dialogue1

E: I haven't met you at the gym for a long time.

好久沒在健身俱樂部看見你了.

B: yeah, I quit my job, and started working from home. Recently I've got a project to deal with and don't have much time to work out.

是啊,我辭職了,在家里工作.最近在忙一個(gè)項(xiàng)目,沒時(shí)間出來鍛煉.

E: why? You have a decent salary, lots of promotion opportunities and a regular life of going to the office at 9 o' clock and coming back home at 5 in the evening.

為什么辭職?你原來的工資不錯(cuò),升職機(jī)會(huì)多,朝九晚五的生活也很規(guī)律.

B: it's not about pay raise or promotion. You know,I hate getting up early in the morning and coming back home late at night.

我辭職不是為了加薪或者升職,要知道,我討厭每天早早起床,卻很晚才回家.

E: then SOHO is your ideal work style.

那SOHO是你理想工作模式.

B: yeah, as long as I have a computer and internet access, I can start working. I recently enjoy working in my own place and at my own pace.

沒錯(cuò),只要我有太電腦,能上網(wǎng),就可以工作.我喜歡在自己家里按自己的節(jié)拍工作.

E: and you don't have to work under that much pressure and control.

而且還沒那么多壓力,不用受人控制.

B: absolutely. I can decide when and what to do all by myself.

就是,我想做什么,什么時(shí)候做,都可以自己決定.

E: sounds great. Are there many business opportunies?

聽起來不錯(cuò).生意機(jī)會(huì)多不多?

B: yea, I can find enough online.

恩,在網(wǎng)上能找到很多機(jī)會(huì).

E: it's good to have business around. But you should also do some exercise to keep fit.

有生意就好.可你也得鍛煉,保持身體健康啊.

B: thank you for reminding me. I'll continue to exercise as soon as I finish this project.

謝謝你提醒我.這個(gè)項(xiàng)目一做完我就會(huì)繼續(xù)鍛煉身體了.

dialogue 2

E:hey, the new SOHO. How's everything going?

嘿,SOHO新人.最近怎么樣?

B:everything's great.I've just returned from my office.

挺好的.我剛從辦公室回來.

E: your office?Aren't you a freelancer?

辦公室?你不是做自由職業(yè)嗎?

B: sure I am. I work for myself, but I've rented a virtual office at an office building in the downtown area.

是啊.我給自己打工,但在市中心一個(gè)寫字樓里租了虛擬辦公室.

E: a virtual office?

虛擬辦公室?

B: yeah, an office that runs efficiently by using nothing other than online communication technologies. I pay the rent and share office services with others in the same building.

對(duì),靠網(wǎng)絡(luò)通訊技術(shù)高效辦公.我付租金就可以和樓里的其他辦公室共享各種辦公服務(wù).

E: what kind of services do they offer?

都有什么服務(wù)?

B: a separated office, internet access, phone services, fax services, mail & courier services, and almost everything you have in a conventional office.

一間獨(dú)立的辦公室,網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接,電話,傳真,收發(fā)信件,和傳統(tǒng)辦公室差不多.

E: sounds fun.what else?

挺有意思.還有別的服務(wù)嗎?

B: I get a business address at an expensive location, and I can share the receptionist and secretary with other offices in the same floor.

可以使用昂貴地段的地址,和同一層的辦公室共享前臺(tái)和秘書服務(wù).

E: oh, that helps a lot to promote your "corporate image".

哦,能幫你提升"企業(yè)形象"呢.

B: you bet it!

沒錯(cuò)!