和老外聊天的地道口语第109期:虚拟办公室?!

E:hey, the new SOHO. How's everything going?
B:everything's great.I've just returned from my office.
E: your office?Aren't you a freelancer¹?
B: sure I am. I work for myself, but I've rented a virtual office at an office building in the downtown area.
E: a virtual office?
B: yeah, an office that runs efficiently² by using nothing other than online communication technologies. I pay the rent and share office services with others in the same building.
E: what kind of services do they offer?
B: a separated office, internet access, phone services, fax services, mail & courier services, and almost everything you have in a conventional office.
E: sounds fun.what else?
B: I get a business address at an expensive location, and I can share the receptionist and secretary with other offices in the same floor.
E: oh, that helps a lot to promote your "corporate³ image".
B: you bet it!
嘿,SOHO新人.最近怎么样?
挺好的.我刚从办公室回来.
办公室?你不是做自由职业吗?
是啊.我给自己打工,但在市中心一个写字楼里租了虚拟办公室.
虚拟办公室?
对,靠网络通讯技术高效办公.我付租金就可以和楼里的其他办公室共享各种办公服务.
都有什么服务?
一间独立的办公室,网络连接,电话,传真,收发信件,和传统办公室差不多.
挺有意思.还有别的服务吗?
可以使用昂贵地段的地址,和同一层的办公室共享前台和秘书服务.
哦,能帮你提升"企业形象"呢.
没错!

1 freelancer   

n.自由职业者

参考例句：

• He has great interest in working as a freelancer.他对做个自由职业人很感兴趣。
• It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer.做个自由职业人，要能时常感觉满足，可不容易。

2 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

3 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。