双语趣听精彩世界 第76期:办公室内造沙滩海浪,使员工放松心情

 　　在日本近来有这样一个办公室,让员工坐在办公室就有海边度假的感觉.因为他们利用3D投影技术把办公室打造成了沙滩.

　　办公室内造沙滩海浪,使员工放松心情

　　The Telegraph: The sound of waves and the crunch¹ of sand beneath one's feet—those are not sensations you expected to have at the office.

　　However, Bizreach, a Japanese venture company in Tokyo, did just that in the hope of luring² its employees, visitors and potential clients into believing that, at least here, life can be a beach at work.

　　Using a carpet of sand, speakers and a 3D projector³, the firm has recreated a tropical beach in the very reception area they also use as their employee meeting space and staff lounge.

　　Some of the employees who use this space joke that they feel they've already gone off on summer holiday. Kurumi Nishi, a 27-year-old sales representative said obviously he cannot enter the water, but the sound of waves comforts him. He doesn't think he needs a vacation this summer as he's already refreshed.

　　Another employee said the sound of the waves was actually soothing⁴ and helped her work.

　　The company CEO, Soichiro Minami, who was ready with beach party goods of beer, watermelon and even a guitar, nevertheless said such a working environment had real benefits for his 310 employees.

1 crunch   

n.关键时刻；艰难局面；v.发出碎裂声

参考例句：

• If it comes to the crunch they'll support us.关键时刻他们是会支持我们的。
• People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

2 luring   

吸引，引诱（lure的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Cheese is very good for luring a mouse into a trap. 奶酪是引诱老鼠上钩的极好的东西。
• Her training warned her of peril and of the wrong, subtle, mysterious, luring. 她的教养警告她：有危险，要出错儿，这是微妙、神秘而又诱人的。

3 projector   

n.投影机，放映机，幻灯机

参考例句：

• There is a new projector in my office.我的办公室里有一架新的幻灯机。
• How long will it take to set up the projector?把这个放映机安放好需要多长时间？

4 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。