【Business Conversation-30】Working from Home (遠距在家工作 )

Working from Home (遠距在家工作 )
A : were you here yesterday?
B : no, I don't come into the office every day
A : do you worK from home?
B : yes, I just make sure I work 40 hours a week
A : you're so lucky!
B : I know. my boss gave me a flexible schedule
because I am a single parent
A : you have a very understanding boss
B : I know. I'm very lucky
A : I would love to work from home
the traffic to work is terrible
B : maybe you should ask your boss about working a flexible
schedule, too
【Biz Vocab】商用英文單字 ( 點擊左邊箭頭打開釋義+例句 ) single parent /ˌsɪŋ.ɡəl ˈper.ənt/ n.phr. 單親 someone who has a child or children but no husband , wife , or partner who lives with them
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Parents & children
babyhood babymoon bastard child abuse child-friendly fraternal twin guardianship identical twin illegitimacy orphan parent parentage parental parenthood soccer mom step-parent the generation gap triplet tug of love twin understanding /ˌʌn.dɚˈstæn.dɪŋ/ a. 體諒人的 knowledge about a subject , situation , etc. or about how something works :
She doesn't have any understanding of politics / human nature /what it takes to be a good manager .
My understanding of the agreement (= what I think it means ) is that they will pay $50,000 over two years . More examples It certainly helped to deepen my understanding of the situation. His answer demonstrated a complete lack of understanding of the question. Some understanding of grammar is fundamental to learning a language. You need to demonstrate to the examiners that you have more than a literal understanding of the text. Academics sitting in ivory towers have no understanding of what is important for ordinary people. terrible /ˈter.ə.bəl/ a. 糟糕的 very unpleasant or serious or of low quality : The weather was terrible.
We have just received some terrible news .
Synonyms abominable
abysmal (BAD)
atrocious (VERY BAD)
awful (BAD)
dire mainly UK informal
dreadful (LOW QUALITY) mainly UK
frightful old-fashioned informal
grim (WITHOUT HOPE)
horrendous
horrible
horrid old-fashioned informal
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
bad If the weather is bad, we'll have to find something else to do. poor She's 87 and in poor health. dire The predictions for the economy are dire. grim She was quickly brought back to the grim reality of her life. awful The smell from the bins was awful.