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我wǒ每天měi tiān坐zuò地铁dì tiě

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Intermediate · Work

Where does the workday end?

在家工作以后,我省去了每天坐地铁的时间,却发现自己更难下班了。

Working from home saved the commute. Switching off became harder.

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