咕咕愛囉唆

笑一個，你上鏡頭囉

任何地方都可以面對面即時交流成的商人、忙碌的生、分隔地的友人：這些人有什麼共通點？

這些人偶爾都需要和遠方的人說話。

解決之道為何?

對一些人而言，視訊會議就是解決良方。

一些研究估計，所有交流一半以上都是靠肢體，而非言語。

因此，透過書寫甚或是電話所達成的交流，都會有所侷限。

視訊會議藉由讓使用者在對話時看見對方、聽見彼此，可望能有減少可能的誤解。

視訊會議優點

得以透過視覺進行交流並非視訊會議的唯一好處

外出親自與他人碰面需要花費時間和金錢，不過視訊會議則能降低成本；有些相關服務是完全免費，但有些則會酌量收取一點月費。

使用視訊會議的另一個優點是便利性。

不少視訊會議平臺都會提供一個很有助益的功能叫做螢幕分享；能讓你立即將自己的電腦螢幕分享給他人，無論他們是否跟你同處一間辦公室。

hand sanitizer

videoconferencing【video+conference複合名詞】

Pat spends a good portion of her workday on videoconferences with people from around the world.

When Hunter got back from his trip to Russia, he showed some videos of various places to his friends.
Colton's company produces educational videos for schools.

far-off friend遙遠的

hopefully（adv.）懷希望地；抱希望地；（多用來修飾全句）但願

Hopefully it won't rain.

但願老天不會下雨。

Hopefully we'll be in Norwich by early evening.但願我們在傍晚時分能到達諾裡奇。

"Do you have a cigarette?" he asked hopefully.｢你有香煙嗎？｣他滿懷希望地問道。

He smiled hopefully in their direction. 他朝著他們的方向滿懷希望地微笑著。

limitation

One reason that unions were formed was to put limitations on the number of hours people could work.

Sabrina loves her car, but one of its limitations is its small size.

Placing limitations on the amount of money businesses or individuals can contribute to a campaign is being considered.

face-to face

from time to time有時候、偶爾

=every now and then

=every once in a while

I eat at this diner from time to time.我有時候會在這間餐館吃東西。

He would go to visit his uncle every now and then. 偶爾他會去探望他的叔叔。

She comes to visit us every now and then. 她時常來看望我們。

body language/ gestures

gesture姿勢；手勢[C][U]

He raised his hands in a gesture of despair. 他舉起雙手表示絕望

姿態；表示

The government donated £500,000 as a gesture of goodwill.

該政府捐助了50萬英鎊以示友善。

Eating boiled potatoes instead of chips was his only gesture towards healthy eating.

他說要注意飲食健康，可也僅僅是用煮馬鈴薯代替炸薯條而已。

nonverbal communication

alleviate減輕；緩和，緩解

to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe

you make suffering the problem less extreme

alleviate the pain

you take a pill that’s called a painkiller.

If you have a lot of stress or pressure in your job, maybe you could alleviate some of that pressure by giving your coworker one of your assignments.

The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.

這些藥物對減輕她的病痛／痛苦沒有絲毫作用。

cross our arms

That shows we may disagree or are closed off to new ideas.

closed off使隔離

Why was the area closed off to all traffic? 為什麼斷絕了該地區的一切交通?

pointing

counting on our fingers

thumbs up

travel overseas

facial expression

charge a small fee

visual

The visual images that Ron showed of the war in the Middle East were shocking.

Most teachers feel that visual aids are very beneficial to their students.

monitor

Monica uses two monitors at work so she can compare all of the forms she has to deal with.

monitor監視器；監聽器

Kristina and Miles put a baby monitor in their newborn's room so they could hear her when she was awake.

monitor（v.）監視；監控

The police are monitoring the suspected terrorist's movements.

benefit vs. drawback

pros and cons / advantages vs. disadvantages

Keep costs low

If I go out to eat for lunch, then I usually have the rule - can't go

out to eat for dinner as well. What are you doing in your life to keep costs low, to live within your budget?

screen sharing屏幕共享

likelihood可能，可能性[U][S1][（+of）][+（that）]

the chance that something will happen

This latest dispute greatly increases the likelihood of a strike.

最近的這場衝突極大地增加了罷工的可能性。

There is every likelihood that more jobs will be lost later this year.

今年晚些時候很可能會有更多的人失業。

Let's see, what is the likelihood of me paying $25 for a ticket?

There is every likelihood that she'll come. 她極有可能來這兒。

Do you think there is any likelihood of his agreeing to it? 你覺得他有可能同意這件事嗎？