現代辦公室生活 - 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

6 Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com.

BBCLearningEnglish.com的6分鐘英語。

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

大家好，這裡是BBC學習英語的6分鐘英語。

I'm Sam.

我是Sam。

And I'm Neil.

我是Neil。

Have you seen my pen, Sam? 語氣意圖

Sam，妳看到我的鋼筆了嗎？

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

沒有，Neil，我沒碰過你的鋼筆。

And someone's taken my coffee mug too. 文法

而且有人把我的咖啡杯也拿走了。

Ever since we started hot-desking, 講解

自從我們開始實行辦公桌輪用制以來，

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

辦公室裡的人覺得他們可以隨心所欲。

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

Neil不喜歡關於辦公桌輪用制的新規定，

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

在這個制度下，員工沒有自己的個人辦公桌，

but use any available desk on a temporary basis. 用詞

而是臨時使用任何空閒的桌子。

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

也許他應該找份新工作，辭掉朝九晚五的差事，

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

這個詞指的是早上9點開始，

and end at 5:00 p.m.,

下午5點結束的工作，

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

也就是辦公室員工通常從週一到週五的工作時間。

Maybe I should quit.

也許我應該辭職。

I loved working from home during the pandemic, 用詞

疫情期間我喜歡在家工作，

no early mornings,

不用早起，

no crowded trains,

不用擠火車，

and no one using my pens.

也沒有人借用我的鋼筆。

As the COVID pandemic slows down, 片語動詞

隨著新冠疫情的放緩，

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

越來越多的人回到辦公室工作。

In this program,

在本期節目中，

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

我們來看看現代辦公室的生活。

And of course,

當然，

we'll learn some useful vocabulary as well.

我們也會學到一些有用的詞彙。

But first, 表達脈絡

但首先，

I have a question for you, Sam.

Sam，我有個問題要問妳。

As you know, 語氣意圖

如妳所知，

I am not an office lover. 用詞

我不是一個喜歡辦公室的人。

Besides disappearing pens, 表達脈絡

除了會不翼而飛的鋼筆之外，

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

員工們對辦公室生活還有很多其他的抱怨。

From coworkers who never do the washing up, 用詞

從從不洗碗的同事，

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

到為爭搶停車場車位而發生爭執。

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

但是根據《Metro》報紙2021年的一項調查，

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

英國員工投票選出在辦公室工作最糟糕的事情是什麼？

Was it A, printers not working,

是A，印表機壞了，

B, people speaking too loudly,

B，有人說話太大聲，

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

還是C，同事把空牛奶盒留在冰箱裡？

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

我看偷鋼筆不在這個名單上，

so I'll say A, printers not working.

所以我選A，印表機壞了。

That really makes me mad. 語氣意圖

那真的會讓我很抓狂。

Okay, Sam.

好的，Sam。

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

我會在節目稍後揭曉正確答案。

Nowadays, most modern offices are open-plan, 用詞

如今，大多數現代辦公室都是開放式的，

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

沒有內牆隔開的寬敞空間。

The idea is to create a sense of togetherness, 講解

其理念是創造一種凝聚力，

but many employees prefer having their own space 文法

但許多員工更喜歡擁有自己的空間，

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

並且使用各種各樣的物品來劃定自己的個人領地。

These could be anything from family photos and holiday souvenirs 文法

這些物品可以是任何東西，從家庭照片和度假紀念品

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

到放在桌子一端的自製蛋糕和餅乾，

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

好讓大家拿餅乾吃並開始聊天。

Researcher, Harriet Short, traveled around Britain interviewing office workers

研究員Harriet Short走遍英國，採訪了辦公室員工，

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

詢問他們用什麼類型的物品來裝飾和劃分自己的工作空間。

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

以下是她在BBC廣播4台《Thinking Allowed》節目中的講話，

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

講述了一位年輕女性把照片和明信片貼在硬紙板條上。

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

她在這條紙帶上創作了這種類似拼貼畫的東西，

and would roll it up daily. 文法

每天都會把它捲起來。

She had a little plant as well,

她還有一盆小植物，

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

無論她在哪個辦公桌上工作，她都會帶著它，

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

然後把它釘在一種低矮的辦公桌隔板上。

And so, there's that sense of

因此，給人這樣一種感覺：

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

無論他們在辦公室某個特定空間的停留有多麼短暫，

there was still evidence in this research 表達脈絡

這項研究中仍有證據表明，

that people want to feel comfort and settled

人們想要感到舒適和安定，

and have some sense of familiarity. 片語搭配

並擁有一種熟悉感。

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

Harriet採訪的那位女士用照片和明信片製作了一幅拼貼畫，

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

這是由幾件不同物品拼湊而成的作品，

often in interesting combinations.

