【Business Conversation-35】Remodeling the Office ( 辦公室改裝 )

Remodelling the Office ( 辦公室改裝 )
A : I'm meeting with an architect today
B : why? are you remodeling your house?
A : no, we are going to remodel the office
B : that's a good idea
the layout is not very good
A : I know. some areas are too small and some are just a waste of space
B : I agree. can I get a bigger office?
【Biz Vocab】商用英文單字 ( 點擊左邊箭頭打開釋義+例句 ) architect /ˈɑːr.kə.tekt/ n. 建築師 a person whose job is to design new buildings and make certain that they are built correctly

a person responsible for achieving a particular plan or aim:
Bevan was the architect of the British National Health Service. More examples After years of study, Tim is now a fully-fledged architect. The architect has quoted £10,000 to build an extension. She is a highly recommended architect. He is probably the best known living architect. The architect showed us the house plans that she had drawn up. They're the firm of architects who won the contract to design the National Museum extension. The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic. remodel /ˌriːˈmɑː.dəl/ v. 改建 to give a new shape or form to something:
We've completely remodelled the kitchen. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesChanging
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I like the layout of the house.
Application forms vary greatly in layout and length. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesClassifying and creating order
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