lesson 11 加班

    overtime

    01 i have to work overtime today.

    我今天必须得加班。

    类似表达

    i must finish it today. / i have a lot work to do. / i have to stay up tonight.

    02 they often worked overtime at the weekends.

    他们周末经常加班。

    类似表达 they worked at the weekends frequently.

    03 i can get extra pay for overtime work, right?

    我加班有加班费，对吗？

    词组释义 extra pay 加班费

    04 the boss asked me to finish this up tonight.

    老板要求我今天晚上把这个完成。

    注意事项 这句话表示要加班的原因，当被人问你为什么加班时，可以用这句话回答。

    05 arthur is a temporary worker, and she can't get paid for overtime.

    亚瑟是临时工，所以她没有加班费。

    词组释义 temporary worker 临时工

    06 if you had finished your work on time, you needn't work overtime.

    如果你按时完成你的工作，你就不需要加班了。

    语法提要 if 引导的是虚拟语气，意思是“如果”，是对过去的虚拟。

    07 baker almost worked overtime every day.

    贝克几乎每天都加班。

    注意事项

    every day意思是“每天”，一般在句中作时间状语。而everyday表示“每天的”，在句中作定语。

    08 you will learn more from working overtime.

    你会从加班中学到更多。

    类似表达 the overtime work will give you more thing.

    09 whether you need to work overtime absolutely depends on your efficiency.

    是否需要加班，完全取决于你的工作效率。

    语法提要

    当whether引导宾语从句意为“是否”时，通常可以和if互换，但如果宾语从句的引导词含有选择意义，又有or或是or not连接；又或者宾语从句的引导词是位于介词之后，都只能用whether。

    10 don't be so hard; work will never be done.

    不要这么拼命，工作是永远做不完的。

    语法提要

    don't be so hard. 是一个祈使句，一般用于告诫或提醒某人，类似的表达还有：don't be late. / don't be afraid.

    note

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