Work time and breaks
A: Didn’t you punch in this morning, Monica?
B: Sorry, I don’t know the rule about punching.
A: That’s ok. I should have told you earlier. This is a company rule.
B: Do we also need to punch out after work?
A: According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.
B: How about the lunch break, Lucy?
A: From 11:30 to 1 o’clock.
B: May I ask whether we need to work overtime?
A: Sometimes, but not quite often.
1.According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.
根據(jù)公司的規(guī)定,我們應(yīng)該每天早上8點(diǎn)前打卡上班,每天下午5點(diǎn),打卡下班。
punch 最原本的意思就是“一拳’,例如:He laid his opponent low with a single punch.
他一拳就把對手打倒在地。
在這里punch作動詞,表示“打卡”,punch in與punch out分別表示“打卡進(jìn)公司”,“打卡下班”的意思、
2.B:May I ask whether we need to work overtime?
方便問一下,我們需要加班嗎?
may I ask用在本句中,主要是用來緩沖句子的語氣的,例如我們可以說:May I ask whether you have been married?方便問一下,你結(jié)婚了沒?
work overtime 是“加班”的意思,
例如:我愿本周加班工作以示誠意。
As an earnest of my good intentions I will work overtime this week.