A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
最近一項調查發現，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃縮減辦公室面積，而這很可能會對主要城市造成巨大的衝擊。
Hong Kong had its first mass testing of COVID-19 earlier this month and they plan to test the whole population of more than 7 million people. However, a lot of people did not show up to take the test, and there were only 1.78 million people who took the test within the 14 days of mass testing. Pro-democracy activists worried that people's DNA could be sent to mainland China because Chinese experts helped set up the testing center. Although the number of participants for the testing was far less than expected, Hong Kong’s 14 day mass testing scheme ends with at least 32 COVID-19 carriers identified overall.
Now let’s move on to the topic of WFH, which stands for Work From Home.
Before the pandemic, only about 4 percent of the U.S. workforce works at home, halftime or more, and that’s about to change. The list of companies committed to some type of permanent work from home is growing, and many employees actually wish for that flexibility. People are already moving out of cities, in part because of COVID-19, but also because they think that in the future they're going to work from home and they want to live in a place that's cheaper.
【Question Time!】
What are the pros and cons of working from home? Would you prefer working from home, why and why not?
【結語】
Hey dear listeners, thanks for joining us. The reason why downsizing of office spaces is a big blow to major cities, Is because, with less people working in business areas, Fewer people will go shopping, dining, watching movies and even exercising in gyms. Leading to a chained reaction which results in the close down of small businesses. And without commerce, or business trading, big cities will no longer exist. That’s right, you’ve probably never thought that our society could be easily reshaped by a single disease. But, that is the fact which is happening at the moment.
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Melody Tai5 年前
Could you take an online survey (線上問卷）for me, please? It’s for my class project.
If you are a boss, you can decide to downsize（縮減） your workforce or company.
They have a massive （巨大的）house.
The storm caused a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
With the sharp blow (重擊）to stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight.
Losing his job was a severe blow （衝擊）to his confidence.
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ShakesBeer5 年前
辦公室面積那麼大要幹嘛？後空翻嗎？
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unickname5 年前
☺A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities. 最近一項調查顯示，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃要縮減辦公室的空間，這很可能會對各大城市造成巨大的衝擊。 【心得】真正可怕的是減工資。錢不好賺啊!!! ■survey [ˈsɝː.veɪ] 調查(報告)；民意調查、問卷；測量、勘測、測繪；測量圖 全面的考察；概觀、概論檢視、檢驗；俯瞰；察看 測量、勘測、測繪 俯視、眺望、環視；全面考察(或研究)；概括論述；審視；檢視(建築物等)；檢驗（設備等）；(對…做)調查 ■downsize [ˈdaʊn.saɪz] 縮減(尺寸、規模等)；裁員 ■massive [ˋmæsɪv] 巨大的；大量的、大規模的；魁武的；(金、銀等)實心的 ■blow [bloʊ] (用拳,武器等的)一記重擊；衝擊；吹動；吹氣 吹牛、自誇；開花 {口語}強風、暴風 吹；吹動；(風)刮走；隨風飄動；吹奏、鳴響；(保險絲等)燒斷；(使輪胎等)爆炸；(使)呼吸困難急促、喘氣；(使)開花 {口語}吹牛、自誇；{口語} (突然或匆忙)離去 {口語}搞砸；{口語}揮霍、把錢花在…上[（+on/to）] ；擤(鼻涕)；傳播(謠言等)
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upu5 年前
如果能把辦公室面積縮小，轉換成住家面積，應該可以得諾貝爾獎
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Leeway5 年前
【let/blow off steam】發洩怒氣；宣洩感情；釋放精力 - To release strong emotions or energy by engaging in some kind of enjoyable, vigorous, or relaxing activity. ■ He lifts weights after work to let off steam. 他下班後練舉重來宣洩精力。 A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
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undefined5 年前
1. _ * survey [ˈsɝː.veɪ] (n.) 問卷 - could you take an online survey for me please?
2. _ * downsize [ˈdaʊn.saɪz] (v.) 縮減；裁員 - if your boss you can decide to downsize your Workforce or company.
3. _ * massive [ˈmæs.ɪv] (adj.) 巨大的；大量的 - they have a massive house. - the storm-tossed a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
4. _ * blow [bloʊ] (n.) 重擊；衝擊 - with a sharp blow to the stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight. - losing the job was a severe blow to his confidence.
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omi5 年前
The pros ]of working from home are: more flexibility and no commute which means you can save time and money The cons of working from home are: might be lonely and hard to separate private life and business life
I don't prefer working from home. Because I think it needs a lot of self-discipline and good at time management, and I know I'm not that kind of people also I hate working alone.
A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
最近一項調查發現，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃縮減辦公室面積，而這很可能會對主要城市造成巨大的衝擊。
1. survey (n.) 問卷 -Could you take an online survey for me, please? It's for my class project.
2. downsize (v.) 縮減；裁員 -If you are a boss, you can decide to downsize your workforce or company.
3. massive (adj.) 巨大的；大量的 -They have a massive house. -The storm caused a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
4. blow (n.) 重擊；衝擊 -With the sharp blow to the stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight. -Losing his job was a severe blow to his confidence.
