一生必知英语话题背诵 21SOHO一族的好处

Because of the lowering costs of communication devices(通信设备)and media, more and more jobs can be done at home.

由于通信及媒体设备的价格大众化，越来越多的工作可以在家中完成。

For the freelancers¹, they no longer need to be strapped² to the office desk 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. On the contrary, they can choose to work at any time that is convenient to them and opt³ to work full days or shorter, depending on everyday's work load. What's more, some freelance jobs also allow people to work anywhere in the world.

对于自由职业者而言，他们不再需要死守每天工作八小时，一周工作五天的规定。取而代之的是，他们可以选择合适的工作时间，并能够根据每天的工作量调整其工作时间的长短。

Therefore, being freelancers, they can keep a personalized, flexible schedule and pay more attention to their families and friends, which means that they are able to structure their work life to maintain the best work-life balance.

因此，对自由职业者而言，他们的工作时间更个性化、弹性化，他们可以花更多的精力与家人朋友相处。这也就意味着自由职业者能够调整好工作安排，从而更好地维持工作与家庭生活之间的平衡。

1 freelancers   

n.自由作家，自由记者( freelancer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A lot of proof-reading is put out to freelancers. 校对工作有很多是请外人做的。 来自辞典例句
• Its benefits plan for freelancers is highly competitive in the industry. 在本行业内它的福利方案是很有竞争力的。 来自互联网

2 strapped   

adj.用皮带捆住的，用皮带装饰的；身无分文的；缺钱；手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词)；用皮带抽打；包扎；给…打绷带

参考例句：

• Make sure that the child is strapped tightly into the buggy. 一定要把孩子牢牢地拴在婴儿车上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soldiers' great coats were strapped on their packs. 战士们的厚大衣扎捆在背包上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 opt   

vi.选择，决定做某事

参考例句：

• They opt for more holiday instead of more pay.他们选择了延长假期而不是增加工资。
• Will individual schools be given the right to opt out of the local school authority?各个学校可能有权选择退出地方教育局吗？