Ⅲ.課文篇

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.

在你開始一個新工作的時候，問清楚你的工作時間是非常重要的。 絕大多數公司的辦公時間是從早上9點到下午5點，但也有些公司從早上8：30開始上班，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.

有些公司實行輪班工作制，所謂輪班工作制是指：你可以早點到公司，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.

無論如何，早一點到公司是好的，但不要提前離開。如果你總是早到晚走的話，老板會注意到你的，說不定還會給你升職的機會。

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.

如果你偶爾遲到的話，經理一般不會說些什么，但如果你每天都遲到的話他可就要不高興了。要記住：每天準時上班也是你工作職責的一部分。