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Atthestartofeveryworkingweek,millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldgetreadyforsomethingtheydoendlessly,joylesslyandbadly:ameeting.在每一个工作周的开始，全世界有数百万人会为一件没完没了、枯燥乏味而且他们很不擅长的事情做准备：开会。

endlessly无止境的;无边无际的;无休止的；Ifyousaythatsomethingisendless,youmeanthatitisverylargeorlastsforaverylongtime,anditseemsasifitwillneverstop.举个例子：Theyturnedintoanendlessstreet.他们转入一条看不到尽头的街道。Thewarwasendless.那是场无休止的战争。

Itwasawfulbeforethepandemic,whenresearchshowedtherewereanestimated55mmeetingsadayintheUSalone.Anaveragemanagertheresatin12meetingsaweek,andevenanon-managerrackedupeight.Itwasnotmuchbetterelsewhere.IdreadtothinkwhatthefigureslooklikenowthatCovid-19andremoteworkinghaveusheredintheageoftheperpetualmeeting.在疫情之前情况就很糟糕。研究显示，仅在美国，估计每天就有万次会议。美国一名经理平均每周参加12次会议，甚至非经理级别的员工也要参加8次。其他地方也好不到哪里去。我不敢想象现在的数字是多少，因为新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19，即冠状病毒病）和远程办公已经迎来了永久会议的时代。

dreadtothink不敢想；Ifyousaythatyoudreadtothinkwhatmighthappen,youmeanthatyouareanxiousaboutitbecauseitislikelytobeveryunpleasant.举个例子：Idreadtothinkwhatwillhappeninthecaseofamajoremergency.我不敢想在重大紧急情况下会发生什么。

OneexhaustedfriendIspoketotheotherFridaysaidhehadjustspenteverydaythatweekinback-to-backmeetingsthatstartedjustafter7amanddidnotfinishuntilcloseto5pm.Hedoessomething


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