Starter · Work · Original practice reading
Working from home
星期五，我在家工作。早上九点，我和同事开会。中午，我自己做饭。下午，我去楼下走了十分钟。家里很安静，但是有时候，我也想和同事面对面说话。
Pinyin reference
xīng qī wǔ ， wǒ zài jiā gōng zuò 。 zǎo shàng jiǔ diǎn ， wǒ hé tóng shì kāi huì 。 zhōng wǔ ， wǒ zì jǐ zuò fàn 。 xià wǔ ， wǒ qù lóu xià zǒu le shí fēn zhōng 。 jiā lǐ hěn ān jìng ， dàn shì yǒu shí hòu ， wǒ yě xiǎng hé tóng shì miàn duì miàn shuō huà 。
English meaning
On Fridays I work from home. At nine I meet with colleagues. At noon I cook for myself. In the afternoon I take a ten-minute walk downstairs. Home is quiet, but sometimes I want to talk to colleagues face to face.
Check your understanding
What does the narrator sometimes miss?
- Face-to-face conversation
- A longer commute
- A noisy kitchen
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Face-to-face conversation
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