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卡卡5 年前
謝謝Ken＆大家～ ＃慢速～中速～快速～ ＃天氣一冷起床就加倍困難....=.= ～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～ A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities. 最近一項調查發現，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃縮減辦公室面積，而這很可能會對主要城市造成巨大的衝擊。
Ken Miao5 年前
【本集文稿】
Hong Kong had its first mass testing of COVID-19 earlier this month and they plan to test the whole population of more than 7 million people. However, a lot of people did not show up to take the test, and there were only 1.78 million people who took the test within the 14 days of mass testing. Pro-democracy activists worried that people's DNA could be sent to mainland China because Chinese experts helped set up the testing center. Although the number of participants for the testing was far less than expected, Hong Kong’s 14 day mass testing scheme ends with at least 32 COVID-19 carriers identified overall.
Now let’s move on to the topic of WFH, which stands for Work From Home.
Before the pandemic, only about 4 percent of the U.S. workforce works at home, halftime or more, and that’s about to change. The list of companies committed to some type of permanent work from home is growing, and many employees actually wish for that flexibility. People are already moving out of cities, in part because of COVID-19, but also because they think that in the future they're going to work from home and they want to live in a place that's cheaper.
【Question Time!】
What are the pros and cons of working from home? Would you prefer working from home, why and why not?
【結語】
Hey dear listeners, thanks for joining us.
The reason why downsizing of office spaces is a big blow to major cities,
Is because, with less people working in business areas,
Fewer people will go shopping, dining, watching movies and even exercising in gyms.
Leading to a chained reaction which results in the close down of small businesses.
And without commerce, or business trading, big cities will no longer exist.
That’s right, you’ve probably never thought that our society could be easily reshaped by a single disease.
But, that is the fact which is happening at the moment.
Melody Tai5 年前
Could you take an online survey (線上問卷）for me, please? It’s for my class project.
If you are a boss, you can decide to downsize（縮減） your workforce or company.
They have a massive （巨大的）house.
The storm caused a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
With the sharp blow (重擊）to stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight.
Losing his job was a severe blow （衝擊）to his confidence.
ShakesBeer5 年前
辦公室面積那麼大要幹嘛？後空翻嗎？
unickname5 年前
☺A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities. 調查(報告)；民意調查、問卷；測量、勘測、測繪；測量圖
全面的考察；概觀、概論檢視、檢驗；俯瞰；察看
測量、勘測、測繪
俯視、眺望、環視；全面考察(或研究)；概括論述；審視；檢視(建築物等)；檢驗（設備等）；(對…做)調查 縮減(尺寸、規模等)；裁員 巨大的；大量的、大規模的；魁武的；(金、銀等)實心的 (用拳,武器等的)一記重擊；衝擊；吹動；吹氣
吹牛、自誇；開花
{口語}強風、暴風
吹；吹動；(風)刮走；隨風飄動；吹奏、鳴響；(保險絲等)燒斷；(使輪胎等)爆炸；(使)呼吸困難急促、喘氣；(使)開花
{口語}吹牛、自誇；{口語} (突然或匆忙)離去
{口語}搞砸；{口語}揮霍、把錢花在…上[（+on/to）] ；擤(鼻涕)；傳播(謠言等)
最近一項調查顯示，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃要縮減辦公室的空間，這很可能會對各大城市造成巨大的衝擊。
【心得】真正可怕的是減工資。錢不好賺啊!!!
■survey [ˈsɝː.veɪ]
■downsize [ˈdaʊn.saɪz]
■massive [ˋmæsɪv]
■blow [bloʊ]
upu5 年前
如果能把辦公室面積縮小，轉換成住家面積，應該可以得諾貝爾獎
Leeway5 年前
【let/blow off steam】發洩怒氣；宣洩感情；釋放精力
- To release strong emotions or energy by engaging in some kind of enjoyable, vigorous, or relaxing activity.
■ He lifts weights after work to let off steam. 他下班後練舉重來宣洩精力。
A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
undefined5 年前
1. _
* survey [ˈsɝː.veɪ] (n.) 問卷
- could you take an online survey for me please?
2. _
* downsize [ˈdaʊn.saɪz] (v.) 縮減；裁員
- if your boss you can decide to downsize your Workforce or company.
3. _
* massive [ˈmæs.ɪv] (adj.) 巨大的；大量的
- they have a massive house.
- the storm-tossed a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
4. _
* blow [bloʊ] (n.) 重擊；衝擊
- with a sharp blow to the stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight.
- losing the job was a severe blow to his confidence.
omi5 年前
The pros ]of working from home are:
more flexibility and no commute which means you can save time and money
The cons of working from home are:
might be lonely and hard to separate private life and business life
I don't prefer working from home.
Because I think it needs a lot of self-discipline and good at time management, and I know I'm not that kind of people also I hate working alone.
A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
最近一項調查發現，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃縮減辦公室面積，而這很可能會對主要城市造成巨大的衝擊。
1. survey (n.) 問卷
-Could you take an online survey for me, please? It's for my class project.
2. downsize (v.) 縮減；裁員
-If you are a boss, you can decide to downsize your workforce or company.
3. massive (adj.) 巨大的；大量的
-They have a massive house.
-The storm caused a massive flood which destroyed a little village.
4. blow (n.) 重擊；衝擊
-With the sharp blow to the stomach, the boxer fell to the ground and eventually lost the fight.
-Losing his job was a severe blow to his confidence.
卡卡5 年前
謝謝Ken＆大家～
＃慢速～中速～快速～
＃天氣一冷起床就加倍困難....=.=
～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～～
A recent survey found that 68 percent of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, and that will likely be a massive blow to major cities.
最近一項調查發現，68% 的大公司 CEO 計劃縮減辦公室面積，而這很可能會對主要城市造成巨大的衝擊。
Grace5 年前
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