You can linger for as long as you like in the Ziferblat coffee shop. You'll be given a clock when you come in to keep time.
When you leave， you return the item and pay the bill.
The cost of hanging out， eating， working and meeting new people in the place is 3p per minute or ā1.80 an hour. The shop's owner， Ivan Meetin， says：'Everything is free， except the time you spend there.'
Customers help themselves to coffee and cookies. They can also bring their own food to eat on the premises while accessing the internet through wi-fi. Meetin's customers clearly are not the types who rush to work with a paper cup to drink from at their desks. They are there for the ambience. The new coffee shop's atmosphere is relaxed and a bit bohemian. Informality is at the heart of Meetin's concept. He's always loved the idea of building his own house.'With my mates， we were building treehouses where rules of society didn't exist，'he says.
Meetin believes his coffee shop is a bit like'social media'，but with a face. Like-minded people go there to socialise. Some feel so much at home that they wash the dishes.
The concept of coffee shops， where you pay for the time and not for the cup， has proved popular in Russia. Ziferblat is part of a Russian chain. Only time will tell if the British will warm to the idea.
I'd like to try it at least once. Who knows-I might even start writing my own novel. If coffees hops are good enough for JK Rowling to spend quality time in， why can't I？
译文：
咖啡店的魅力在于何处呢？据说乔安妮·罗琳就是坐在爱丁堡一家咖啡店完成《哈利·波特》的创作的。
许多人在咖啡店中花费几小时的时间，一边慢慢喝咖啡，一边在便携式电脑上工作。但是如果你一整天都坐在咖啡店里，一杯接一杯地购买昂贵的咖啡，却一部小说都没有卖出去，费用会非常高昂。
对于那些不需要在传统的办公室内工作或者只是想抽出时间休息的人来说，在伦敦有一个新的选择：按分钟付费的咖啡店。
在Ziferblat咖啡店，你想逗留多长时间都可以。他们会给你一个钟表来计时。当你离开的时候归还钟表，付账单。
在这家咖啡店中消遣、吃东西、工作和结识新朋友的费用是每分钟3便士，或者每小时1.8英镑。这家咖啡店老板Ivan Meetin说，“一切都是免费的，除了你花费在这里的时间。”
顾客自己拿取咖啡和饼干。他们还可以自带食物来咖啡店，同时通过wi-fi来上网。
Meetin的顾客很显然不是那种手里拿着纸杯匆匆忙忙到办公桌前喝咖啡的人。他们到这家咖啡店就是喜欢这里的氛围。这家新开张的咖啡店的气氛非常放松，也有一点波希米亚风格。非正式是Meetin的核心理念。他一直持有自己建筑房屋的想法。“我和同伴一起建造了不存在社会规则的树屋。”
Meetin相信他的咖啡店有点像“社交媒体”，不过是有面孔的。志同道合的人们到这里来进行社交。一些人感到就像在自己家，他们甚至自己洗盘子。
为时间买单，而不是为咖啡买单的咖啡店理念在俄罗斯非常受欢迎。Ziferblat是一家俄罗斯连锁店的一部分。只有时间能够验证英国人是否接受这个想法。
我希望至少能够尝试一次。谁知道呢——我或许可能开始写自己的小说。如果咖啡店能够好到让乔安妮·罗琳在那里度过美好的时光，为什么我不能呢？
单词解析Word analysis
1. aIIure[??l??(r)]n.诱惑力，魅力
例句：The allure of the moon in the swimming pool proved too much for him.
洒满月光的泳池对他的吸引力太大了。
2. nurse[n??s]v.慢慢喝
例句：Oliver sat at the bar， nursing a bottle of beer.
奥利弗坐在酒吧里，慢慢地喝着一瓶啤酒。
3. aIternative[??l't??n?t?v； ?l-]adj.可替代的，另外的，二者选其一的
例句：Have you any alternative suggestions？
你有没有别的建议？
4. Iinger['l??g?]v.继续存留，逗留
例句：They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.
他们多喝了一会咖啡，错过了最后的一辆巴士。
5. premises['prem?s?z]n.房屋场地
例句：Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises.
学校通过出租房屋场地可以获取额外收入。
6. ambience['?mb??ns]n.气氛，布景
例句：The overall ambience of the room is cosy.
房间整体的感觉是温暖舒适。
7. concept['k?nsept]n.概念，想法
例句：It is very simple， once you grasp the concept.
你一旦掌握这个概念之后就很简单了。
语法知识点Grammar points
1. It's been said that JK Rowling wrote the Harry Potter books sitting in one in Edinburgh.
“It is said that……”据说……。有多种时态变化，句中是它的现在完成时变化。
2. Some feel so much at home that they wash the dishes.
“so……that”如此……以至于。
3. They can also bring their own food to eat onthe premises while accessing the internet through wi-fi.
“while+现在分词”在这里表示“一边干某事，一边干某事”。
“linger”逗留，流连。
22：有孩子的员工因工作时间灵活遭排挤Women workers with children are pushed aside for flexible working time
09/04/2014
Are flexible working arrangements for women with children causing resent-ment among those who don't have children？Researchers here in Britain have found that many of those survey thought women who worked flexible hours were less committed than their colleagues.
'Working part-time， leaving early to pick up the kids：flexible working is seen as something that can help parents， but it could be having a negative impact. 25，000 women were surveyed. About half of those questioned said that women who worked flexible hours were resented and viewed as less committed by their colleagues. Here is what some people I asked in London thought.'
'There is some resentment defi-nitely. I think it's more a case of like with younger people in their 20s. You know， they do kind of look at some of my older colleagues and sort of saying'well， it's not really that fair.'But I think they might change their tune when they are perhaps in their 30s and when they are thinking about kids.'My colleague， when I was leaving so much part-time， mouthed'I hate you'when I was leaving. And I think that was because I， you know， I do manage to strike a balance.''I passed from 95 jobs， full-time to freelance.''And so it's not just women with children that want that flexibility？''No， I don't think so.'Jody Day， she founded the organization Gateway Women for women without children said they had legitimate reasons to be resentful.'It's a difficult issue to bring up in the workplace because it's actually about fairness and equality， and diversity. And if most of the women in the office do have children， there is a sense that's a kind of dominant sort of group think. And it can be quite difficult to get your voice heard if you are the childless one in that situation.'
'Managers are often confused about what rights and privileges people have because they are trying to do the right thing. They are worried about what the law says.'The researchers found that the stigma attached to flexible working could be an obstacle to women's progression. They've called on businesses to do more to change that.
译文：
有孩子的女员工会因工作安排灵活而引起他人的不满吗？英国研究人员发现，许多调查认为工作时间灵活的女性不如她们的同事勤奋。
“工作时间灵活，早退接孩子——大家普遍认为灵活工作制能够帮助有孩子的人群，但是这也可能造成了负面的影响。在2万5千位受访的女性中，约有半数在回答提问时说，工作时间灵活的女性在职场中会遇到不满，并被理解成没有她们的同事努力。下面是我在伦敦采访到的一些人的想法。”