英语描写办公室环境

1/11英语描写办公室环境KEYTERMSTOGETTURNEDAROUNDTOGETLOSTORDISORIENTED迷路CORRIDORAHALLWAYORPASSAGEWAY走廊JUSTDOWNTHEHALL/CORRIDOR/STREETNOTMUCHFARTHERALONGTHESAMEROUTE沿着走廊CUBBYHOLE/PIGEONHOLE/MAILBOXABOXFORMESSAGESINALARGERGROUPORSHELFOFSIMILARBOXESALSO,ANYSMALL,SNUGSPACE信箱HOOKEDUPTOATTACHEDTO连接COURTYARDANOPENAREAWHOLLYORPARTLYSURROUNDEDBYWALLSORBUILDINGS庭院2/11SAMPLESENTENCESDESCRIBINGTHELOCATIONOFTHINGSINSIDEABUILDINGHISOFFICEISTHEFIRSTDOORONTHELEFTTHECONFERENCEROOMISDOWNTHEHALLONTHERIGHT,ACROSSFROMTHEVENDINGMACHINETHEELEVATORSAREONTHEOTHERSIDEOFTHECOURTYARDPUTALLOFHISMAILINHISCUBBYHOLEONTHELEFTSIDEOFTHEMAILROOMTHEEXECUTIVEOFFICESAREDIRECTLYABOVEUS,ONTHETHIRDFLOORTHECAFETERIAISTWOFLOORSDOWNASKINGWHERETHINGSARECANYOUTELLMEWHERETHEPOSTAGEMETERISISTHEREABATHROOMONTHISFLOORARETHEELEVATORSBEFOREORAFTERTHESTAIRWELLEXCUSEME,ISTHISTHEWAYTOCONFERENCEROOM2WHERECANIFINDAWATERFOUNTAINOTHERSITCANBEEASYTOGETTURNEDAROUNDHERE,SOLET3/11MESHOWYOUAROUNDTHEOFFICEISSETUPINTWOLONGCORRIDORSTHATBEGINATRECEPTIONHERESTHEKITCHEN,JUSTDOWNTHEHALLFROMYOURCUBICLEIFYOUNEEDTOSENDALETTER,POSTITANDPUTITINTOONEOFTHESECUBBYHOLESINTHEMIDDLEOFTHEROOMYOURCOMPUTERISHOOKEDUPTOAPRINTERTHATISJUSTAROUNDTHATCORNERTHEFINANCIALTIMESOCCUPIESANAUDACIOUSLYUNDISTINGUISHEDBUILDINGONTHEFRINGESOFTHECITY,INWHICHTHECARPETTILESARECOFFEESTAINED,FUNCTIONALDESKSAREARRANGEDINLINESANDMICEROAMFREELY英国金融时报占据了伦敦金融城CITYOFLONDON边缘一栋十分不起眼的建筑，地毯上有咖啡渍，功能性的办公桌排成行，老鼠在其间自由游荡。YETTOMETHEOFFICEISENTIRELYSATISFACTORYASITHASEACHOFTHEFOURTHINGSIMINDABOUTAREINTERESTINGPEOPLETOTALKTOADESKOFMYOWNTHATICANKEEPASTIDYORMESSYASILIKEALOCATIONEASYTO4/11GETTOONABICYCLEANDAMANONTHEDOORWHOSAYS“HELLO,LUCY”EVERYTIMEIGOIN然而，我对我的办公室非常满意，因为我最在意的4样东西在办公室里都有。这里有值得交谈的有意思的人有一张我自己的桌子，我可以随心所欲地保持桌面整洁或者凌乱我骑自行车就可以轻松上下班而且门口有个人在每次我进门的时候会和我打招呼“你好，露西”。INANIDEALWORLDTWOFURTHERTHINGSWOULDBENICEABITMOREDAYLIGHTAVIEWOFSOMETHINGOTHERTHANAHIDEOUSREDBRICKBUILDINGBUTTHENISUPPOSEYOUCANTHAVEEVERYTHING在理想的情况下，再加上两样东西就好了多一点阳光除了难看的红砖建筑以外，从窗户还能看到点别的东西。