Section 4 加班
169. 加班有加班费吗？
Do you get paid for working overtime?
必备单词
overtime 加班时间
还可以说
● Are you getting overtime?
● Do you get overtime pay?
模拟现场
A:Do you get paid for working overtime? 加班有加班费吗？
B:Of course we do. 我们当然有。
170. 你们的加班费是多少？
What’s your overtime rate?
必备单词
overtime rate 加班费
还可以说
● How much is the overtime pay?
模拟现场
A:What’s your overtime rate? 你们的加班费是多少？
B:It’s time and a half. 工资的1.5倍。
相关说法
● 如果老板付我双倍工资，我愿意加班。
If the boss pays me double time, I like to do working overtime.
171. 你们旺季要加班吗？
Do you need to work overtime during the peak season?
必备单词
peak season 旺季
模拟现场
A:Do you need to work overtime during the peak season? 你们旺季要加班吗？
B:We have to work overtime in the peak season. 在旺季，我们必须加班。
172. 我今晚得加班到很晚。
I have to work late tonight.
还可以说
● I have to burn the midnight oil tonight.
必备单词
burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战，开夜车
你知道吗 对别人表示同情时还可以用下面的表达：
● I’m sorry to hear that. 听到这事我很难过。
● What a pity/shame! 真遗憾！
● I really sympathize with you. 我真的同情你。
173. 我想申请周末加班。
I want to apply for overtime work during the weekend.
相关说法
● 我刚刚交了一份加班申请。I just submitted a request for overtime.
必备单词
apply for 申请
submit 提交
request 请求
174. 文件在我桌上堆积如山了，恐怕今天又得加班了。
The files stack up on my desk. I’m afraid I have to work overtime today.
必备单词
stack up 堆积
模拟现场
A:The files stack up on my desk. I’m afraid I have to work overtime today. 文件在我桌上堆积如山了。恐怕今天又得加班了。
B:I feel sorry for you. 我真同情你。
相关说法
● 我加了2小时的班。I worked two hours overtime.
● 我现在时间紧迫，我今天要加班了。
I’m running out of time and I need to work overtime today.
175. 我必须把这个做完，因为明天要用。
I have to finish this up for tomorrow.
必备单词
finish up 完成
还可以说
● This has to be done before tomorrow.
模拟现场
A:Why don’t you go home? It’s seven o’clock. 为什么不回家？都7点了。
B:I have to finish this up for tomorrow. 我必须把这个做完，因为明天要用。
176. 为了完成工作，我整个礼拜都在加班。
I have worked overtime for the entire week.
必备单词
entire 整个的
模拟现场
A:You have to work overtime today? 你今天要加班吗？
B:Yeah, I have worked overtime for the entire week. 是啊，为了完成工作，我整个礼拜都在加班。
177. 最近我一直加班，我的大脑已经超负荷工作了。
I’ve been working overtime lately; my brain is overloaded.
必备单词
overload 超过负荷
模拟现场
A:How about you? 你怎么样呢？
B:I’ve been working overtime lately; my brain is overloaded. 最近我一直加班，我的大脑已经超负荷工作了。
178. 真希望不用加班就好了。
I wish I didn’t have to work overtime.
模拟现场
A:I wish I didn’t have to work overtime. 真希望不用加班就好了。
B:Yeah, you must be exhausted. 是的，你一定累坏了。
必备单词
exhausted 筋疲力尽的
179. 我厌倦了加班。
I’m really sick of all this overtime.
必备单词
be sick of 对……感到厌恶
还可以说
● I’m tired of working overtime.
情境演练
Working Overtime
Mary:Hi, Linda, we’ll go to a picnic this Saturday. Would you like to join us?
Linda:I’d like to, but...
Mary:Do you have any plans this Saturday?
Linda:No, but I have to work on Saturday.
Mary:What a pity! Do you often have to work overtime?
Linda:No, we just work overtime occasionally.
Mary:That’s not too bad. My friend, John, has to work overtime every weekend.
Linda:I feel sorry for him.
Mary:By the way, do you get paid for working overtime?
Linda:Of course. We can get a doubled wage for working overtime.
Mary:That’s good. Some friends of mine cannot get paid, but they can do the time compensation.
Linda:Well, half a loaf is better than none. But I prefer to get a doubled wage.
Mary:Me too.
加班
玛丽：嗨，琳达，我们这个周六去野炊。你想和我们一起去吗？
琳达：我很想去，但是……
玛丽：你这个周六有什么安排吗？
琳达：没有，不过我周六得加班。
玛丽：真遗憾！你们经常加班吗？
琳达：不，我们只是偶尔加班。
玛丽：那还好。我的朋友约翰每个周末都得加班。
琳达：我很同情他。
玛丽：顺便问一下，你们加班有加班工资吗？
琳达：当然。加班我们拿双倍工资。
玛丽：那还不错。我的一些朋友拿不到加班工资，但他们可以调休。
琳达：嗯，聊胜于无。但我宁愿拿双倍工资。
玛丽：我也是。
句型Plus
1. I feel sorry for him.
想安慰同事“我很同情你”可以说：I feel sorry for you. have a sympathy for sth. 同样表示对某事表示同情，但比较正式。
2. By the way, do you get paid for working overtime?
get paid是个被动语态，意为“得到报酬”。这句话的意思是“你会因为加班而得到报酬吗？”这是很多上班族都关心的问题。
3. Some friends of mine cannot get paid, but they can do the time compensation.
没有加班工资，能得到调休也不错。compensation意思是“补偿，赔偿”。time compensation即为“调休”。
4. Well, half a loaf is better than none.
half a loaf is better than none在英语里是一个俚语，意思是“聊胜于无”。