29 Telecommuting
Telecommuting-- substituting the computer for the trip to the job ----has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work.
For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes tardiness1 and absenteeism by eliminating commutes2, allows periods of solitude3 for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility4. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion5 and improve air quality.
But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images.
Many workers are seduced6 by rosy7 illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the tranquil8 Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor.
These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done.
Management too must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting in most cases it is the employee’s situation, not the availability of technology that precipitates9 a telecommuting arrangement.
That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage10, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains11 small.
電子交通
電子交通--用電腦取代上班的往返--作為對(duì)各種各樣的辦公室工作問題的解決辦法已受到了歡迎。
對(duì)工作者來說，它承諾不受辦公室的約束，更少的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在交通上和有助于解決照看小孩的矛盾。
對(duì)管理者來說，電子交通有助于挽留高效率的工作者，通過省去辦公室與家之間的來回往返，大大減少工作拖拉和曠工，給予管理者獨(dú)處的時(shí)間來完成需要高
度集中精神的任務(wù)，為管理者提供靈活的時(shí)間安排。在一些地區(qū)，如南加利福尼亞和西雅
圖、華盛頓，地方政府鼓勵(lì)公司開始電子交通計(jì)劃以減少交通高峰時(shí)的塞車和提高空氣質(zhì)量。但這些益處也來之不易。
要使電子交通成功需要仔細(xì)的計(jì)劃并且理解電子交通的現(xiàn)實(shí)狀況和流行的想象之間的區(qū)別。許多工作者被電子交通的美好幻想所迷惑。一位電腦程序設(shè)計(jì)
員從紐約市搬到了寧靜的阿第倫達(dá)克山，用電腦保持與她辦公室之間的聯(lián)系。一位經(jīng)理一
周三天到辦公室，其他兩天在家工作；一位會(huì)計(jì)師在家照顧她生病的孩子，接通電話調(diào)制解調(diào)器的接頭，在同醫(yī)生通話之余完成辦公室工作。
這些是很有震撼力的情景，但也是對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)有限的反映。電子交通者很快發(fā)現(xiàn)在同一時(shí)間專注工作和照看小孩幾乎是不可能的。在
某個(gè)年齡之前，小孩子不可能意識(shí)到，更不可能尊重工作與家庭之間的界限。如果家長(zhǎng)要完成工作，就必須另外照看小孩。管理階層必須把現(xiàn)實(shí)同神話分開。
雖然傳媒對(duì)電子交通投入了極大的關(guān)注，但在很大程度上，是員工的實(shí)際情況而不是技術(shù)的可能性促成電子交通的安排。
這就是為什么盡管有廣泛的報(bào)導(dǎo)，具有在家工作項(xiàng)目或行動(dòng)綱領(lǐng)的公司數(shù)目依然很少的部分原因。
1 tardiness
n.緩慢；遲延；拖拉
參考例句：
Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的遲到，老師給她布置了額外的家庭作業(yè)。 來自辭典例句
Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人說遲到是自私和自負(fù)的最微妙的表現(xiàn)形式。 來自辭典例句
2 commutes
上下班路程( commute的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津與倫敦之間。
Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往來。
3 solitude
n. 孤獨(dú); 獨(dú)居,荒僻之地,幽靜的地方
參考例句：
People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人們需要獨(dú)處的機(jī)會(huì)來反思精神上的事情。
They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他們尋找一個(gè)可以過隱居生活的地方。
4 flexibility
n.柔韌性，彈性，（光的）折射性，靈活性
參考例句：
Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的優(yōu)勢(shì)在于她靈活變通。
The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韌性將降低。
5 congestion
n.阻塞，消化不良
參考例句：
The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤為嚴(yán)重。
Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在學(xué)校附近泊車會(huì)引起嚴(yán)重的交通堵塞。
6 seduced
誘*( seduce的過去式和過去分詞 )； 勾引； 誘使墮落； 使入迷
參考例句：
The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高額利潤(rùn)的許諾誘使他把錢出了手。
