Workplace Flexibility(4)

■Words and Phrases

  • do away with
    • 廃止する
  • raise eyebrows
    • 驚かせる
  • altogether
    • 全面的に
  • miss out on
    • の機会を失う
  • there is no substitute for
    • に変わるものはない
  • face-to-face contact
    • 直接顔を合わせてのやりとり
  • highlight
    • 浮き彫りにする
  • full of vim and vigor
    • 精力的に
  • be burned out
    • 疲れ切ってしまう

■Daily Exercise

  1. Kay says the open office has slowed the telecommuting trend.
  2. What does Seiji think about the Web portal's decision to abolish telecomuting. It's an fundamental shift.
  3. Paul cites some advantages of telecommuting.