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你更喜欢虚拟会议还是面对面会议?以下纯干货,预计阅读时长5分钟。 Hybrid work: the next great experiment 混合工作:下一个伟大的实验 Part Ⅰ 第一段 Employees returning to physical workplaces after their summer break will find that the virtual world is here to stay. 暑假后返回实体工作场所的员工会发现虚拟世界将继续存在。 ⊙ 句子主干 Employees will find that ... 员工会发现…… ⊙ 重点词汇 ★ summer break 暑假 同义词→summer vacation For companies it raises questions about whether to hold meetings in-person or virtually (or both), as well as how to integrate physically absent people. 在公司层面,提出了关于选择面对面会议还是虚拟会议(或者面对面会议和虚拟会议同时进行)的问题,也包括如何协同不在场员工的问题。 ⊙ 句子主干 For companies it raises questions ... 在公司层面,提出了这些问题…… ⊙ 重点短语 ★ raise questions 提出问题 Most people prefer a hybrid approach to work, combining some days at home and some at the office. 很多人倾向于一种混合的工作方式,将在家办公和办公室办公结合起来。 However, they clash on what this means for meetings. 但是他们就会议问题产生了意见冲突。 ⊙ 重点短语 ★ clash v. 冲突,意见分歧 例句: There were violent clashes between the police and demonstrators in the city centre. 在市中心,警察和示威者之间发生了暴力冲突。 When it comes to larger group gatherings, 61% of people in countries including America, Germany and Japan would prefer to attend virtually, according to research by Zoom, a video-conferencing company. 据视频会议公司 Zoom 研究,对更大型的组织会议而言,包括美国、德国、日本在内的国家,61% 的人倾向于参加虚拟会议。 ⊙ 句子主干 61% of people would prefer to attend virtually. 61% 的人倾向于参加虚拟会议。 ⊙ 重点句型 ★ would prefer to do sth. 倾向于做某事。 Part Ⅱ 第二段 The responses also differ by gender. 男性和女性对此事的看法也不同。 Among men, 44% report they would prefer to attend large group meetings in person, compared with 33% of women. 据报道,44% 的男性更愿意面对面参加大型会议,相较而言,只有 33% 的女性倾向于面对面参加大型会议。 People are more likely to prefer a physical meeting if it involves a new client or customer, while for smaller team meetings, employees are evenly split. 当有新客户或新顾客参与会议时,人们更可能倾向于实体会议。但是对于小型的团队会议,员工的态度则是五五开。 ⊙ 重点词汇/短语 ★ be likely to do sth. 可能做某事。 ★ envenly split 五五开,平分。envenly 这个词指的是平均。 例句: Polls indicate public opinion is evenly split on the tax. 而民意调查显示,对于征收该税支持者和反对者各占一半。 In short, expect more video calls. 简言之,人们期望有更多视频通话。 这篇短新闻不难理解,并且贴近现实生活,但是其中观点陈述方面的遣词造句很值得学习,特别注意文中是怎么使用数据作为论据的。对于两者之间的比较,文中使用了多次 would prefer to do,我们也可以学起来,在生活和工作中多多练习。 我倾向于通过视频会议讨论纲领性问题,但是涉及到工作细节,当然是面对面沟通的效率更高。
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