B:Yes, I’ll be working in the development department. 是的,我將在發(fā)展部工作。
A:Did you meet your boss? 你見過老板了嗎?
B:Just briefly. She seemed nice. 只是簡單地見了一面。她看上去不錯。
A:Will you have to work overtime? 你需要加班嗎?
Thursday的解釋
B:Sometimes. They said I should expect to work overtime once or twice a month. 有時需要,他們說我一個月可能會加一倆次班。
Thursday的意思
A:Is it paid or unpaid? 有加班費嗎?
B:It’s unpaid, but I can then take an extra day off. So, if I work an extra 8 hours on a Thursday night, I can take Friday off. 沒有。但是我可以調(diào)休一天,也就是說,如果我周四晚上多工作了八個小時,周五就可以休息一天。
A:That’s alright. It might be tiring, but then you can at least have a three-day holiday. 那還好,可能會比較疲勞,但之后就可以享受至少三天的假期了。
B:I think it’s great. 我覺得這樣也挺好的。
Thursday
A:How about your daily office hours? 你白天的工作時間是怎樣的?
B:It’s just a 9-5 job, with a 30 minute lunch break. 朝九晚五,中午有30 分鐘的午休時間。
A:Did you meet your other colleagues? 你見過其他同事了嗎?
B:I met the people from my department. They all seemed nice. 見過我這個部門的了,他們看上去都很好。
A:Do you have an office? 你有自己的辦公室嗎?
B:Not yet. For now, I have to sit in a cubicle. 還沒有,現(xiàn)在只能坐在格子間里。
A:How do you feel about that? 感覺怎么樣?
Thursday的解釋
B:I’m not ecstatic about it, but if nothing else, it will motivate me to work harder so I can get an office! 不是太滿意,但是如果沒有其它選擇,這倒可以激勵我努力工作,那樣就能有自己的辦公室了。
A:You’re always looking on the bright side of things! 你總是看到事物好的一面。