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！