商务英语 Level 3 Unit 1-3 How & When

overtime加班

Overtime is time worked beyond your scheduled working hours.

Overtime can be paid or unpaid, depending on the company policy.

If you can't finish your work on time, you may need to work overtime.

He has to work overtime to finish the assignment（赋值）.

The company gives him 30 dollars per hour overtime pay.

Do you often have to work overtime?

We usually don't work overtime.

But it depends.

time off休息时间

Time off is time spent away from work, usually to go on vacation.

Employees often have 1-2 weeks paid time off each year, depending on their contracts.

If you want to take more time off you will need to talk with your manager.

He took three days off to travel to Japan.

He has fifteen paid days off this year.

May I take a day off next Friday?

My brother is going to visit me that day.

Sure. No problem.

Where is Tom?

I don't see him anywhere.

He's not in the office.

He took a day off today.

break

A break is time taken to rest during the working day.

It's usually for a short period of time.

When employees take breaks, they may go get coffee or watch videos online.

It's important to take a few breaks throughout the day.

He hasn't taken any break during the past three hours.

I've been doing this all morning.

I really need to take a break.

Me too.

Let's go have some coffee.

I'm really tired.

I can't stay focused.

Why don't you take a break?

absence

An absence is time spent away from work, possibly due to illness or injury.

If you have a bad fever, you should probably call in absent.

He is absent from work because he's sick.

Some people are absent today.

Where is Emily?

Why is she absent?

Oh. She's absent because she's ill.

Why were you absent from work yesterday?

Sorry. I got a bad headache yesterday.

I had to see the doctor.

commute

A commute is a regular journey taken to and from work.

Your work schedule may depend on how long your commute is.

So if you have a long commute, you may want to arrange a more flexible work schedule.