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Colleague： Hi, look, what's on the wall over there? 嗨，那边墙上贴的是什么呢? Shirly： Don't you know that? It's all about new office rules. 你不知道吗?那全都是新的办公室制度。 Colleague： What does it say? 那上面说什么呢? Shirly： It says smoking is not allowed in any private offices. It might be the most terrible thing for you. 上面规定，不允许在任何办公室抽烟。对于你来说，这是最可怕的。 Colleague： I can smoke outside of the office. But what else does it say? 我可以去办公室外面抽啊。那还有什么规定呢? Shirly： If you want to ask for leave, you should get the approval from the manager in charge of your department. 如果你想要请假，你得先得到部门经理的允许。 Colleague： But if there is an emergency and the manager is of absence, what should we do? 但是如果有紧急情况，经理又不在，我们怎么办呢? Shirly： The note says you should call your manager first, and then tell him your reason, and then ask him for the approval. 通知上说，你得先打电话给经理，然后告诉他原因，再申请得到他的允许。 | 
