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远程办公并不是一件新鲜事儿，不过一直被认为是一种非主流的工作方式。新冠疫情期

间，许多科技企业发现居家办公的效果要远远好于预期，以Facebook为代表的大公司开始将

永久居家办公提上日程。如果远程办公变成一种常态，人们的生活方式、商业环境会发生怎

样的变化呢？

【难度与字数】CSE8;261words

【主题语境】人与社会

【文体话题】论说文/社会/Facebook计划开启永久远程办公

【正文】

①MarkZuckerberg,Facebook'schiefexecutive,

toldworkersduringastaffmeetingthatwas

livestreamedonhisFacebookpagethatwithina

decadeasmanyashalfofthecompany'smorethan

48,000employeeswouldworkfromhome.

②"It飞clearthatCOVIDhaschangedalotaboutour

lives,andthatcertainlyincludesthewaythatmostof

usworkJZuckerbergsaid."Comingoutofthisperiod,

Iexpectthatremoteworkisgoingtobeagrowing

trendaswell.”

(3)Facebook'sdecision,thefirstamongtech'sbiggestcompanies,isastarkchangeforabusiness

culturebuiltaroundgettingworkersintogiantofficesandkeepingthemthere.Ifothergiant

companiesfollowsuit,techemploymentcouldstarttoshiftawayfromexpensivehubslikeSilicon

Valley,SeattleandNewYork.

④Techexecutiveshavelongbelievedthatperson-to-

personcommunicationwasabigpartofthecreativity

thatwentintogeneratingpopularproducts.Mr.

Zuckerberglongworriedthatemployeeswhoworked

remotelywouldloseproductivity.

⑤InMarch,thecoronaviruslockdownforcedcompaniestosendemployeeshome.Manytech

companies,includingFacebook,emptiedtheirofficesbeforelocalshelter-in-placeorders.Now,

morethantwomonthslater,executivesarediscoveringthattheirremoteworkersperformedbetter

thanexpected.

⑥Mr.Zuckerbergsaidtheshiftcouldoffermorebenefitsthaninconveniencesforthecompany.

AllowingremoteworkwillallowFacebooktobroadenitsrecruitment,retainvaluableemployees,

reducetheclimateimpactcausedbycommutesandexpandthediversityofitsworkforce,hesaid.

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(1)第一组形容词6个(adj.)：

(2)第二组动词10个(v.)：

飞)第三组名词8个In.)1

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【翻译】

1.MarkZuckerberg,Facebook'schiefexecutive,toldworkersduringastaffmeetingthatwas

livestreamedonhisFacebookpagethatwithinadecadeasmanyashalfofthecompany'smore

than48,000employeeswouldworkfromhome.

FacebookCEO马克・扎克伯格在自己的Facebook主页进行员工会议直播时表示，接下来的

十年间，公司超过48,000名员工中，将有多至一半的人开始居家办公。

2."It'sclearthatCOVIDhaschangedalotaboutourlives,andthatcertainlyincludesthewaythat

mostofuswork,“Zuckerbergsaid."Comingoutofthisperiod,Iexpectthatremoteworkisgoing

tobeagrowingtrendaswell.^^

扎克伯格说：“很明显，新冠病毒改变了我们生活的很多方面，这当然包括我们大多数

人的工作方式。。“走出这一时期，我预计远程工作也将是一个不断增长的趋势。”

3.Facebook'sdecision,thefirstamongtech'sbiggestcompanies,isastarkchangeforabusiness

culturebuiltaroundgettingworkersintogiantofficesandkeepingthemthere.Ifothergiant

companiesfollowsuit,techemploymentcouldstarttoshiftawayfromexpensivehubslikeSilicon

Valley,SeattleandNewYork.

Facebook是第一个做出此决定的科技巨头公司，这会使得要求员工来到巨型办公室处理

工作的商业文化发生显著的转变。如果其他巨头纷纷效仿，科技企业的就业将开始从硅

谷、西雅图、纽约这样寸土寸金的科创中心转移出来。

4.Techexecutiveshavelongbelievedthatperson-to-personcommunicationwasabigpartofthe

creativitythatwentintogeneratingpopularproducts.Mr.Zuckerberglongworriedthatemployees

whoworkedremotelywouldloseproductivity.

