something so well that you feel comfortable and relaxed. 語法

一种对某事物如此了解以至于感到舒适和放松的感觉。

Harriet also interviewed hairdressers working in beauty salons

Harriet还采访了在美容院工作的美发师，

about the marks and stains found in their workplace. 用詞

询问关于在她们的工作场所发现的痕迹和污渍。

Here she tells BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed

以下是她在BBC广播4台的《Thinking Allowed》节目中讲述的，

about a strangely shaped mark on the floor of one hair salon.

某家美发沙龙地板上一个形状奇怪的痕迹。

A sort of half-moon scuff mark 用詞

一个类似半月形的磨损痕迹，

that goes right round the back of the chair. 短語搭配

正好绕着椅子的背面一圈。

So, literally, she's worn out the floor. 短語動詞

所以，毫不夸张地说，她把地板都磨坏了。

It's exactly where a hairdresser would tread 用詞

这正是美发师会踩踏的地方，

for many, many hours of the day.

一天当中要有许多个小时。

And she took the photograph and she showed it to me

然后她拍了照片并展示给我看，

and she said, "This is me. 語氣意圖

她说：“这就是我。

You know, you want to know about identity 語氣意圖

你知道的，如果你想了解身份认同，

and it represents hard graft." 用詞

那么它代表着辛苦的工作。”

Harriet interviewed a hairdresser whose salon floor had been worn out, 語法

Harriet采访了一位美发师，她的沙龙地板已经被磨损了，

damaged by continual use,

因为持续使用而损坏，

after being walked on again and again as the woman cut people's hair. 語法

这是因为这位女士给顾客理发时一次又一次地在上面走动。

For her, the worn-out floor symbolised hard graft,

对她来说，磨破的地板象征着艰苦努力，

or hard work.

或者说辛苦工作。

Whatever your job, we all spend most of each day at work, 講解

无论你做什么工作，我们每天大半时间都在工作，

so it's important to have a workplace that's safe, comfortable, and familiar,

因此拥有一个安全、舒适、熟悉的工作环境是很重要的，

where people don't steal your pens.

在那里人们不会偷走你的钢笔。

Oh, Neil.

哎，Neil。

You sound like the office workers in that newspaper survey. 語氣意圖

你听起来就像报纸调查中的那些办公室员工。

Yes, let's return to my question, which was, 表達脈絡

是的，让我们回到我的问题，那就是，

according to a 2021 Metro newspaper survey,

根据2021年《Metro》报纸的一项调查，

what is British workers' number one complaint about working in an office? 短語搭配

英国员工对在办公室工作最大的抱怨是什么？

I guessed it was the printers not working.

我猜是打印机坏了。

Was I right? 語氣意圖

我猜对了吗？

You were wrong, I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

恐怕你猜错了。

In fact, the top complaint was people speaking too loudly, 表達脈絡

事实上，最大的抱怨是有人说话太大声，

another of my pet hates. 習語

这也是我最讨厌的事之一。

Okay.

好的。

Let's recap the vocabulary from this program on the 9-5, 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下这期节目中关于朝九晚五的词汇，

work which happens during normal Monday-Friday office hours.

即在周一至周五的正常办公时间内进行的工作。

Hot-desking is where office workers do not have their own permanent desk, 語法

共享办公桌是指办公室员工没有固定的专属办公桌，

but use a different desk each day.

而是每天使用不同的桌子。

A montage is made by putting together different items in interesting combinations.

拼贴画是通过将不同物品以有趣的组合形式放在一起而制成的。

A sense of familiarity is a feeling of knowing something so well

熟悉感是指对某事物非常了解，

that you feel comfortable and relaxed around it.

以至于你在它周围会感到舒适和放松。

When something is worn out from overuse,

当某物因为过度使用而磨损时，

it's old or damaged.

它是陈旧或损坏的。

And finally, hard graft is a slang phrase meaning hard work.

最后，hard graft是一个俚语短语，意思是辛苦的工作。

Once more, our 6 minutes are up. 習語

我们的6分钟再次结束了。

We hope you'll join us again soon 語氣意圖

我们希望您能很快再加入我们，

for more trending topics and useful vocabulary 用詞

了解更多热门话题和实用词汇，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在6分钟英语。

But that's goodbye for now.

但现在要说再见了。

Goodbye.

再见。

6 Minute English from the BBC.

BBC的6分钟英语。