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Talking About the Working Hours Policy

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ID: 1744 Intermediate
HR has recently announced a new working hours policy, and a young woman discusses with her boyfriend how it affects her. The policy itself may be full of formal, stuffy language, but this lesson cuts right to the chase and deals with the new office policy in plain, straightforward terms.
Wed Aug 24 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
困 kùn sleepy
从......开始 cóng ... kāishǐ starting...
睡懒觉 shuì lǎnjiào to sleep in
实行 shíxíng to implement
好困啊！不过从下个月开始我就能睡懒觉啦！
hǎo kùn a ！bùguò cóng xià ge yuè kāishǐ wǒ jiù néng shuì lǎnjiào la ！
I'm so sleepy! But starting next month I'll be able to sleep in!
怎么，你不用上班了？
zěnme ，nǐ bùyòng shàngbān le ？
What? Don't you have to go to work?
不是，我们公司要实行弹性工作时间。
bùshì ，wǒmen gōngsī yào shíxíng tánxìng gōngzuò shíjiān 。
That's not it. Our company is going to implement flexible working hours.
怎么说？
zěnme shuō ？
What do you mean?
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