Knitters Say Stitching Helps Them Follow the Thread in Meetings

Is it rude to knit at work? Recently, a county councilor in Wales was accused by a colleague on Twitter of bringing the body “into disrepute” for knitting during a virtual public meeting. The criticism has touched off a debate about whether it is appropriate to pull out knitting needles in video huddles. Knitters say it isn’t the same as sneaking a phone under the camera or scrolling the internet. Knitting, they say, sharpens their attention, allowing them to focus more than they would with idle hands.

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knit v. 编织

councilor：地方议会成员（council 会议，委员会）

accuse：指责，控告

colleague：同事，同僚

disrepute：坏名声，丧失名声

criticism：批评（critic 批评家；鉴定家；criticize v 批评）

debate：辩论，讨论

appropriate：合适的；v （不适当地）擅用，挪用，盗用

misappropriate：霸占，盗用

inappropriate：不适当的

appropriator：盗用者

appropriative：挪用的

appropriation：拨用；挪用；拨款

huddle：杂乱一团

sneak v. 溜走，偷偷拿