2021年11月號 樂活職人
防疫英語Part 2--居家、異地、分流辦公怎麼說?
EIE美語 / 提供
疫情期間,不少公司實施居家辦公或分流辦公措施,希望降低員工染疫的風險。本期「英文小教室」要帶您認識這些新興詞彙,不論在哪裡辦公,都要持續提升英語實力!
Vocabulary (詞彙)
1. flexible hours/flextime(彈性工時)
During a Level 3 alert, employees should maintain flexible working hours to reduce the number of commuters during peak hours.(三級警戒期間,員工們依循彈性工時,有助於疏解尖峰時段的通勤人潮。)
2. take turns/alternate(分流上班)
My colleagues and I take turns coming to the office and working from home during a Level 3 alert.(三級警戒期間,我和同事們輪流到公司上班或居家辦公。)
3. Level 3 alert(三級警戒)
The Level 3 alert for COVID-19 has been extended for another two weeks.(COVID-19疫情三級警戒將再延長兩週。)
4. Working from home(WFH)(居家辦公)
During the pandemic, we must all work from home for the time being.(疫情期間,我們必須採取居家辦公。)
5. off-site異地辦公(分配不同員工於不同場域辦公)
During the pandemic, our regular meetings to discuss the project progress will be held off-site.(疫情期間, 例行會議將於異地進行專案進度回報)
6. gathering群聚(indoor gathering室內群聚/outdoor gathering室外群聚/social gathering社交聚會)
Level 3 alert bans indoor gatherings of more than four people and outdoor gatherings of more than nine. (三級警戒下,室內群聚不得超過四人,室外群聚不得超過九人。)
Conversation(情境對話)
Mark:Good morning, Sabrina. Have you checked your email yet?(早安,Sabrina 。妳看email了嗎?)
Sabrina:Not yet. I just came out from a meeting.(還沒。我才剛結束一場會議。)
Mark:I sent you our new arrangements for working from home. Please take a look at it as soon as you can.(我把最新的居家辦公安排表寄給妳。請盡快抽空過目一下。)
Sabrina:Alright, I’m checking it now… Oh! It seems like we will all be working from home for a while. (好的,我看到了。看來我們需要居家辦公一陣子。)
Mark:Although I’m sure this Level 3 Restriction will end soon.(雖然如此,但我認為三級警戒很快就會解除。)
Sabrina:Well, I believe we can handle the work offsite and still be efficient as we always be.(我相信我們大家即使異地辦公,也一樣能有效率的完成工作。)
Mark:Indeed. Let’s keep each other updated with the progress.(當然。我們會隨時互相更新進度。)
以上英文教學由EIE美語提供,英文課程諮詢請洽:EIE Institute Belle Yin(Tel: (02) 8773-6828 Ext. 368;Email: belle@eie.com.tw)
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