評(píng)論
打印
Executive Privilege
行政特權(quán)
“I thought that the punishment was excessive, didn't you?” Shirley asked.
“我認(rèn)為對(duì)我的處罰太過分了。不是嗎？”雪莉問道。
Shirley was a supervisor and she thought she was exempt from the rule against using paid time to execute personal errands.
雪莉是個(gè)監(jiān)督員，她認(rèn)為自己可以免于遵守公司的規(guī)定。然而，公司認(rèn)為她沒有資格享受豁免權(quán)而不遵守公司規(guī)定。公司反對(duì)利用上班時(shí)間去做私事。
“Maybe,” replied Kitty.
“也許吧，”基蒂回答，
“However, you did take an unauthorized excursion during work time.” Kitty was a supervisor too.
“但你的確是未經(jīng)批準(zhǔn)，在工作期間外出游覽了。”基蒂也是一名監(jiān)督員。
Unlike Shirley, she exerted her best efforts to be an exemplary employee.
但跟雪莉不同，基蒂盡最大努力成為一名模范的雇員。
She did not believe that Shirley had a good excuse for violating the rules.
她認(rèn)為雪莉沒有正當(dāng)理由違反公司規(guī)定。
“All I did was to take a short walk to get rid of this excess fat,” Shirley exclaimed.
“我只不過是出去散會(huì)兒步，減少多余的脂肪。”雪莉大聲喊道，
“It seems like you can't even exhale in this office without asking for permission.”
“好像不經(jīng)允許辦公室里連大氣都不敢出一口了。”
“I thought you went to the store to exchange a shirt,” Kitty said.
“我想你是去商店換襯衣去了。”基蒂說。
“I did,” Shirley said.
“是的，”雪莉說，
“But it's my privilege as an executive to take short breaks for personal matters.
“作為行政人員，我有權(quán)利用短短的休息時(shí)間做點(diǎn)私事。
I see the managers taking personal breaks to smoke a cigarette.
我看見經(jīng)理們利用個(gè)人休息時(shí)間再抽煙。
Why should I be excluded from the group?
為什么我被排除再他們之外呢？
I put into my job the same a mount of exertion as they do.
對(duì)工作我傾注了和他們一樣的努力。
At the end of the day, I am just as exhausted.
一天下來，我同樣也精疲力竭。
Taking personal breaks shouldn't be an exclusive privilege for managers.”
利用個(gè)人休息時(shí)間不應(yīng)是經(jīng)理們獨(dú)有的特權(quán)。”
“It's true, the managers don't exemplify good behavior for supervisors,” Kitty said.
“的確，經(jīng)理們沒有以良好的行為規(guī)范為監(jiān)督人員樹立榜樣。”基蒂說，
“They're more concerned with out execution of their orders.
“他們更多關(guān)心的是我們對(duì)他們的命令的執(zhí)行情況。
Frankly, I think we'll just have to accept the fact of our exclusion from executive privilege.”
坦率地講，我想我們不得不接受這個(gè)事實(shí)—我們被排除在行政特權(quán)之外。”
“All this talk is exhausting me,” said Shirley.
“說了這么多快把我累死了。”雪莉說，
“I think I need another break.”
“我想我又該休息一下了。”
Kitty shook her head in wonderment. “Haven't you been listening to anything I've said?”
基蒂驚訝地?fù)u搖頭說：“難道你根本沒在聽我說的話嗎？”
