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奥运期间英某公司为员工准备太空舱休息

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2012-04-28 05:37 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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With roads and tube lines set to be more congested than ever this summer a few people may be tempted¹ to use it an excuse for a day off.

今年夏天，英国的马路和地铁将出现前所未有的拥挤，有些人可能会很想以交通堵塞为由请假。

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Sleeping on the job: Staff at London based Interxion will be given the choice to sleep at work during the Olympics, in a bid to avoid busy commutes
But for employees at data services provider Interxion a chaotic⁴ commute² during the Olympics will hold no weight.

That's because, in a bid to keep things ticking over this summer, bosses at the London company are asking staff to sleep at work - in space pods.

Far from sleeping on the job engineers at the Brick Lane based firm in east London will be asked to stay behind and sleep in the claustrophobic（患幽闭恐怖症的） capsules to avoid the rush hour.

And while other companies are set to offer staff the luxury of working from home during the Games the firm behind the capsules hope to get more workplaces on board.

Podtime, the firm behind the unusual cabins, are billing them as the perfect solution to the Olympics' congested commute.

On their official website they state 'London businesses will be severely⁵ affected⁶ by the transport problems caused by the Olympics.

'Cost effective and versatile⁷（通用的） pods provide the best solution to this by allowing your staff to stay on site as necessary, in comfort and privacy.'

Coming in a range of colours, the capsules made of polycarbonate（聚碳酸酯） , sell at anything from £1,375.

The stock models are fitted with either foam⁸ mattresses¹⁰ or a standard single mattress⁹ as well as a storage shelf, mirror and power points.

These types of capsules have been around for years, in hotels, but Interxion is thought to be among the first to have them stalled at the workplace.

An independent report carried out by Oxford¹¹ Economics last year estimated that around 450,000 visitors will stay in the capital while 5.5 million people will visit for at least a day during the Games.

This will inevitably¹² mean more cars on the road and greater congestion¹³（拥挤） on the Underground.

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1 tempted
v.怂恿（某人）干不正当的事；冒…的险（tempt的过去分词）
参考例句：
I was sorely tempted to complain, but I didn't. 我极想发牢骚，但还是没开口。 I was tempted by the dessert menu. 甜食菜单馋得我垂涎欲滴。

2 commute
vi.乘车上下班；vt.减(刑)；折合；n.上下班交通
参考例句：
I spend much less time on my commute to work now.我现在工作的往返时间要节省好多。 Most office workers commute from the suburbs.很多公司的职员都是从郊外来上班的。

3 commutes
上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )
参考例句：
She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。 Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。

4 chaotic
adj.混沌的，一片混乱的，一团糟的
参考例句：
Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。 The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。

5 severely
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。 He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

6 affected
adj.不自然的，假装的
参考例句：
She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。 His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

7 versatile
adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的
参考例句：
A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。 He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

8 foam
v./n.泡沫，起泡沫
参考例句：
The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。 The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

9 mattress
n.床垫，床褥
参考例句：
The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。 The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

10 mattresses
褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。 The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

11 Oxford
n.牛津（英国城市）
参考例句：
At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。 This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

12 inevitably
adv.不可避免地；必然发生地
参考例句：
In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。 Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

13 congestion
n.阻塞，消化不良
参考例句：
The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。 Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

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