老外最想聊的100個英語口語話題（83)：SOHO一族

　　SOHO SOHO 一族

　　dialogue1

　　E: I haven't met you at the gym for a long time.

　　好久沒在健身俱樂部看見你了.

　　B: yeah, I quit my job, and started working from home. Recently I've got a project to deal with and don't have much time to work out.

　　是啊,我辭職了,在家里工作.最近在忙一個項目,沒時間出來鍛煉.

　　E: why? You have a decent salary, lots of promotion opportunities and a regular life of going to the office at 9 o' clock and coming back home at 5 in the evening.

　　為什么辭職?你原來的工資不錯,升職機會多,朝九晚五的生活也很規(guī)律.

　　B: it's not about pay raise or promotion. You know,I hate getting up early in the morning and coming back home late at night.

　　我辭職不是為了加薪或者升職,要知道,我討厭每天早早起床,卻很晚才回家.

　　E: then SOHO is your ideal work style.

　　那SOHO是你理想工作模式.

　　B: yeah, as long as I have a computer and internet access, I can start working. I recently enjoy working in my own place and at my own pace.

　　沒錯,只要我有太電腦,能上網,就可以工作.我喜歡在自己家里按自己的節(jié)拍工作.

　　E: and you don't have to work under that much pressure and control.

　　而且還沒那么多壓力,不用受人控制.

　　B: absolutely. I can decide when and what to do all by myself.

　　就是,我想做什么,什么時候做,都可以自己決定.

　　E: sounds great. Are there many business opportunies?

　　聽起來不錯.生意機會多不多?

　　B: yea, I can find enough online.

　　恩,在網上能找到很多機會.

　　E: it's good to have business around. But you should also do some exercise to keep fit.

　　有生意就好.可你也得鍛煉,保持身體健康啊.

　　B: thank you for reminding me. I'll continue to exercise as soon as I finish this project.

　　謝謝你提醒我.這個項目一做完我就會繼續(xù)鍛煉身體了.

　　dialogue 2

　　E:hey, the new SOHO. How's everything going?

　　嘿,SOHO新人.最近怎么樣?

　　B:everything's great.I've just returned from my office.

　　挺好的.我剛從辦公室回來.

　　E: your office?Aren't you a freelancer?

　　辦公室?你不是做自由職業(yè)嗎?

　　B: sure I am. I work for myself, but I've rented a virtual office at an office building in the downtown area.

　　是啊.我給自己打工,但在市中心一個寫字樓里租了虛擬辦公室.

　　E: a virtual office?

　　虛擬辦公室?

　　B: yeah, an office that runs efficiently by using nothing other than online communication technologies. I pay the rent and share office services with others in the same building.

　　對,靠網絡通訊技術高效辦公.我付租金就可以和樓里的其他辦公室共享各種辦公服務.

　　E: what kind of services do they offer?

　　都有什么服務?

　　B: a separated office, internet access, phone services, fax services, mail & courier services, and almost everything you have in a conventional office.

　　一間獨立的辦公室,網絡連接,電話,傳真,收發(fā)信件,和傳統(tǒng)辦公室差不多.

　　E: sounds fun.what else?

　　挺有意思.還有別的服務嗎?

　　B: I get a business address at an expensive location, and I can share the receptionist and secretary with other offices in the same floor.

　　可以使用昂貴地段的地址,和同一層的辦公室共享前臺和秘書服務.

　　E: oh, that helps a lot to promote your "corporate image".

　　哦,能幫你提升"企業(yè)形象"呢.

　　B: you bet it!

　　沒錯!