美国科学60秒 SSS 2012-12-26
时间：2018-12-02 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(十二)月
英语课
When I say telecommuting, do you picture yourself easing into the workday in a pair of fuzzy slippers 2? Well, so does your boss. But the reality is, you’re both dreaming. Because a new study shows that folks who work at home at least some of the time, put in more hours than those who stay at the office. That’s according to work published journal Monthly Labor 3 Review.
Telecommuting for a portion of the workweek certain has its appeal. Avoiding the time and cost involved in commuting 1 and presumably having a more flexible schedule and a better work life balance, are all potential pluses. But are employees really able to take advantage of such work-at-home perks 4?
Researchers took advantage of labor information from census 5 bureau surveys, and were surprised by what they found. First of all, the proportion of people who work remotely remained unchanged, from the mid 6 90s to the mid 2000s, the most recent data available. And second, those who do telecomunite are more likely to work overtime 7, an additional five to seven hours on top of the standard 40, which means that people who work from the comfort of home are not slackers in slippers. They are more likely tech-savvy self-starters, who don't know when to stop.
1 commuting
交换（的）
- I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
- Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。
2 slippers
n. 拖鞋
- a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
- He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。
3 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
4 perks
额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )
- Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
- Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？
5 census
n.(官方的)人口调查，人口普查
- A census of population is taken every ten years.人口普查每10年进行一次。
- The census is taken one time every four years in our country.我国每四年一次人口普查。