Chapter 1 考勤管理
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似是而非 
Emily: The manager praised me at the meeting today.
Harry: Why? Did you do some good deeds? 
Emily: No. He praised me for never being late, setting a good example for everyone.
Harry: Oh, it's a pity that I have been late once this month.
原来如此 
Emily: The manager praised me at the meeting today.
Harry: Why? Did you do something good? 
Emily: No. He praised me for never being late and setting a good example for everyone.
Harry: Oh, it's a pity that I have been late once this month.
艾米莉：经理在今天的会议上表扬了我。
哈利：为什么？你做了什么好事吗？
艾米莉：不是的。他表扬我从不迟到，为大家树立了一个好榜样。
哈利：哦，我这个月迟到了一次，太遗憾了。
误区解读
do some good deeds明显是中式英语，在英语口语中要避免这些说法。
句型集锦
(1) According to company rules, staff should be on and off duty on time.
公司规定员工要准时上下班。
(2) The leader praises me for never being late or leaving early.
领导表扬我从不迟到或早退。
(3) Employees should sign in at 8:00 a.m. on time every day.
员工每天早上8点要准时签到。
(4) There will be deduction in pay for being late or leaving early.
迟到或早退要被扣工资。
(5) He has been late for 10 times in a month, and he is fired by the company.
他一个月迟到了十次，被公司开除了。
温故知新
set a good example for 为……树立好榜样
on time 准时，按时
praise sb for… 因为……表扬某人
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似是而非
Jane: Why are you always late for job?
Mark: I have been late for just three times.
Jane: As a project leader, you should consider for others in your team.
Mark: I will never be late again.
原来如此
Jane: Why are you always late for work?
Mark: I have been late for just three times.
Jane: As a project leader, you should consider for others in your team.
Mark: I will never be late again.
简：你为什么总是上班迟到？
马克：我只迟到了三次。
简：作为项目主管，你该为团队中的其他人考虑一下。
马克：我再也不会迟到了。
误区解读
be late for work是固定搭配，意思是“上班迟到”。类似的表达还有be late for school，意思为“上学迟到”。
小试锋芒
(1) The company recently installs a punched-card machine in order to allow staff to ________ in conveniently.
公司近日安装了一个打卡机以便员工签到。
(2) He goes to and leaves _______ on time every day in order to get more bonus.
他每天准时上下班就是为了多拿奖金。
(3) I ______ up at 6:00 a.m. in order to get to work on time.
为了能准时上班，我早上6点起床。
(4) He left early yesterday, so he was harshly ________ by his leader.
昨天他早退了，因此被领导狠狠地批评了一顿。
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Keys:
(1) sign (2) work (3) get (4) criticized
✪ 词海撷珠
late[leɪt]adj．迟的，晚的
rule [ru:l] n．规则，规定
leader ['li:də(r)] n．领袖；领导者
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似是而非
Lucy: Sir, I have a bad headache, so I want to request for one day's leave to watch the doctor.
Manager: Have you got the absence request?
Lucy: Yes. Here it is.
Manager: Don't forget to bring back a doctor's note.
原来如此
Lucy: Sir, I have a bad headache, so I want to request for one day's leave to see the doctor.
Manager: Have you got the absence request?
Lucy: Yes. Here it is.
Manager: Don't forget to bring back a doctor's note.
露西：经理，我头疼得厉害，我想请一天假去看医生。
经理：你写请假条了吗？
露西：是的，给您。
经理：别忘了带回医生开的证明。
误区解读
see a doctor是固定搭配，意思是“看医生”。watch一般用于watch TV或watch movies等结构中。
句型集锦
(1) I want to ask for sick leave for three days．我想请3天病假。
(2) He is absent on sick leave．他因病请假了。
(3) The manager allowed Sarah to be absent．经理批准莎拉请假。
(4) Mr. White, I'd like to take this afternoon off if it's all right with you.
怀特先生，我今天下午想请假，可以吗？
(5) Would it be possible for me to take the day off this Tuesday?
我可以在这个星期二请一天假吗？
(6) Could you ask for sick leave for me?
你能替我请病假吗？
(7) I really need to see a doctor this afternoon because I have a severe headache.
我今天下午必须去看医生，因为我头疼得厉害。
(8) As she had a high fever, she was absent on sick leave.
