The office that starts at 9.06am 早上九点零六分准时开始工作
<p>随身英语 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="at">at</span> 9.06<span word="am">am</span> 早上九点零六分准时开始工作 </p><p><span word="Play">Play</span> <span word="audio">audio</span> <span word="file">file</span> 在英国，“朝九晚五的工作”这个说法指的是遵循正常办公时间的工作，其中数字“9”和“5”分别代表英国公司最普遍的上下班时间。但如今，很多企业通过将办公时间变得灵活化来让员工感到更轻松、自由。一家美国公司要求其全体员工必须从早上九点零六分开始准时上班，这是为什么呢？本集《随身英语》探讨这家企业实行的独特规定。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="timekeeping">timekeeping</span> 词汇: 守时 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="work">work</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crack">crack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>?</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programming">programming</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="choice">choice</span>. <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="begins">begins</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="oddly">oddly</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span>: 9.06<span word="am">am</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> 9<span word="am">am</span> <span word="kick">kick</span>-<span word="off">off</span>, <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pivotal">Pivotal</span> <span word="Software">Software</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 20 <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="globe">globe</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="precisely">precisely</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowbell">cowbell</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rung">rung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="stand">stand</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grindstone">grindstone</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="distractions">distractions</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="until">until</span> 6<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="downs">downs</span> <span word="tools">tools</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="quirky">quirky</span> <span word="timekeeping">timekeeping</span>? <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Rob">Rob</span> <span word="Mee">Mee</span> <span word="explains">explains</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="programmers">programmers</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p>
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