夏说英语新闻晨读(MP3+文本)第971期:微软员工可永久在家办公
日期:2020-10-28 08:29

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原文


Microsoft has told staff that they will have the option of working from home permanently with manager approval.


The move mimics the US tech giant's rivals Facebook and Twitter, which have also said remote work would be a permanent option.


语言点


1. have the option of doing sth. 有选择可以做某件事

· option n. 选择

· Many students now have the option of studying abroad.

很多学生现在可以选择出国留学。

· have no option but to do sth. 别无选择,只能做某事

· Some parents have no option but to leave their children at hometown and work in big cities.

一些父母别无选择,只能把孩子留在家乡,跑到大城市去工作。

2. permanently adv. 永久地(last forever)

· temporarily adv. 暂时地


3. mimic v. (尤其是为了逗别人发笑而做的)模仿

· mimic the teachers 模仿老师

· mimic the accent 模仿口音

· 注:以-ic结尾的动词变成现在分词、过去式或过去分词时,为了保留原来单词的/k/发音,需要在结尾加上字母k,如mimic - mimicking/mimicked, panic - panicking, traffic - trafficking

4. tech giant 科技巨头

5. remote work 远程办公(work from home)

· remote adj. 远程的


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