越来越多的人开始选择成为数字游民。带上自己的笔记本电脑在世界各地办公，从而享受轻松的生活节奏。成为数字游民虽然能使欣赏异域文化和景色变得更加方便，但同时也会带来诸多困扰。比如，它让工作和私人生活的界限变得模糊，使人丧失旅行的乐趣。你愿意成为数字游民吗？本期节目介绍成为数字游民的得与失。
词汇：digital nomads 数字游民
If you could work from any location in the world, where would you go? Picture filling in a spreadsheet on a sandy Caribbean island, or maybe a little rooftop cafe in Rome where you can sip an espresso while editing a social media video. More and more countries are offering digital nomad visas and therefore the chance to work remotely, from wherever you'd like to.
This way of working is on the rise. A 2023 report found that 11% of US workers now consider themselves a digital nomad, and this type of worker is expected to increase in number by more than 20 million in the next five years. Traditionally, digital nomads have worked freelance. They might be social media managers, software developers or copywriters, but now even traditional professions like accountants and lawyers are taking the leap. But what is the life of a digital nomad really like?
Rowena Hennigan, who writes for Harvard Business Review, is a digital nomad along with her family. They have a 'home base' in Spain but frequently go away for workcations that can last from weeks to months. She says that compared to a 'traditional' model of raising children, "remote working has allowed my family to move away from that kind of intensity, and this way, we all get to move at a more sustainable and healthy pace." Plus, her family are regularly exposed to new cultures, languages and natural beauty.
Though it doesn't work for everyone. Francesca Specter, a writer for The Guardian, decided to country-hop where her 'office' included beaches, cafes and coworking spaces. But along with struggling to find reliable wi-fi and fighting bouts of loneliness, she wrote that she felt envious as she cooled her overheating laptop in the shade while holidaymakers relaxed by the pool. She said, "I was chronically firefighting unglamorous concerns such as missing luggage or sleep deprivation after an overnight flight delay."
So, it's not for everyone, but if you ever feel like escaping the rat-race, why not give it a go?
词汇表
remotely 远程地
freelance 从事自由职业
social media manager 社交媒体经理
software developer 软件开发人员
copywriter 广告文字撰稿人
traditional profession 传统职业
home base 相对固定的住所
workcation 度假办公；边游玩边工作的假期
remote working 远程办公
pace 节奏，步调
country-hop 在多个国家间居住和旅行
coworking space 共享办公空间
reliable wi-fi 稳定的无线网络
overheating laptop 过热的笔记本电脑
missing luggage 丢失的行李
flight delay 航班延误
rat-race “老鼠赛跑”，永无休止的竞争
测验与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do digital nomad visas offer workers?
2. True or False? There will be 20 million digital nomads in five years.
3. What kind of job do people do when they are digital nomads?
4. What benefits has remote working had on Rowena Hennigan's family?
5. What was Francesca Specter envious of?
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. Jan works _______ and is allowed to work from anywhere.
copywriter software developer freelance digital nomad
2. He works _______. He's worked on the beach, on trains, even on mountains!
remotely remote working remote remote worker
3. I wanted to escape the _______ so I became a digital nomad.
home base flight-delay workcation rat-race
4. Because of _______, I had to go and buy a whole new wardrobe on holiday.
flight-delay overheating laptop missing luggage reliable wi-fi
5. I want to _______ a cold lemonade while working in the sun by the pool.
sip work travel country-hop
答案
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What do digital nomad visas offer workers?
They offer the chance to work remotely, from wherever you'd like to.
2. True or False? There will be 20 million digital nomads in five years.
False. The number of digital nomads is expected to increase by more than 20 million people in the next five years.
3. What kind of job do people do when they are digital nomads?
They might be social media managers, software developers or copywriters, but now even traditional professions like accountants and lawyers are taking the leap.
4. What benefits has remote working had on Rowena Hennigan's family?
They live at a more sustainable and healthy pace and her family are regularly exposed to new cultures, languages and natural beauty.
5. What was Francesca Specter envious of?
She was envious of holidaymakers relaxing by the pool.
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. Jan works freelance and is allowed to work from anywhere.
2. He works remotely. He's worked on the beach, on trains, even on mountains!
3. I wanted to escape the rat-race so I became a digital nomad.
4. Because of missing luggage, I had to go and buy a whole new wardrobe on holiday.
5. I want to sip a cold lemonade while working in the sun by the pool.