但我想，你总不可能拥有一切。ORCANYOUDURINGTHEPASTFEWMONTHSIHAVEBEENVISITINGASERIESOFBRANDNEWOFFICESWHOSEOWNERSARESOPLEASEDWITHTHEMTHATTHEYINVITEDMEALONGWITHANFTCAMERACREWINSIDETOSNOOPAROUND还是说，你其实可以过去几个月，我走访了一系列全新的办公室，其主人们对这些办公室十分得意，因此他们邀请我以及英国金融时报的一个摄制组入内探访一5/11番。THEFIRSTTHINGINOTICEDISTHATPEOPLEHAVEGOTBETTERATBUILDINGOFFICESTHEYARENOLONGERDESIGNINGWHITECOLLARFACTORIESFORGETTINGYOURHEADDOWNNORARETHEYBUILDINGPLACESINTENDEDTOINSPIREFEARANDENVYBYTHEEXTENTOFTHEMARBLERECEPTIONHALLORSIZEOFTHEINDOORWATERFALLINSTEADTHEMODERNOFFICEISABRIGHT,EGALITARIANSPACE,ATEMPLETOFUNANDCREATIVITY我注意到的第一件事是，人们在建造办公大楼方面更加拿手了。他们不再设计让人埋头工作的“白领工厂”，也不再建造借助庞大的大理石大堂或壮观的室内瀑布来激起敬畏和艳羡的建筑。现代办公室光线充足、彰显平等，是崇尚乐趣和创造力的圣殿。ITDOESNTMATTERHOWUNCREATIVEYOURBUSINESSYOUCANBEAFIRMOFACCOUNTANTS,AMULTINATIONALSELLINGSOAPPOWDERTHEEMPHASISISSTILLONPLAYFULNESS,WITHALOOKTHATISSOMEWHEREBETWEENKINDERGARTENANDMODERNFURNITURESHOWROOM无论公司的业务多么缺乏创意都没有关系你可以是一家会计师事务所，或者是一家销售洗衣粉的跨国公6/11司这些办公室的重点依然放在趣味上，看起来介于幼儿园和现代家具展示厅之间。INALLTHEOFFICESIVISITED,FLUORESCENTLIGHTSAREOUTANDFUNKYLAMPSHADESAREINPRIMARYCOLOURSAREEVERYWHERETHEREARENOSTRAIGHTLINESATTHECBI,THEEMPLOYERSGROUPANDPOSSIBLYTHELEASTPLAYFULORGANISATIONINTHEUK,EACHEMPLOYEEHASACOASTERONTHEIRDESKWITHAPICTUREOFTHEMPULLINGAFUNNYFACE在我走访的所有办公室里，荧光灯管都已被淘汰，取而代之的是时髦的灯罩。到处都是原色。没有任何直线。雇主团体英国工商业联合会CBI可能是英国最不好玩的组织，每名雇员的桌子上都放着一个杯垫，上面印着他们自己做鬼脸的照片。EVERYTHINGISARRANGEDTOENCOURAGEMEETINGANDMINGLINGTHEREARE“PODS”AND“HUBS”ANDSEATSUPHOLSTEREDINJEWELCOLOURSTHEBODILYANDSPIRITUALNEEDSOFTHEWORKERNEVERACONCERNFOROFFICEDESIGNERSINTHEPASTAREALLCATEREDFORTHEREARECOMFY,PRIVATEPLACESTOMAKEPHONECALLS,HEALTHYFOOD,FANCYGYMSANDEVENMEDITATIONROOMS一切布置都是为了鼓励接触和交往不少办公室有7/11“独立舱”、“枢纽区”和罩着宝石色椅套的椅子。员工的身体和精神需求过去的办公楼设计者从不考虑这些事情都得到照顾。这些办公室有舒适、私密的场所让员工打电话，还有健康食品、设备齐全的健身房，甚至冥想间。ISTHISPROGRESSEVENTHOUGHIDETESTTHEINFANTILISINGPRIMARYCOLOURSANDTHEINSISTENCEONCOMPULSORYFUN,ICANTPRETENDTHESENEWOFFICESDONTLOOKNICERTHANMYOWNYETIMSTILLNOTSUREHOWMUCHDIFFERENCEITMAKESTOTHEEXPERIENCEOFTHEPEOPLEWHOWORKINTHEM这是一种进步吗尽管我讨厌幼稚的原色和带有强制意味的“好玩”，但我很难否认这些新办公室看着比我自己的办公室更好。