His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的學(xué)說把許多人誘入歧途。
7 rosy
adj.美好的，樂觀的，玫瑰色的
參考例句：
She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
She always takes a rosy view of life.她總是對(duì)生活持樂觀態(tài)度。
8 tranquil
adj. 安靜的, 寧靜的, 穩(wěn)定的, 不變的
參考例句：
The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平靜的池面。
The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 這鄉(xiāng)村景色的寧靜是的。
9 precipitates
v.（突如其來地）使發(fā)生( precipitate的第三人稱單數(shù) )；促成；猛然摔下；使沉淀
參考例句：
Water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution. 水能把樟腦從其酒精溶液中淀析出來。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
Precipitates are usually collected by centrifugation at intervals. 常常是用離心法分段收集沉淀的。 來自辭典例句
10 coverage
n.報(bào)導(dǎo)，保險(xiǎn)范圍，保險(xiǎn)額，范圍，覆蓋
參考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.報(bào)紙上幾乎沒有國(guó)外新聞報(bào)道。
This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.這是一項(xiàng)承保范圍廣泛的保險(xiǎn)。
11 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。
Telecommuting-- substituting the computer for the trip to the job ----has been hailed as a solution to all kinds of problems related to office work.
For workers it promises freedom from the office, less time wasted in traffic, and help with child-care conflicts. For management, telecommuting helps keep high performers on board, minimizes tardiness1 and absenteeism by eliminating commutes2, allows periods of solitude3 for high-concentration tasks, and provides scheduling flexibility4. In some areas, such as Southern California and Seattle, Washington, local governments are encouraging companies to start telecommuting programs in order to reduce rush-hour congestion5 and improve air quality.
But these benefits do not come easily. Making a telecommuting program work requires careful planning and an understanding of the differences between telecommuting realities and popular images.
Many workers are seduced6 by rosy7 illusions of life as a telecommuter. A computer programmer from New York City moves to the tranquil8 Adirondack Mountains and stays in contact with her office via computer. A manager comes in to his office three days a week and works at home the other two. An accountant stays home to care for her sick child; she hooks up her telephone modern connections and does office work between calls to the doctor.
These are powerful images, but they are a limited reflection of reality. Telecommuting workers soon learn that it is almost impossible to concentrate on work and care for a young child at the same time. Before a certain age, young children cannot recognize, much less respect, the necessary boundaries between work and family. Additional child support is necessary if the parent is to get any work done.
Management too must separate the myth from the reality. Although the media has paid a great deal of attention to telecommuting in most cases it is the employee’s situation, not the availability of technology that precipitates9 a telecommuting arrangement.
That is partly why, despite the widespread press coverage10, the number of companies with work-at-home programs or policy guidelines remains11 small.