通常是以有趣的組合方式呈現。

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

她的照片拼貼畫提醒著她工作之外她喜愛的人和地方。

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

對Harriet來說，這表明人們希望工作空間有一種熟悉感，

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

一種對某事物如此了解以至於感到舒適和放鬆的感覺。

Harriet also interviewed hairdressers working in beauty salons

Harriet還採訪了在美容院工作的美髮師，

about the marks and stains found in their workplace. 用詞

詢問關於在她們的工作場所發現的痕跡和污漬。

Here she tells BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed

以下是她在BBC廣播4台的《Thinking Allowed》節目中講述的，

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

某家美髮沙龍地板上一個形狀奇怪的痕跡。

A sort of half-moon scuff mark 用詞

一個類似半月形的磨損痕跡，

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

正好繞著椅子的背面一圈。

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

所以，毫不誇張地說，她把地板都磨壞了。

It's exactly where a hairdresser would tread 用詞

這正是美髮師會踩踏的地方，

for many, many hours of the day.

一天當中要有許多個小時。

And she took the photograph and she showed it to me

然後她拍了照片並展示給我看，

and she said, "This is me. 語氣意圖

她說：「這就是我。

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

你知道的，如果你想了解身份認同，

and it represents hard graft." 用詞

那麼它代表著辛苦的工作。」

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

Harriet採訪了一位美髮師，她的沙龍地板已經被磨損了，

damaged by continual use,

因為持續使用而損壞，

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

這是因為這位女士給顧客理髮時一次又一次地在上面走動。

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

對她來說，磨破的地板象徵著艱苦努力，

or hard work.

或者說辛苦工作。

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

無論你做什麼工作，我們每天大半時間都在工作，

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

因此擁有一個安全、舒適、熟悉的工作環境是很重要的，

where people don't steal your pens.

在那裡人們不會偷走你的鋼筆。

Oh, Neil.

哎，Neil。

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

你聽起來就像報紙調查中的那些辦公室員工。

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

是的，讓我們回到我的問題，那就是，

according to a 2021 Metro newspaper survey,

根據2021年《Metro》報紙的一項調查，

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

英國員工對在辦公室工作最大的抱怨是什麼？

I guessed it was the printers not working.

我猜是印表機壞了。

Was I right? 語氣意圖

我猜對了嗎？

You were wrong, I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

恐怕你猜錯了。

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

事實上，最大的抱怨是有說話太大聲，

another of my pet hates. 慣用語

這也是我最討厭的事之一。

Okay.

好的。

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

讓我們回顧一下這期節目中關於朝九晚五的詞彙，

work which happens during normal Monday-Friday office hours.

即在週一至週五的正常辦公時間內進行的工作。

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

辦公桌輪用制是指辦公室員工沒有固定的專屬辦公桌，

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.

拼貼畫是透過將不同物品以有趣的組合形式放在一起而製成的。

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

熟悉感是指對某事物非常了解，

that you feel comfortable and relaxed around it.

以至於你在它周圍會感到舒適和放鬆。

When something is worn out from overuse,

當某物因為過度使用而磨損時，

it's old or damaged.

它是陳舊或損壞的。

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

最後，hard graft是一個俚語短語，意思是辛苦的工作。

Once more, our 6 minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的6分鐘再次結束了。

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

我們希望您能很快再加入我們，

for more trending topics and useful vocabulary 用詞

了解更多熱門話題和實用詞彙，

here at 6 Minute English.

就在6分鐘英語。

But that's goodbye for now.

但現在要說再見了。

Goodbye.

再見。

6 Minute English from the BBC.

BBC的6分鐘英語。