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work from home / 居家办公/ (jūjiā bànɡōnɡ)

A: I heard that you are a freelancer and so the nature of your work is relatively flexible. You can work from home, right?

听说你是自由职业者,工作性质比较灵活,可以居家办公,对吧？

(tīnɡshuō nǐshì zìyóuzhíyèzhě, ɡōnɡzuò xìnɡzhì bǐjiào línɡhuó, kěyǐ jūjiā bànɡōnɡ, duìbā?)

B: Yup. With my job, I don't have to go to the office every day. 

是的,我的工作不用每天去办公室。

(shìde, wǒde ɡōnɡzuò bùyònɡ měitiān qù bànɡōnɡshì.)

A: Isn't that great? I bet a lot of people are envious of you, right?

这样不是挺好？好多人都应该会羡慕你吧？

(zhèyànɡ bùshì tǐnɡhǎo?hǎoduōrén dōu yīnɡɡāi huì xiànmù nǐ bā?)

B: Not really. I discovered that I'm far more efficient going to the office than I am at home, and that I can involve myself in my work easier.

并不是的,我发现去到办公室工作会比居家办公更加有效率,并且能够更加投入到工作当中。

(bìnɡ bùshì de, wǒ fāxiàn qùdào bànɡōnɡshì ɡōnɡzuò huì bǐ jūjiā bànɡōnɡ ɡènɡjiā yǒu xiàolǜ, bìnɡqiě nénɡɡòu ɡènɡjiā tóurùdào ɡōnɡzuò dānɡzhōnɡ.)

A: You're right. A lot of young people around me go to work on time to punch their cards every day, I think it's good.  

你说的没错。我身边有好多年轻人都准点去到办公单位打卡,我觉得很不错。

(nǐ shuōde méicuò.wǒ shēnbiān yǒu hǎoduō niánqīnɡrén dōu zhǔndiǎn qùdào bànɡōnɡ dānwèi dǎkǎ, wǒ juédé hěn bùcuò.)

B: Yeah. Showing up to work on time is one of the good qualities of an employee.  

是的,每天准时上班是员工的优良品质之一。

(shìde, měitiān zhǔnshí shànɡbān shì yuánɡōnɡ de yōuliánɡ pǐnzhì zhīyī.)

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