本杰明的单位颁布了新的规章制度，那么这个规章制度较以前的有什么样的变化呢？来看看下面的文章吧！

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Colleague: Hey, man, look, what's on the wall over there?

Benjamin: Don't you know that? It's all about new office rules.

Colleague: What does it say?

Benjamin: It says smoking is not allowed in any private offices. It might be the most terrible thing for you.

Colleague: I can smoke outside of the office. But what else does it say?

Benjamin: If you want to ask for leave, you should get the approval from the manager in charge of your department.

Colleague: But if there is an emergency and the manager is of absence, what should we do?

Benjamin: The note says you should call your manager first, and then tell him your reason, and then ask him for the approval.

Colleague: OK, OK, got it. By the way, what about the vacation policy? Anything changed?

Benjamin: No. We still enjoy 10-day of paid vacation per year.

Colleague: Can we have 7-day holiday on National Day?

Benjamin: Of course. That's what we deserve.

Colleague: That's great!

Benjamin: I have something else to remind you of. Don't be late, if you are late, you will be fined 20 Yuan per minute.

Colleague: Are you kidding? I always get up late. Oh, my God. Can't believe that. That is terrible.

Benjamin: So remember to set your alarm clock.

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同事:喂，兄弟，那边墙上贴的是什么呢？

本杰明:你不知道吗？那全都是新的办公室制度。

同事:那上面说什么呢？

本杰明:上面规定，不允许在任何办公室抽烟。对于你来说，这是最可怕的。

同事:我可以去办公室外面抽啊。那还有什么规定呢？

本杰明:如果你想要请假，你得先得到部门经理的允许。

同事:但是如果有紧急情况，经理又不在，我们怎么办呢？

本杰明:通知上说，你得先打电话给经理，然后告诉他原因，再申请得到他的允许。

同事:好的，好的，知道了。对了，那放假制度改了吗？

本杰明:没有。我们仍然享有10天的有薪年假。

同事:那国庆还放7天假吗？

本杰明:当然啊。那是我们应得的。

同事:那太棒了。

本杰明:我还得提醒你一点，不要迟到，如果迟到的话，你将被罚款每分钟20元。

同事:你在开玩笑吧？我总是起来得很晚。噢，天啊，让人太难以相信了。那太可怕了。

本杰明:那你就记得调好你的闹钟。

经典背诵 Recitation
Benjamin: Our company has set the new office rules. It says smoking is not allowed in any privates offices. I believe it might be the most terrible thing for one of my colleagues. He likes smoking very much. What's more, he can't get up early, the rules say that people who are late should be fined 20 Yuan per minute. God bless him!

生词小结
approval n. 同意，赞成

absence n. 缺席

policy n. 制度，政策

fine vt. 罚款

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基础词汇

command 命令

decision 决定

meeting minutes 会议纪要

notice 通告

plan 计划

proclamation 公告

report 报告

summary 总结

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agreement 协议书

business letter 商务信函

certificate 证明书

form of bids 投标书

invitation for bids 招标书

letters of condolence 吊唁信

letters of recommendation 推荐信

opening speech 开幕词

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孩子读 agreement 协议书 What does the agreement say? 协议书上说什么呢？