Talking about the office 💻👨💼🖇 Real Easy English · BBC Learning English
Beth和Neil用简单英语讨论办公室工作，适合练习职场英语和日常对话。了解工作环境、在家办公的优缺点等实用内容。
Hello and welcome to Real Easy English.
大家好，欢迎收看《Real Easy English》（简单易懂的英语学习节目）。
In this podcast, we have real conversations in easy English to help you understand.
在这个播客中，我们用简单的英语进行了真实的对话，旨在帮助您更好地理解相关内容。
I'm Neil.
我是尼尔。
And I'm Beth.
我叫贝丝。
You can watch a video of this podcast and find a worksheet to help you learn on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.
您可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上观看该播客的视频，并找到一份有助于学习的练习资料。
Hi Beth, how are you today?
嗨，Beth，你今天过得怎么样？
I'm very good, Neil.
我做得非常好，尼尔。
How are you?
你最近怎么样？
I'm very well.
我很好。
What are we talking about?
我们到底在谈论什么？
Today we are talking about work and the office.
今天我们的话题是工作与办公室。
An office is a place with desks and computers where people do their jobs.
办公室是一个配备桌子和电脑的地方，人们在这里工作。
OK.
好的。
We are in a studio in the office, but we'll go back to the office after this.
我们现在在办公室的一个录音室里，不过结束后我们会回到办公室。
Yes we will.
是的，我们会这么做的。
So, Neil, where do you work?
那么，尼尔，你在哪里工作呢？
Do you work at home or do you work in the office?
你是在家工作，还是在办公室工作？
Well, I do both of those things.
嗯，这两件事我都会做。
I work in the office usually three days a week, and I work from home two days a week.
我通常每周有三天在办公室工作，另外两天则在家工作。
OK.
好的。
I'm the same.
我也一样。
We have the same schedule.
我们的日程安排是一样的。
So, yeah, at home twice, where I have a sort of place that could be considered a home office.
是的，在家里工作过两次；家里有一个地方可以算是我的“家庭办公室”。
Do you like working in the office?
你喜欢在办公室工作吗？
I do like working in the office.
我确实很喜欢在办公室工作。
I think it's easy to get work done in the office because it's an office environment.
我认为在办公室里工作很容易完成，因为毕竟那是一个办公环境。
It's a workplace.
这是一个工作场所。
But I also quite like working from home sometimes because, commuting – London is a big city.
不过有时候我也很喜欢在家工作，因为通勤实在很麻烦——伦敦毕竟是一座大城市。
You know, coming to work and going back is really tiring if you do it every day.
你知道吗，如果每天都来上班然后回家，真的会非常累人。
Yeah, I know what you mean.
是的，我明白你的意思。
I...
我……
I like working from home occasionally, but I definitely prefer being in the office.
我偶尔喜欢在家工作，但我更喜欢去办公室上班。
I think being with colleagues around you and I need people, and then I can work better.
我觉得和同事们在一起会让我感觉更好；我需要别人的陪伴，这样我才能更好地工作。
Yeah.
是的。
So, what's wrong with working from home?
那么，居家办公到底有什么问题呢？
A lot!
非常多！
I think, when you're in the office, yeah, it's louder than at home, but I like having the people around me.
我觉得，在办公室里确实比在家里更吵闹一些，不过我喜欢身边有其他人陪伴。
I like being able to have conversations.
我喜欢能够与他人进行交流、聊天。
I find it's easier to work in an office environment because everyone else is working.
我发现，在办公室环境中工作会更容易些，因为其他所有人都在工作。
But I feel more lonely at home because it's just me.
不过在家里我感到更加孤独，因为只有我一个人。