[英语学习] 流利说 商务英语 Level 2-Unit 1 Part 4-1 Listening: Office Environment

Office Environment

John works in this office building.
His office is on the 27th floor.
In front of the building is a street, Snow Street.
Across the street is a coffee shop and a bar.
John usually goes to the bar after work.

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This is John's office.
In the front of the office is the reception area.
Behind the reception area is the main office.
There is a conference room in the main office.
John often has meetings in the conference room.
He doesn't like meetings.
His boss talks too much.
He's very boring.

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Next to the reception area is a hallway.
To the right of the hallway is a break room.
To the left of the hallway is a copy room
It is at the end of the hall.
Employees can print and copy documents there.

Exercises beyond the original
Q: Where can employees print documents?
A: Employees can print documents in the copy room.

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There is a subway station about 100 meters from John's office.
Many employees take the subway to work.
But John doesn't take the subway.
The commute is too long.
He often takes a taxi to work.
A taxi ride is more expensive, but faster.
And John has a high salary.
So he has enough money to take taxi.

commute [kəˈmjuːt]
v. (乘公共汽车、火车、汽车等)上下班往返，经常往返(于两地) ; 减刑; 代偿;
n. 上下班路程;