然而我依然不确定，这能给在其中工作的人们的体验带来多大区别。ASGYMSANDFOODAREWIDELYAVAILABLEOUTSIDETHEOFFICE,ITISSURELYNOTMUCHOFANADVANTAGEIFTHEYAREINSIDE,TOOANDITISHARDTOBELIEVECOOLERFURNITUREMEANSHIGHERPRODUCTIVITYATHOMEICAREABOUTMYSURROUNDINGSMORETHANISSEEMLYIHAVEJUSTBOUGHTALAMPSHADESOEXPENSIVEIHAVETOTELLMYSELFITISAWORKOFARTTOJUSTIFYTHEOUTLAYYET8/11ASSOONASIGETTOTHEOFFICE,ITAKEARESTFROMSUCHMATERIALISTICEXCESSESTHESTYLEOFTHELIGHTSDOESNTMOVEMEATALLISIMPLYDONTCARENONEOFITBELONGSTOME,IMNOTRESPONSIBLEFORIT,ANDTHATFEELSLIKEARELIEF鉴于健身房和食物在办公室外面随处可得，在办公室里提供这些肯定算不上一项多大的优势。而且也很难相信更酷的家具会带来更高的生产率。在家里，我过分在意环境。我刚刚买了一个十分昂贵的灯罩，为了给这笔花销找理由，我不得不告诉自己这是一件艺术品。然而，当我抵达办公室的时候，我就能从这种过度的物欲中暂时解脱。办公室里的灯具风格无法让我为之所动。我根本不在乎。这里的任何一件东西都不属于我。我也无需负责，这给人一种轻松感。ONETHINGIDIDCOVETWERETHESPECTACULARVIEWSSOMEOFFICESHADOVERLONDONTOSITALLDAYWITHTHECITYSPREADOUTBEFOREYOUMUSTBEAGREEABLEBUTEVENTHENIMNOTSUREHOWMUCHDIFFERENCEITWOULDMAKETHEFTOFFICEHASFOURSIDES,THREEOFWHICHOFFERDISMALVIEWS,WHILEONELOOKSOUTOVERTHETHAMESTOSTPAULSYETTHEPEOPLEWITHTHERIVERVIEWDONTSTRIKEMEASANYMOREPRODUCTIVE9/11ORHAPPIERTHANANYONEELSELIKEMOSTPRIVILEGES,THERIVERVIEWGIVESAMINORBOOSTONRECEIPTBUTTHENIFYOUTRYTOTAKEITAWAY,ALLHELLBREAKSLOOSE我的确艳羡从一些办公室的窗户能看到伦敦的壮观风景线看着整个城市在眼前铺开，这样坐一整天一定很惬意。但我依然不确定这能带来多大的不同。英国金融时报的办公楼有四面，从其中三面看到的景色都不怎么样，只有一面可以看到泰晤士河和对岸的圣保罗大教堂STPAULS。然而在我看来，能欣赏河景的同事并不比其他人更有效率或者更快乐。就像大多数特权一样，河景刚开始有一些轻微的提振效果但一旦你试图把它撤走，人们就会闹翻天。YETEVENWITHTHEIRGREATVIEWSANDJAUNTYDECOR,ISTILLWOULDNTSWAPANYOFTHEOFFICESIVISITEDFORMYOWNINALMOSTALLOFTHEM,ONEBIGTHINGWASBADLYWRONGTOOMANYOFTHEDESKSWEREEMPTY然而，即使我到访过的办公室能看到美丽的景色，装饰风格轻松活泼，我还是不会拿我自己的办公室去交换。几乎所有这些办公室都在一个重要方面不对劲太多办公桌无人使用。THISISTHEGREATIRONYOFMODERNWORKINGLIFEJUSTASARCHITECTSANDDESIGNERSARELEARNINGHOWTO10/11BUILDBETTEROFFICES,PEOPLEARELOSINGTHEHABITOFWORKINGINTHEMTHEONLYOFFICEIVISITEDTHATWASPROPERLYPOPULATEDWASTHEONEWHEREWORKINGATHOMEISFROWNEDONANDWHEREEVERYONEHADTHEIROWNDESK这是现代职场生活的一大讽刺。就在建筑师和设计师摸索如何建造更好的办公室的同时，人们也日益丢