Ⅲ.课文篇

Whenever you start a new job, one of the key things to ask is what time you start and what time you finish. Most company's business hours are 9AM to 5PM but some workers start at 8.30AM and finish at 6PM.

在你开始一个新工作的时候，问清楚你的工作时间是非常重要的。 绝大多数公司的办公时间是从早上9点到下午5点，但也有些公司从早上8：30开始上班，有些要到晚上6：00才下班。

Some companies ask their staff to do shift-work. Shift-work means that you could start very early in the morning but finish earlier or start late in the night and then have all day to sleep.

有些公司实行轮班工作制，所谓轮班工作制是指：你可以早点到公司，早走；或是晚到公司晚走。

Whatever the time it is good advice to get there a little early but not to leave early. If you are always early and stay late the boss will notice and may promote you.

无论如何，早一点到公司是好的，但不要提前离开。如果你总是早到晚走的话，老板会注意到你的，说不定还会给你升职的机会。

Managers don't mind if you are late occasionally, but they will not be happy if you are late every day. Remember it's your responsibility to get to work on time.

如果你偶尔迟到的话，经理一般不会说些什么，但如果你每天都迟到的话他可就要不高兴了。要记住：每天准时上班也是你工作职责的一部分。