在某些职业中，如设计、翻译、计算机编程，远程上下班现在已成为可能。人们可以整周或一周好几天在家工作，通过电脑、电话、传真进行交流。这个做法的优势之一便是它可以使人们免受上下班路途带来的压力。它允许人们规划自己的时间。而从另一个角度来讲，对有些人来说，当他们

In some professions, such as designing, translating and computer programming, telecommuting is now passible. People can work at home for some-or-all-of the week and communicate by computer, telephone and faxes. An advantage of this is that it saves them from the stress of commuting to the workplace. It also allows them to plan their own time. On the other hand. it is difficult for some people to focus on work when they are at home. The refrigerator. TV and their children often distract them.