電子交通
電子交通--用電腦取代上班的往返--作為對(duì)各種各樣的辦公室工作問題的解決辦法已受到了歡迎。
對(duì)工作者來說，它承諾不受辦公室的約束，更少的時(shí)間浪費(fèi)在交通上和有助于解決照看小孩的矛盾。
對(duì)管理者來說，電子交通有助于挽留高效率的工作者，通過省去辦公室與家之間的來回往返，大大減少工作拖拉和曠工，給予管理者獨(dú)處的時(shí)間來完成需要高
度集中精神的任務(wù)，為管理者提供靈活的時(shí)間安排。在一些地區(qū)，如南加利福尼亞和西雅
圖、華盛頓，地方政府鼓勵(lì)公司開始電子交通計(jì)劃以減少交通高峰時(shí)的塞車和提高空氣質(zhì)量。但這些益處也來之不易。
要使電子交通成功需要仔細(xì)的計(jì)劃并且理解電子交通的現(xiàn)實(shí)狀況和流行的想象之間的區(qū)別。許多工作者被電子交通的美好幻想所迷惑。一位電腦程序設(shè)計(jì)
員從紐約市搬到了寧靜的阿第倫達(dá)克山，用電腦保持與她辦公室之間的聯(lián)系。一位經(jīng)理一
周三天到辦公室，其他兩天在家工作；一位會(huì)計(jì)師在家照顧她生病的孩子，接通電話調(diào)制解調(diào)器的接頭，在同醫(yī)生通話之余完成辦公室工作。
這些是很有震撼力的情景，但也是對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)有限的反映。電子交通者很快發(fā)現(xiàn)在同一時(shí)間專注工作和照看小孩幾乎是不可能的。在
某個(gè)年齡之前，小孩子不可能意識(shí)到，更不可能尊重工作與家庭之間的界限。如果家長(zhǎng)要完成工作，就必須另外照看小孩。管理階層必須把現(xiàn)實(shí)同神話分開。
雖然傳媒對(duì)電子交通投入了極大的關(guān)注，但在很大程度上，是員工的實(shí)際情況而不是技術(shù)的可能性促成電子交通的安排。
這就是為什么盡管有廣泛的報(bào)導(dǎo)，具有在家工作項(xiàng)目或行動(dòng)綱領(lǐng)的公司數(shù)目依然很少的部分原因。
1 tardiness
n.緩慢；遲延；拖拉
參考例句：
Her teacher gave her extra homework because of her tardiness. 由于她的遲到，老師給她布置了額外的家庭作業(yè)。 來自辭典例句
Someone said that tardiness is the subtlest form of selflove and conceit. 有人說遲到是自私和自負(fù)的最微妙的表現(xiàn)形式。 來自辭典例句
2 commutes
上下班路程( commute的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津與倫敦之間。
Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往來。
3 solitude
n. 孤獨(dú); 獨(dú)居,荒僻之地,幽靜的地方
參考例句：
People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人們需要獨(dú)處的機(jī)會(huì)來反思精神上的事情。
They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他們尋找一個(gè)可以過隱居生活的地方。
4 flexibility
n.柔韌性，彈性，（光的）折射性，靈活性
參考例句：
Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的優(yōu)勢(shì)在于她靈活變通。
The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韌性將降低。
5 congestion
n.阻塞，消化不良
參考例句：
The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤為嚴(yán)重。
Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在學(xué)校附近泊車會(huì)引起嚴(yán)重的交通堵塞。
6 seduced
誘*( seduce的過去式和過去分詞 )； 勾引； 誘使墮落； 使入迷
參考例句：
The promise of huge profits seduced him into parting with his money. 高額利潤(rùn)的許諾誘使他把錢出了手。
His doctrines have seduced many into error. 他的學(xué)說把許多人誘入歧途。
7 rosy
adj.美好的，樂觀的，玫瑰色的
參考例句：
She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
She always takes a rosy view of life.她總是對(duì)生活持樂觀態(tài)度。
8 tranquil
adj. 安靜的, 寧靜的, 穩(wěn)定的, 不變的
參考例句：
The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平靜的池面。
The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 這鄉(xiāng)村景色的寧靜是的。
9 precipitates
v.（突如其來地）使發(fā)生( precipitate的第三人稱單數(shù) )；促成；猛然摔下；使沉淀
參考例句：
Water precipitates camphor from its alcoholic solution. 水能把樟腦從其酒精溶液中淀析出來。 來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
Precipitates are usually collected by centrifugation at intervals. 常常是用離心法分段收集沉淀的。 來自辭典例句
10 coverage
n.報(bào)導(dǎo)，保險(xiǎn)范圍，保險(xiǎn)額，范圍，覆蓋
參考例句：
There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.報(bào)紙上幾乎沒有國(guó)外新聞報(bào)道。
This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.這是一項(xiàng)承保范圍廣泛的保險(xiǎn)。
11 remains
n.剩余物，殘留物；遺體，遺跡
參考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.殘羹剩飯喂狗了。