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<p> 美国上班族流行站着工作</p><p> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Ramirez">Ramirez</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="AOL">AOL</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cushiest">cushiest</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="chair">chair</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>. <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="desk">desk</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="stomach">stomach</span> <span word="level">level</span></p><p> 美国在线公司的高级主管马克?拉米瑞茨完全可以坐在最舒适的皮椅上工作如果他愿意的话。但是，谢谢了。大部分时间他更喜欢站在一张桌面高于他的腹部的桌子前办公。</p><p> <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="knees">knees</span> <span word="bent">bent</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="totally">totally</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>.</p><p> 他说：我的膝盖可以弯曲，我觉得自己充满活力。站着工作感觉更自然。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="AOL">AOL</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="ovation">ovation</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="accountants">accountants</span>, <span word="programmers">programmers</span>, <span word="telemarketers">telemarketers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>.</p><p> 过去几年来，在美国在线位于弗吉尼亚州的分公司中，10%的员工都采取站立这一新坐姿，除了他们以外，全国有许多会计人员、编程人员、电话营销人员和其它办公室职员都开始流行站着工作。</p><p> <span word="GeekDesk">GeekDesk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> $800 <span word="desks">desks</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="motors">motors</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 总部位于加州的<span word="GeekDesk">GeekDesk</span>公司出售电动办公桌，价格可达800美元。该公司称今年的销售额预计将增长两倍。</p>
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