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Walk past many cafes during the daytime and you'll see people sitting inside, nursing a coffee as they work away at their laptops. If you're spending all day buying one expensive coffee after another, though, the costs can really add up.
白天路过很多咖啡馆时,你会看到人们坐在里面,一边细细品着咖啡,一边在笔记本电脑上忙碌着。如果在那里待一天,一杯接一杯地点那些价格不低的咖啡,这花费着实不小。
But for those who work outside of the traditional office environment, there is a potential new alternative - pay-per-minute cafes.
不过,对那些不用在传统办公室环境中工作的人来说,现在有个新的选择——计时收费咖啡馆。
Ziferblat is a concept that has already proved popular in Russia - and now the chain has opened its first cafe in London's Old Street.
Ziferblat经营理念已经在俄罗斯取得成功,现在,这个连锁公司在伦敦旧街开了第一家店。
The founders say that "everything is free, except the time you spend there". Customers pay 3p per minute - or £1.80 an hour - for unlimited food, coffee and access to wi-fi. You can even bring your own food or drink. (Source: BBC)
该连锁的创立者说:“除了你在这里花费的时间以外,店里所有东西都不收钱。”顾客在这里每分钟需付费3便士,即一小时1.8英镑,便可享受无限量的食物、咖啡以及无线网络。你甚至可以自带食物和饮料。
In one ear and out the other 左耳进,右耳出
Battery risk, Farmer anti-theft solution 纽扣电池的潜在危险,牧场主防盗有术
Russian athletes and friendly robots 俄罗斯运动员服用兴奋剂,“合作机器人”
All things to all people 八面玲珑
Zika virus, Rare whale filmed in Australia 寨卡病毒传播风险,澳大利亚拍到罕见鲸鱼影像
Big Ben and gorilla surprise 维修大本钟,大猩猩生子
Antibiotics and escalator etiquette 美国人过多使用抗生素,伦敦地铁扶梯礼仪
Counting elephants, Australian Elvis 空中数大象,澳大利亚“猫王节”
Solar superpower, female commander and hospital demolished 太阳能超级大国,女海军司令官和著名医院化为废墟
Drought in Ethiopia and MS treatment 埃塞俄比亚干旱,多发性硬化治疗手段新进展
Cosmonaut anniversary and wallaby internet star 宇航员周年纪念日,小袋鼠轰动互联网
Artefacts in Sydney and dog gets medal 悉尼出土文物,英雄狗获奖章
Delhi's pollution and South Africa's solar power 新德里环境污染,南非发展太阳能
EU after Brexit, human ancestor mystery 英脱欧公投后的欧盟,人类祖先之谜新发现
Chinwag 闲谈-英语点津
Limit 和 restrict 的区别
Clash 和 crash 之间的区别
Canada wildfire and NASA discovery 加拿大林火,美国国家航空航天局发现系外行星
Darkness over Indonesia and the 'fifth Beatle' dies 印度尼西亚日全食,“第五位披头士”去世
US-Cuba flights and male cosmetic surgery 美国-古巴复航和男性整容手术
Barrier, hurdle, impediment, hindrance 四个表示“障碍”单词的区别
Zuma in court and stressed horses 南非总统受审和马的精神压力
Angelina Jolie to divorce, Karaoke star at 80 安吉丽娜·朱莉提出离婚申请,八十岁老人出唱片
Greetings after a short break 小别后的问候
Dangerous heartbeat, Spike Lee and the Oscars 危险的心跳,斯派克·李抵制奥斯卡
Art and football 海底发现文物,莱斯特城足球俱乐部曼谷庆功
Afghanistan, cancer and athletics boss 英美支持阿富汗政府军,癌症发病原因, 国际田联官员停职
Shade or shadow? “阴”和“影”的区别
UN female, New flag and Apollo 11 倡议提名女秘书长,新西兰换国旗和阿波罗11号再创历史
Ten a penny 多得遍地都是
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