双语趣听精彩世界 第149期:在家办公效率高,老板为啥不愿意

 　　悉尼先驱晨报:如今在澳大利亚,有越来越多的人希望在家办公,但是对于老板来说,却不太愿意鼓励员工这么做.不过有研究发现,员工在家办公的效率要高于在办公室.

　　在家办公效率高,老板为啥不愿意

　　Sydney Morning Herald¹: More people are wanting to work from home but their employers are reluctant to let them, fearing they will do less work.

　　According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of Australians working at home more than doubled between 2001 and 2008.

　　Almost 1 million people worked at home in 2001 but by 2008 that number had reached 2.4 million people - including those who spent time regularly checking emails.

　　The chief executive of the Australian Federation² of Employers and Industries, Garry Brack, said most people wanting to work from home were women returning after maternity³ leave.

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。