科技企业的管理者长久以来都坚信，人与人之间的沟通对企业创造性极为重要，而创造

性会带来受欢迎的产品。扎克伯格一直担心远程工作会降低员工的工作效率。

5.InMarch,thecoronaviruslockdownforcedcompaniestosendemployeeshome.Manytech

companies,includingFacebook,emptiedtheirofficesbeforelocalshelter-in-placeorders.Now,

morethantwomonthslater,executivesarediscoveringthattheirremoteworkersperformedbetter

thanexpected.

三月，新冠肺炎的隔离使得公司不得不让员工返回家中。包括Facebook在内的许多科技

公司，都在当地的隔离政策出台之前就要求员工居家办公了。现在，2个多月已经过去了,

企业管理者们发现远程办公的效果要比想象中好。

6.Mr.Zuckerbergsaidtheshiftcouldoffermorebenefitsthaninconveniencesforthecompany.

AllowingremoteworkwillallowFacebooktobroadenitsrecruitment,retainvaluableemployees,

reducetheclimateimpactcausedbycommutesandexpandthediversityofitsworkforce,hesaid.

扎克伯格说这样的转变对公司利大于弊：远程办公会扩大Facebook的招聘范围，留存有

价值的员工，减少通勤造成的气候影响，丰富员工构成的多样性。

【平行文本】

Facebookstartsplanningforpermanent

remoteworkers

（导语]FacebooksaidThursdaythatitwouldallowmanyemployeestoworkfromhomepermanently.But

there'sacatch:TheymaynotbeabletokeeptheirbigSiliconValleysalariesinmoreaffordablepartsofthe

country.

MarkZuckerberg,Facebook'schiefexecutive,toldworkersduringastaffmeetingthatwaslivestreamedonhis

Facebookpagethatwithinadecadeasmanyashalfofthecompany'smorethan48,000employeeswouldwork

fromhome.

“It'sclearthatCOVIDhaschangedalotaboutourlives,andthatcertainlyincludesthewaythatmostofuswork,“

Zuckerbergsaid."Comingoutofthisperiod,Iexpectthatremoteworkisgoingtobeagrowingtrendaswell.^^

Facebook'sdecision,thefirstamongtech'sbiggestcompanies,isastarkchangeforabusinessculturebuiltaround

gettingworkersintogiantofficesandkeepingthemthere.Usingfreeshuttlebuses,freecafeteriasandpersonal

serviceslikedrycleaning,techcompanieshavedoneasmuchaspossibleovertheyearstogiveemployeeslittle

reasontogohome,letaloneavoidtheoffice.

Ifothergiantcompaniesfollowsuit,techemploymentcouldstarttoshiftawayfromexpensivehubslikeSilicon

Valley,SeattleandNewYork.Theoptiontoworkfromhomecouldalsoprovidemorereasonfortechworkers

whocomplainthattheirenviablesalariesstillaren'tenoughtobuyahomeinSanFranciscoorSanJosetoconsider

settlinginotherpartsofthecountry.

Zuckerberg'sannouncementfollowedsimilardecisionsatTwitterandthepaymentscompanySquare,bothledby

JackDorsey.Dorseysaidlastweekthatemployeesathiscompanieswouldbeallowedtoworkfromhome

indefinitely.AtGoogle,employeeshavebeentoldtheycanworkfromhomethroughtheendoftheyear,butthe

companyhasnotmadeanyindicationsaboutpermanentplans.

Therearesignsthatremoteworkispopularamongtechnologists.AfterDorsey9sannouncement,Googlesearches

fbr"Twitterjobs“spiked,accordingtoGoogleTrends.

AaronLevie,thechiefexecutiveofthebusinesstechnologycompanyBox,wroteonTwitterthat“thepush

happeningaroundremoteworkisasgame-changingforthefutureoftechasthelaunchoftheiPhone^^morethan

adecadeago.

Techexecutiveshavelongbelievedthatperson-to-personcommunicationwasabigpartofthecreativitythatwent

intogeneratingpopularproducts.Theybuiltgiantcampusesthatreflectedthatbelief,fromtheornateofficesof

Apple,GoogleandFacebookinSiliconValleytothenewAmazonheadquartersinSeattle.

