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The Secret of Open Office

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The Secret of Open Office

许多xǔ duō传统chuán tǒng办公室bàn gōng shì会huì把bǎ每měi名míng员工yuán gōng的de桌子zhuō zi隔开gé kāi,但dàn现在xiàn zài许多xǔ duō办公室bàn gōng shì都dōu放弃fàng qì这zhè种zhǒng方式fāng shì,选择xuǎn zé“开放kāi fàng式shì”的de办公室bàn gōng shì设计shè jì。

有yǒu研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,这zhè种zhǒng开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì能néng改善gǎi shàn员工yuán gōng健康jiàn kāng。

美国Měi guó亚利桑那大学Yà lì sāng nà Dà xué通过tōng guò研究yán jiū指zhǐ出chū,原因yuán yīn是shì开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì缺乏quē fá隐私yǐn sī,使shǐ员工yuán gōng离开lí kāi自己zì jǐ的de桌子zhuō zi,为wèi自己zì jǐ寻找xún zhǎo私人sī rén空间kōng jiān。

研究yán jiū发现fā xiàn,在zài开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì上班shàng bān的de人rén活动huó dòng的de时间shí jiān比bǐ在zài传统chuán tǒng办公室bàn gōng shì的de人rén多duō约yuē20%,他们tā men比bǐ有yǒu私人sī rén办公室bàn gōng shì的de人rén活动huó dòng的de时间shí jiān多duō约yuē32%。

研究yán jiū也yě发现fā xiàn,在zài办公室bàn gōng shì经常jīng cháng活动huó dòng的de人rén比bǐ经常jīng cháng坐zuò在zài桌子zhuō zi前qián的de人rén压力yā lì更gèng小xiǎo。

开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì一直yī zhí被bèi认为rèn wéi减少jiǎn shǎo了le员工yuán gōng的de私人sī rén空间kōng jiān,但dàn亚利桑那大学Yà lì sāng nà Dà xué的de研究yán jiū指zhǐ出chū,其实qí shí开放kāi fàng式shì办公室bàn gōng shì还hái有yǒu许多xǔ duō好处hǎo chù,包括bāo kuò可以kě yǐ鼓励gǔ lì员工yuán gōng的de沟通gōu tōng,也yě可以kě yǐ让ràng他们tā men更gèng在意zài yì其他qí tā同事tóng shì。

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Vocabulary 76 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
许多 xǔ duōmany / a lot of / much
传统 chuán tǒngtraditional / conventional
办公室 bàn gōng shìoffice; business premises
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
每 měieach / every
名 míngclassifier for people
员工 yuán gōngstaff; personnel; employee
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
桌子 zhuō zitable / desk
隔开 gé kāito separate
但 dànbut; yet; however; still
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
都 dōuall; both; entirely
放弃 fàng qìto renounce; to abandon; to give up
这 zhèthis; these
种 zhǒngclassifier for types, kinds, sorts
方式 fāng shìway; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc)
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
开放 kāi fàngto bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded
式 shìtype / form / pattern / style
设计 shè jìdesign; plan
有 yǒuto have; there is
研究 yán jiūresearch / a study
发现 fā xiànto notice; to become aware of / to discover; to find; to detect
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
改善 gǎi shànto make better; to improve
健康 jiàn kānghealth
美国 Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
亚利桑那大学 Yà lì sāng nà Dà xuéUniversity of Arizona, a public research university in the United States.
通过 tōng guòby means of; through; via
指 zhǐto point at or to / to indicate or refer to
出 chū(used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
原因 yuán yīncause / origin / root cause / reason
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
缺乏 quē fáto lack; to be short of
隐私 yǐn sīsecrets / private business / privacy
使 shǐto make / to cause / to enable
离开 lí kāito depart; to leave
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
为 wèibecause of / for / to
寻找 xún zhǎoto seek; to look for
私人 sī rénprivate / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique
空间 kōng jiānspace; room
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
上班 shàng bānto go to work / to be on duty / to start work / to go to the office
人 rénperson; people
活动 huó dòngto exercise; to move about; to work out
时间 shí jiāntime
比 bǐ(followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / (in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
多 duōmany; much; more; a lot of
约 yuēapproximately
他们 tā menthey; them
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
经常 jīng chángfrequently; constantly; regularly; often
坐 zuòto sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit
前 qiánfront / forward / ahead
压力 yā lìpressure
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
小 xiǎosmall / tiny / few
一直 yī zhístraight (in a straight line) / continuously; always; all the way through
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
减少 jiǎn shǎoto lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
其实 qí shíactually; in fact; really
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
好处 hǎo chùbenefit; advantage; merit / gain; profit
包括 bāo kuòto comprise / to include / to involve / to incorporate / to consist of
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
鼓励 gǔ lìto encourage
沟通 gōu tōngto join; to connect; to link up / to communicate
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
在意 zài yìto care about / to mind
其他 qí tāother / (sth or sb) else / the rest
同事 tóng shìcolleague; co-worker