情景英语口语100主题 054at the working day工作日

054　the working day

Words
Overtime¹ hours lunch break coffee break company car salary/wage
Part-time full-time² paperwork meeting colleague boss department cubicle³ self-employed office factory production line
Responsibility (un)skilled (un)paid

Phrases
Work 9 to 5
Work shifts
Work overtime
Get on with colleague
Have a break
Work long hours
Work flexi-time
Do shift work

Beginner
A: what’s your working day like?
B; I have a typical 9 to 5 job. Actually, I work a little longer than 9 to 5 most days.
A; do you get paid ovetime?
B: no, I don’t. I get a bonus each month, depending on the value of the contracts I sign with clients.
A: do you have any breaks?
B; we have an hour-long lunch break form 12 to 1. we can take coffee breaks during the day. My boss doesn’t mind, as long as we get out work done on time.
A: my boss gets annoyed if we take coffee breaks. I suppose your job involves a lot paperwork, doesn’t it?
B; there’s some paperwork, but most of the time we put any information onto computers. Then we can send information to each other by email or across the network. Do you work in a cubicle?
A: yes, I do. I don’t like it very much.
B; I work in a cubicle too, but I I don’t mind it .

Intermediate⁴
A: welcome to ABC electronics⁵. First, let me go over what we do in the department during a typical workday.
B; ok. I understand that we basically work form 8:30 to 5:30 with an hour-long lunch break from 12 to 1, right?
A: that’s right, although we do expect you to do a little overtime if there’s something important to do. The lunch break is flexible. You can go a little earlier or a little later if you prefer.
B: that’s fine. Is it OK to have a coffee break during the working day?
A: of course. The main thing is that all our work must be completed on schedule. We even allow our employee to go home early if they finish their work early.
B: how often do you have meetings?
A: you should attend a department meeting every Monday morning. There are other meetings for people working together on certain projects. Department heads also attend an interdepartmental meeting each week.
B; I’ve met some of my colleagues already. I’m sure we’ll get on well together.
A: you are entitled⁶ to a company car. Have you seen it yet?
B; I was told to take a look at it this afternoon and take care of all the paperwork.
A; ok. This is your cubicle. At first, you’ll be responsible to me. Later, you’ll be working more independently.
B; that’s fine. I need to learn how you do things here first. Salaries are paid directly in to our bank account, aren’t they?
A; that’s right. Make sure you give the accounts department all your bank account details as soon as possible.

1 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3 cubicle   

n.大房间中隔出的小室

参考例句：

• She studies in a cubicle in the school library.她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。
• A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle.一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。

4 intermediate   

adj.中间的，居间的，中级的；n.中间体，媒介物

参考例句：

• This country is now at an intermediate stage of development.这个国家目前正处于发展的中间阶段。
• Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间。

5 electronics   

n.电子器件，电子学，电子技术

参考例句：

• About 45000 people worked in electronics in Scotland.苏格兰约有4.5万人在电子行业工作。
• He wants to brush up his knowledge of electronics.他想温习他的电子学知识。

6 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。