Flexible working reduces (BT’s)office space and cuts costs.
We’ve become a lot more collaborative, both internally and in our dealings with partners and clients. People tend to get a lot more variety in their work as well.
Being tied to the desk, however, is history. ….将成为历史。
The days of putting bits of paper in drawers are definitely numbered. …….屈指可数了。
3. Language.
Past simple
l To refer to actions started and finished in the past:
Why did BT decide to introduce Options 2000?
l To refer to a definite time in the past:
Well, we started looking at flexible working back in 1993.
Present perfect simple
l To refer to actions started in the past but unfinished:
The company’s been organised around business units from some time now.
l To refer to an indefinite time in the past:
We’ve invested a lot of time and money.
l To refer to past action with present consequences:
What effect has this had on company structure?
l To refer to recent actions:
In fact, we’ve just implemented a new training programme.
Present perfect continuous
l To refer to actions started in the past and continuing into the future:
They’ve been working a lot longer days.
l To refer to repeated or continuous actions in the past with present consequences:
We’ve been developing a project-oriented culture so people are now paid for what they actually do.
4. Speaking.
commute verb
1 [intransitive] to regularly travel a long distance to get to work每天往返上班;定期往返于两地间
commute to/from/between
Jim commutes to Manhattan every day. 吉姆每天往返于曼哈顿上下班。
2 commute a sentence (to something)
technical to change the punishment given to a criminal to one that is less severe 减轻判罚
Baldry’s 20-year prison sentence was commuted to three years. ….被判20年入狱减到3年。
3 commute something for/into something
technical to exchange one thing, especially one kind of payment, for another 该换某物，折合成
He commuted his pension for a lump sum. 他把养老金换成一次总付的形式支付。
commuter noun [countable]
someone who travels a long distance to work every day 跑通勤的人
hard copy noun [uncountable and countable]
information from a computer that is printed out onto paper, or the printed papers themselves 硬拷贝，即打印出来的文稿或信息
face-to-face adjective [only before noun]
a face-to-face meeting, conversation etc is one where you are with another person and talking to them 面对面的
a face-to-face interview
face to face
if two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other
meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face
(=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc)
Actually, I’ve never met her face to face.
’You could have just phoned.’ ’I wanted to explain things face to face.’
come face to face/find yourself face to face with somebody
(=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you)
At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke.
The two men stood face to face without a word.
