Useful Words 第1步 熟悉詞匯
punch 打卡 management 管理 probation 試用期
attendance 出勤 regulation 規章 late 遲到
absent 缺席的 deduction 扣除 idle 閑散的
personnel 人員 tardiness 遲延 disobey 違反
statistics 統計 absenteeism 曠工 unpunctual 不準時的
Useful Sentences 第2 步 牢記句型
I’m sorry for being late . 抱歉遲到了。
You’re ten minutes late . 你遲到了十分鐘。
Crap ! I’m going to be late for work .天哪！我上班要遲到了。
I can’t be late for work again . 我上班不能再遲到了。
The traffic jam block me for half an hour . 交通阻塞，堵了我半小時。
Sorry , I didn’t catch the bus .抱歉，我沒趕上公交車。
May I leave early today ?我今天能早點走嗎？
1. I’m sorry for being late .抱歉我遲到了。
I apologize for being late .我很抱歉遲到了。
apologize v. 道歉
2. You’re ten minutes late .你遲到了十分鐘。
You’re late by ten minutes .你遲到了十分鐘。
3. This is the first time I’ve being late .這是我第一次遲到。
Oh , no . I am late again .哦，不，我又遲到了。
Crap ! I’m going to be late for work .天哪！我上班要遲到了。
I was five minutes late again .我有遲到了五分鐘。
4. I can’t be late for work . 我上班不能遲到。
I can’t be late for work again . 我上班不能再遲到了。
If I’m late again , I’ll get fired !如果我在吃的我就會被開除了。
5. You’ve been late for work these days .你最近上班總是遲到。
Always remember : be punctual , don't be late .要記得準時，別遲到。
punctual adj. 準時的，守時的
6. The traffic jam blocks me for half an hour . 交通阻塞，堵了我半小時。
Sorry , I hit rush hour traffic . 抱歉，我碰上了交通高峰期。
Sorry , I didn’t catch the bus .抱歉，我沒趕上公交車。
7. Did you pinch in ?你上班打卡了嗎？
Did you punch out ?你下班打卡了嗎？
punch in 上班打卡 punch out 下班打卡
8. May I leave early today ?我今天能早點走嗎？
Would you mind if I leave early today ?你介意我今天早點兒走嗎？
I want to knock off an hour earlier .我想提前一小時下班。
knock off 停止，中斷
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿對話
1. 上班遲到 Be Late for Work
Erin : Wow , Charlie , you are late today !
Charlie : I know ! The bus was late this morning . Plus , since it was running late , it was very crowded and had to make more stops than usual .
Erin : You should try to find a more reliable way to get to work . I ride my bike and I never have to wait on anyone else .
艾琳：哇，查理，你今天遲到了！
查理：我知道！公交車今天早上晚點了。而且，由于公交車晚點，車上特別擠，車子又比平常停的站次多。
艾琳：你應該選一種更有效的方式來上班。我騎自行車，所以我從來不用等其他人。
crowded adj. 擁擠的，塞滿的 reliable adj. 可靠的
2. 主要出勤 Take Care of Attendance
Lucy : Drew , when you have a moment , can I take to you in my office ?
Drew : Sure , I’m free right now .
Lucy : Great . Come in and take a seat . You have been doing a great job in this new position and the customers are very happy . The only thing is that I’m worried about your attendance . You missed two days last week and another day the week before . Is everything okay ?
Drew : I’m sorry , I know I’ve been gone a lot . I have had to go the doctor a few times recently .
Lucy : Is it serious ?
Drew : I don't think so . It should be taken care of . I will be here more , I promise .
Lucy : That would be great . I’d hate to lose a good employee .
露西：杜魯，等你有時間了，能來我辦公室談談嗎？
杜魯：可以，我現在就有時間。
露西：太好了。進來坐。你在這個新職位上的工作做得非常好，顧客非常滿意。我唯一擔心的是你的出勤情況。你上周缺勤了兩天，上上周也卻了一天。一切還好嗎？
杜魯：對不起，我也知道我缺勤了很多次。我最近得需要去看幾次醫生。
露西：嚴重嗎？
杜魯：我覺得不嚴重。只是需要多注意一些。我以后會多出勤的，我保證。
露西：這樣就太好了。我不想失去一位好員工。
customer n. 顧客 promise v. 許諾，保證
Useful Paragraph 第4步 誦讀短篇
Never has there been a map , however carefully executed to detail and scale , which carried its owner over even one inch of ground . Never has there been a parchment of law, however fair , which prevented one crime . Never has there been s scroll , even such as the one I hold , which earned so much as a penny or produced a single word of acclamation . Action , alone , is the tinder which ignites the map , the parchment , this scroll , my dreams , my plans , my goals , into a living force . Action is the food and drink which will nourish my success .
一張地圖，不論多么詳盡，比例多精確，它永遠不能帶著它的主人在地面上移動半步。一個國家的法律，不論多么公正，永遠不可能防止罪惡的發生。任何寶典，即使在我手中的羊皮卷，永遠不可能創造財富或發出一聲歡呼。只有行動才能使地圖、法律、寶典、夢想、計劃、目標具有現實意義。行動，想食物和水一樣，能慈潤我，使我感動。
parchment n. 羊皮卷 scroll n. 紙卷 acclamation n. 歡呼
tinder n. 火種 acclamation n. 點燃 nourish v. 滋養
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
遲到在美國企業文化里其實不是什么新鮮的事情。當然，如果你剛到一個公司，在未熟悉自身業務的情況下，還是按章辦事比較保險。很多美國職員在對自己的職責和工作任務了如指掌的情況下，有時候會偷懶，但只有不被老板發現，或者你跟老板很熟也沒問題。但有一點是必須保證的，就是你最終工作完成的世界和質量必須按照公司進度進行，否則遲到會成為你再老板手中的把柄。
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