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Adrina: So this is your new home office. It’s nice.
阿德瑞娜：这里就是你的新家庭办公室。还不错。
Victor: It’s functional, and I like it. When my company decided to lower its overhead by decentralizing, it gave employees the option to work from home. When I heard that, I didn’t think twice about making the change.
维克多：很实用，我很喜欢。我的公司决定通过分散人员的方式降低管理费用，让员工可以选择在家工作。当我听到这个消息时，我毫不犹豫地做出了改变。
Adrina: I’m not surprised. Lots of people would kill to work from home. Did you have to get dedicated phone and fax lines?
阿德瑞娜：我不惊讶。很多人都愿意在家工作。你需要专门的电话和传真线路吗?
维克多：不用了，我有公司专用手机了，我主要用电子邮件和办公室联系。
Adrina: I assume you get to set your own schedule. Do you find it hard to concentrate on your work? I know I’d be distracted all the time if I had a home office.
阿德瑞娜：我想你可以自己安排时间。你会觉得很难集中精力工作吗？我知道如果我在家办公，我就会一直分心。
Victor: It’s true that there are a lot more distractions at home, but I try to block them out. For me, it’s not getting down to work that’s a problem, it’s getting myself to stop thinking about work all the time! That’s one of the drawbacks of working where you live. I’m more productive, but I’m also more work-centered.
维克多：的确，家里有很多让人分心的事情，但我尽量不受这些因素干扰。对我来说，问题不是我无法认真工作，而是让我停止整天记挂着工作!这就是在生活的地方工作的缺点之一。我工作起来会更有效率，也更以工作为中心。
Adrina: I can see that, though I’d still take working from home over working at the office any day.
阿德瑞娜：这一点我能看出来，即便如此我仍然愿意每天在家工作，而不是在办公室工作。
Victor: I thought you had a home office for your real estate business.
维克多：我以为你的房地产生意会有家庭办公室。
Adrina: I do, but it’s not very conducive to getting any work done.
阿德瑞娜：有是有，但这对完成任何工作都不是很有帮助。
Victor: Why’s that?
维克多：为什么这么说？
Adrina: My home office doubles as the guestroom and the kids’ playroom!
阿德瑞娜：我的家庭办公室兼作客房和儿童游戏室！
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