职场实用英语口语(5)
<p>9. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> 9-<span word="to">to</span>-5<span word="er">er</span>.我只是一个平凡的朝九晚五上班族.</p><p>我相信中文的‘朝九晚五’这个字应该就是从英文 9-<span word="to">to</span>-5 这个字直接翻过来的吧? 由于上班族的工作时间多半都是很固定从早上九点到晚上五点, 所以才有 9-<span word="to">to</span>-5 这个用法, 指的就是很一般上下班的工作. 记得有一次跟一个在社会上己经工作多年又回来念研究所的老美聊到他回学校念书的动机, 他就告诉我, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> 9 <span word="to">to</span> 5 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>." (我不想一辈子都作朝九晚五的工作.) 另外像这种上班族也可以自称是一个 9-<span word="to">to</span>-5<span word="er">er</span>, 也就是指作这种朝九晚五工作的上班族. 但是像小笨霖我呢? 我就该自称是 10-<span word="to">to</span>-3<span word="er">er</span> 了. (我当然没那么认真凌晨三点回家, 而是下午三点就回家睡午觉了!)</p><p>10. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.我拒绝在周末时加班.</p><p>英文里加班叫 <span word="work">work</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span>. 例如别人喊你今晚出去吃饭, 你说, "<span word="Sorry">Sorry</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span>." 就是告诉他, 很抱歉, 我今晚要加班. 不过有趣的是, 除了‘加班’可以叫 <span word="overtime">overtime</span>, 加班费也可以叫 <span word="overtime">overtime</span>. 例如你可以大声地告诉老板, "<span word="You">You</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span>!" (你必须要付我加班费.) 不过现在时机歹歹, 我看还是小声讲就好了.</p><p>除了这个 <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="overtime">overtime</span> 之外, 老美也常用到另外两个字, 一个叫 <span word="double">double</span> <span word="time">time</span>, 另一个叫 <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="half">half</span>. <span word="Double">Double</span> <span word="time">time</span> 指的是双倍的工资, 而 <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="half">half</span> 或是 <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> 则是指一倍半的工资. 例如老板叫你作一些额外的工作, 你可以说, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>." (如果你付我双倍的工资, 我就去做.) 再造一句, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span>." (我喜欢在假日时工作, 因为这时的工资算一倍半.)</p>
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