中英對照讀新聞》Omicron may throw wrench in companies’ plans to return to office Omicron或許壞了企業回辦公室上班的計畫

倫敦金融城一間辦公室內的員工。（美聯社）

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Company executives are beginning to consider different permanent work models for their employees as the coronavirus pandemic, and the spread of the Omicron variant destabilize their latest return-to-office plans.

這場新型冠狀病毒疫情以及Omicron變種病毒株的擴散，打亂了企業最新的重返辦公室上班計畫，企業高階主管開始思考讓員工採用其他的常態工作模式。

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With Omicron so new, companies are struggling to understand how the variant might affect their operations and profits.

由於Omicron是新出現的變種病毒，各公司正努力了解這型變種病毒株會對其營運和獲利產生何種影響。

Most have taken a wait-and-see stance as they weigh how fast the variant may spread and its potential harmfulness.

大多數企業採取觀望態度，一邊衡量該病毒株傳播多快和可能造成多大危害。

The prospect of a fast-spreading variant has raised fears of a return of the sort of restrictions that shut down a swath of industries in 2020. (Reuters)

變種病毒株快速傳播的可能性，已令人擔心可能會恢復實施2020年導致大批產業停擺的限制措施。（路透）

新聞辭典

throw a (monkey) wrench in something：片語，破壞或從中阻撓某事的進行。例句：A snow storm threw a wrench in our travel plans.（一場暴風雪打亂我們的旅程規劃。）

wait-and-see：片語，等著看，觀望。例句：There’s nothing we can do for now, so we just have to take a wait-and-see strategy.（目前我們無能為力，只好採取觀望策略。）

prospect：名詞，可能性，設想。例句：The prospects for peace are becoming dimmer.（和平的前景愈來愈黯淡。）

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