Work time and breaks
A: Didn’t you punch in this morning, Monica?
B: Sorry, I don’t know the rule about punching.
A: That’s ok. I should have told you earlier. This is a company rule.
B: Do we also need to punch out after work?
A: According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.
B: How about the lunch break, Lucy?
A: From 11:30 to 1 o’clock.
B: May I ask whether we need to work overtime?
A: Sometimes, but not quite often.
1.According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.
根据公司的规定,我们应该每天早上8点前打卡上班,每天下午5点,打卡下班。
punch 最原本的意思就是“一拳’,例如:He laid his opponent low with a single punch.
他一拳就把对手打倒在地。
在这里punch作动词,表示“打卡”,punch in与punch out分别表示“打卡进公司”,“打卡下班”的意思、
2.B:May I ask whether we need to work overtime?
方便问一下,我们需要加班吗?
may I ask用在本句中,主要是用来缓冲句子的语气的,例如我们可以说:May I ask whether you have been married?方便问一下,你结婚了没?
work overtime 是“加班”的意思,
例如:我愿本周加班工作以示诚意。
As an earnest of my good intentions I will work overtime this week.