Still,thebiggesttechcompaniesweretryingtoexpandbeyondtheirmainofficesbeforethepandemic,asanolder

generationofcompanieslikeIntelhaddone.Amazon,forexample,intendstoopenasecondheadquartersin

Virginia.Thecoronaviruspandemiccouldacceleratethoseplans.

“Beforethevirushappened,alotofthediscussionaboutthetechsectorwasabouthowtobringpeopletowork

sitesandcreateaffordablehousing,saidRobertSilverman,aprofessorofurbanandregionalplanningattheState

UniversityofNewYorkatBuffalo."Thisiskindofanaturalprogression.^^

Anemployeeexodusfromthebiggesturbantechhubs,combinedwithlayoffs,couldhavedramaticlocalimpacts.

HousingcostsintheBayArea,forexample,havefallensincethepandemicbegan,accordingtotherentalfirm

Zumper.RentsinSanFranciscofell7%inApril,andweredown15%inMenloPark,Facebook'shome.

Zuckerberglongworriedthatemployeeswhoworkedremotelywouldloseproductivity.Facebookonceprovided

cashbonusestoemployeeswholivedwithin10milesofitsheadquarters.In2018,Facebookexpandeditsmain

campuswithelaboratenewofficesdesignedbyFrankGehry,includinga3.6-acreroofgardenwithmorethan200

trees.

Justlastyear,Facebookstartedmovingintoa43-storyofficetowerthatithadleasedinSanFrancisco,andthe

companyisstillreportedlyintalksforasignificantofficeexpansioninNewYork,aswell.

InMarch,thecoronaviruslockdownforcedcompaniestosendemployeeshome.Manytechcompanies,including

Facebook,emptiedtheirofficesbeforelocalshelter-in-placeorders.

Now,morethantwomonthslater,executivesarediscoveringthattheirremoteworkersperformedbetterthan

expected.Zuckerbergsaidemployeesremainedfocusedeventhoughtheywereworkingfromhome.

Facebookwillbeginbyallowingnewhireswhoareseniorengineerstoworkremotely,andthenallowcurrent

employeestoapplyforpermissiontoworkfromhomeiftheyhavepositiveperformancereviews.

StartinginJanuary,Facebook'semployeecompensationwillbeadjustedbasedonthecostoflivinginthelocations

whereworkerschoosetolive.Facebookwillmakesureemployeesarehonestabouttheirlocationbychecking

wheretheylogintointernalsystemsfrom,hesaid.

Zuckerbergsaidtheshiftcouldoffermorebenefitsthaninconveniencesfbrthecompany.Allowingremotework

willallowFacebooktobroadenitsrecruitment,retainvaluableemployees,reducetheclimateimpactcausedby

commutesandexpandthediversityofitsworkforce,Zuckerbergsaid.

Sofar,Facebook,SquareandTwitterarebeingfarmoreaggressivethantheircounterpartsintheindustry.Their

workismostlydoneinsoftwarecode,whichcanbehandledremotely.

AtApple,ontheotherhand,manyemployeesarehardwareengineerswhoneedtobeinthecompany'slab,

particularlybecauseofthecompany'ssecrecyarounditsproducts.TimCook,Apple'schiefexecutive,saidin

Aprilthatthecompany'smainofficeinSiliconValleywouldbecloseduntilatleastJuneandhasnotupdatedthat

timeline.

Startupscouldalsofinditdifficulttomanagearemoteworkforce.AllowingworkerstoliveintheMidwestcould

keepcostsdown,butSiliconValleyhasagianttalentpoolfromwhichstartupsdrawtheirworkers.Also,many

venturecapitalists,mostlybasedinSiliconValleyandSanFrancisco,expectthecompaniestheyinvestintobe

basednearby.

AtLosAngeles-basedSnap,themakerofSnapchat,employeesareallowedtoworkathomethroughSeptember.

EvanSpiegel,Snap9schiefexecutive,saidinaninterviewthathewasreassessingthesituationregularlyand

consideringguidancefromhealthauthoritiesaboutwhentoreopen.

“Peoplewantcertainty,andthere'sahugeamountofpressureasaleadertomakedefinitivestatements,Spiegel

saidonWednesday."Ithinkit'simportantthatweremainflexibleinasituationthatischangingrapidly.^^

【课后习题】

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