她因为发高烧而请了病假。
温故知新
come back 回来，归来 bring back 带回来 ask for sick leave 请病假
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似是而非
Jason: Mr. Mill, l'd like to ask for one day leave to attend my friend's wedding.
Mr. Mill: But what about your work?
Jason: I have asked Mary to do the work for me.
Mr. Mill: Good. Then you can go.
原来如此
Jason: Mr. Mill, l'd like to ask for one day's leave to attend my friend's wedding.
Mr. Mill: But what about your work?
Jason: I have asked Mary to do the work for me.
Mr. Mill: Good. Then you can go.
杰森：米尔先生，我想请一天假去参加我朋友的婚礼。
米尔先生：那你的工作怎么办？
杰森：我已经拜托玛丽帮我做了。
米尔先生：那就好。你可以走了。
误区解读
ask for one day's leave表示“请一天的假”，“请两天的假”则用ask for two days' leave表达。
小试锋芒
(1) Every company establishes _______ systems for requests for leave.
每个公司都设立了严格的请假制度。
(2) Requesting for leaves requires filling in a leave note with ______ and time.
请假需要填写请假条，并注明请假事由和请假时间。
(3) Requesting for leaves requires the leader's ______ . 请假需要获得领导的批准才可以。
(4) It's important to do work handover before requesting for _______ .
请假前做好工作交接很重要。
(5) US$20 will be _____ from the salary for requesting for one day's leave.
请假一天要被扣除20美元的工资。
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Keys:
(1) strict (2) reason (3) permission (4) leave (5) deducted
✪ 词海撷珠
leave [li:v] n．假期；休假 establish [ɪ'stæblɪʃ] v．创立，建立
request [rɪ'kwest] n./v． 要求；请求
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似是而非
Linda: Please excuse me for being late again.
John: What's wrong with you? You usually come to work on time. But you have been late twice this week.
Linda: Sorry, my mother is in the hospital. I have to take care of her after work until late into the night. I was so tired that I overslept today.
John: I'm sorry to hear that.
原来如此
Linda: Please excuse me for being late again.
John: What's wrong with you? You usually come to work on time. But you have been late twice this week.
Linda: Sorry, my mother is in hospital. I have to take care of her after work until late into the night. I was so tired that I overslept today.
John: I'm sorry to hear that.
琳达：请原谅，我又迟到了。
约翰：你是怎么了？你一向是按时上班的，这周却迟到了两次。
琳达：对不起。我妈妈住院了，我下了班要去照顾她，直到深夜才休息。我太累了，所以今天睡过了头。
约翰：听到这个消息我很难过。
误区解读
be in the hospital的意思是“在医院里”，而be in hospital则表示“住院”，注意两者的区别。
温馨提示
动词oversleep的意思是“睡过头”，是不规则动词，其过去式与过去分词都是overslept。
句型集锦
(1) He is never tardy.
他从不迟到。
(2) He is often late without reason.
他经常无故迟到。
(3) You are requested to come to work on time.
请勿迟到。
(4) Try not to be late next time.
下次别迟到了。
(5) Please do not be late next time.
下次请不要再迟到了。
(6) Don't concoct an excuse for being late again.
不要再编造迟到的借口了。
(7) Although I told him not to be late, he still was.
虽然我让他别迟到，但他还是迟到了。
(8) Sorry, I'm late. There was a traffic jam.
对不起，我迟到了。今天路上堵车。
学有所用
He always arrives _______ without excuses.
A. lately B. late C. early D. earlier
他总是无故迟到。
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答案：B
解析： lately的意思是“最近，近来”，是时间副词，通常在句中作时间状语，修饰整个句子。而late既可以作形容词，也可以作副词来修饰动词。
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Sarah: My father is going to have a operation.
Henry: And why don't you ask for leave?
Sarah: I wanted to. But I have so much work to do and the report must be finished before tomorrow morning.
Henry: Don't worry about that. I will get Julia to help you.
原来如此
Sarah: My father is going to have an operation.
Henry: And why don't you ask for leave?
Sarah: I wanted to. But I have so much work to do and the report must be finished before tomorrow morning.
Henry: Don't worry about that. I will get Julia to help you.
莎拉：我父亲要动手术。
亨利：你为什么不请假呢？
莎拉：我本来打算请假的，但工作太多了，我还得在明天上午前完成这份报表。
亨利：不必担心，我让朱莉亚来帮你。
误区解读
以元音音节开头的名词，在用不定冠词修饰时，要用an而不是a。
小试锋芒
(1) May I have a day _________ ?
