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随身英语 The office that starts at 9.06am 早上九点零六分准时开始工作 Play audio file 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。 课文内容 Vocabulary: timekeeping 词汇: 守时 What time do you start work? Do you prefer a leisurely start to the day, or are you an early bird who likes to get going at the crack of dawn? At one computer programming company in the US you have no such choice. Work begins at the same oddly specific time every day: 9.06am. In contrast to a more conventional 9am kick-off, employees in Pivotal Software’s 20 offices around the globe have to be at work and ready to go precisely six minutes later. At that time a cowbell is rung and employees gather for a brief stand-up meeting. After that it’s nose to the grindstone, with no other meetings or distractions throughout the working day. They steam on through until 6pm sharp, at which point everybody downs tools. So what’s the reason behind this quirky timekeeping? Company CEO Rob Mee explains it’s about making his team of computer programmers as efficient as possible. | 
