托福阅读材料：员工度假，老板买单
托福阅读材料：员工度假，老板买单Bart Lorang may be the best boss ever.
巴特-洛朗或许将成为最佳老板。
The CEO of Denver-based internet start-up FullContact API said in a market that is competitive for top talent, he wants to keep his employees happy and refreshed.
美国丹佛的网络初创公司FullContact API的总裁巴特-洛朗表示，在各家争相雇佣顶级人才的竞争市场中，他想让自己的员工心情愉快，充满干劲。
The flip-flop wearing founder offers his employees $7,500 for what he calls “paid, paid vacation,” however there are rules.
这位穿着夹趾凉拖的公司创始人向他的每位员工提供7500美元，用于“付费带薪休假”，但需遵守相关规定。
“One, you actually have to take a vacation to get the money,” Lorang said. “Two, you have to disconnect from work, so that means no calls, no emails, no tweets, no work of any kind.”
洛朗说：“首先，你必须去度假才能拿到这笔钱。其次，你必须切断与工作的联系，这意味着不接电话，不回电邮，不发推特，不做任何形式的工作。”
Even Lorang admitted he has trouble following his rules.
洛朗承认他自己遵守这些规定也有困难。
“I suck at it,” he said.中 华 考 试 网
他说：“我也没能遵守。”
A picture of the CEO and his fiancee Sarah at Egypt’s great pyramids captured Lorang checking his email.
在洛朗和未婚妻萨拉在埃及金字塔拍摄的一张照片上，他正在查看电邮。
托福阅读材料：员工度假，老板买单
</p> Not surprisingly, employees said they loved having the company pick up the tabfor their vacations.公司为员工支付度假费用，员工们当然感到很开心。
“It’s a real break for your brain,” said Robbie Jack, a FullContact API employee. “You come back refreshed and reinvigorated and more excited about the stuff you were working on when you left.”
该公司员工罗比-杰克说：“这才能真正让大脑放松。你回来工作时会精神抖擞，充满活力，对之前的工作更加振奋。”
If the idea of having a boss pick up the tab for a dream vacation is tantalizing, good news: Lorang is hiring.
如果老板掏钱让员工度假的主意非常诱人的话，那么还有个好消息：洛朗在招聘。
“We’re probably going to hire about 12 folks in the next six months,” he said.
他说：“在未来半年内，我们大概要招聘12名员工。”
Vocabulary:考试用书
pick up the tab: 承担费用
tantalizing: 诱人的
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