20110216 Working From Home (2)

Working From Home

"There are radiologists working at home in their pajamas reading X-rays. There are nurses taking calls at home from anxious mothers-to-be. There are a lot of industries going this way even in a wholesale way, not just ad hoc, a couple of days a week," says Kate Lister author of Undress for Success: The Naked Truth About Making Money at Home. She says about 2 percent of the American workforce currently telecommute some days a week.

Lister is a champion of working at home. She says if more companies would allow their employees to work at home just a couple days a week, the overall savings nationwide would amount to billions of dollars. She also says that individuals would save $2,000 to $7,000 per year, including a total of $15 billion at the gas pumps. Lister argues that workers appear to lead more balanced lives when they work at home. "It does take an amount of discipline. There is a settling-in period," Lister says. "But generally, when you get a routine down, you work more when you work at home."

wholesale adj 批發的

=> in a very large way

eg: The wholesale price of this TV is only $350.

=> 這個電視的批發價只要350元

wholesale adj. 大批的/大規模的/全面性的

=> 本課的意義為大規模的

eg: The wholesale changes in the management caused many confusion.

=> 管理方面大幅度的更改造成許多的困惑

eg: The bombing caused wholesale destruction of the city.

=> 這次炸轟在這城市造成了全面性的破壞

champion n. 冠軍

champion v. 某件事情的擁護者/提倡者

=> a person who supports an idea strongly

eg: Sherry is a champion of home-schooling.

=> Sherry是在家裏受教育的提倡者

eg: Lindsey has long been a champion of equal rights for the disabled.

=> Lindsey長久以來都是維護身心障礙者的提倡者

discipline n. 紀律/自制力/自制力

eg: Ricky lacks discipline. He seldom shows up at work on time.

=> Ricky缺乏自制力，他很少準時上班

eg: The class needs better discipline for the students to excel.

=> 這個班級需要更好的紀律，學生們才能突破

eg: Learning how to save money rather than spend it takes discipline.

radiologist n. 放射線研究者

=> person who specializes in radiology

pajamas n. 睡衣褲

wholesale <=> ad hoc

ad hoc

=> just one thing

workforce n. 勞動力/受雇用的人

=> a large of group people who are working.

=> A company or a country has their own work force

//== Chat room ==//

productive adj. 有生?力的/多產的

=> 用在人身上表很有工作效率的/工作事半功倍的

conducive adj. 對...有益的

=> 通常用來形容一個地方/一樣東西/一種行為

eg: Is that conducive for your health?

= is it good for your health?

eg: conducive to studying 有助於學習。

eg: Smoking is never conducive to one's health.

=> 吸菸絕對不會對身體有益處