我能请一天假吗？
(2) Do you mind if I take _______ off?
你介意我明天请假吗？
(3) He asked the manager's ______ to take a day off.
他请求经理批准他一天假。
(4) I have some _______ issues to deal with, so I need to take two days off.
我家里有些事要处理，所以想请两天假。
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Keys:
(1) off (2) tomorrow (3) permission (4) family
温故知新
worry about 担心
deal with 处理，处置
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似是而非
Anna: Your face looks pale. What's wrong with you?
Eva: I don't feel well today. Maybe I have a cold.
Anna: Have you seen a doctor?
Eva: Not yet. l'd like to take this afternoon off if it's all right with you.
原来如此
Anna: You look pale. What's wrong with you?
Eva: I don't feel well today. Maybe I have a cold.
Anna: Have you seen a doctor?
Eva: Not yet. l'd like to take this afternoon off if it's all right with you.
安娜：你看起来脸色苍白，怎么了？
伊娃：我今天觉得不舒服，我大概是感冒了。
安娜：你看医生了吗？
伊娃：还没有。如果你同意的话，我想今天下午请假。
误区解读
表示某人脸色苍白，可以直接用sb look(s) pale来表示，一般不用one's face looks pale。
句型集锦
(1) I haven't requested a leave for a whole year.
我整整一年都没有请过假了。
(2) I caught a cold, so I want to ask for one day's leave to go to the hospital.
我感冒了，想请一天假去医院。
(3) Tomorrow I'd like to ask for one day's leave to move.
明天我想请一天假搬家。
(4) According to the regulation, female employees can enjoy maternity leave.
按照规定，女性员工享有产假。
(5) I am going to get married next month, and I wish to request for 10 days'
marriage leave.
我下个月结婚，想请十天的婚假。
温故知新
have a cold 感冒
maternity leave 产假
get married 结婚
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Sarah: I this afternoon need to see a doctor. I feel dizzy now and I couldn't concentrate on my work at all.
Anna: But you know there is an important meeting this afternoon and you have to take the minutes.
Sarah: I think Jim can do it for me.
原来如此☺
Sarah: I need to see a doctor this afternoon. I feel dizzy now and I couldn't concentrate on my work at all.
Anna: But you know there is an important meeting this afternoon and you have to take the minutes.
Sarah: I think Jim can do it for me.
莎拉：我今天下午需要看医生。我头晕，根本就不能专心工作。
安娜：但是你知道，今天下午有一个重要的会议，你得做会议记录。
莎拉：我想吉姆能够代替我做会议记录。
误区解读
this afternoon的意思是“今天下午”，是时间状语，通常置于句首或者句末，一般不直接跟在主语的后面。
学有所用
She made an apology _______ her lateness.
A. to B. as C. off D. for
她因迟到而表示歉意。
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答案：D
解析： make an apology for…是固定搭配，意思是“为……而道歉”。
温馨提示
(1) apology是动词apologize的名词形式。除了表示“道歉；歉意”，也可以表示“不像样的替代品”，词组an apology for something就表示“滥竽充数的样品”。
(2) lateness是形容词late加上词缀-ness构成的名词，意思是“迟到，晚”。
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似是而非
Kate: Hey, John! You were late!
John: lt was really a shame!
Kate: Why?
John: My alarm clock didn't go off this morning, so when I dashed to the stop, the early bus had gone by.
原来如此
Kate: Hey, John! You were late!
John: What a shame!
Kate: Why?
John: My alarm clock didn't go off this morning, so when I dashed to the stop, the early bus had gone by.
凯特：嗨，约翰，你迟到了。
约翰：真是惭愧。
凯特：怎么了？
约翰：今天早上我的闹钟没响，因此我冲向公共汽车站时，早班车已经走了。
误区解读
what a shame表示“真是惭愧”，是感叹句。一般不用it is/was really a shame来表示。
小试锋芒
(1) Did you ______ in?
你打卡了吗？
(2) I _____ the bus. It's safer.
我坐公交车，这样比较安全。
(3) I waited for the ______ bus for about 15 minutes. But it didn't show up.
我等下一班车等了大概15分钟，但是车始终没有来。
(4) It took me ________ than 15 minutes to get here.
到这里我用了不止15分钟。
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Keys:
(1) punch (2) take (3) next (4) more
温故知新
alarm clock 闹钟
dash to 冲向