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ID: 1742 Upper Intermediate
Formal Chinese can be a bit tricky at first. In this lesson, your trusty ChinesePod hosts dissect a typical announcement from HR, explaining in everyday terms what that formal language about "flexible work hours" is trying to say.
Sun Aug 21 2011 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
员工 yuángōng employee
提高 tígāo to raise
管理 guǎnlǐ to manage
效率 xiàolǜ efficiency
各位员工好！
gèwèi yuángōng hǎo ！
Hello everyone!
为提高管理效率，并为员工创造更宽松和弹性的工作环境，从九月一日起，公司将实行弹性工作制。
wèi tígāo guǎnlǐ xiàolǜ ，bìng wèi yuángōng chuàngzào gèng kuānsōng hé tánxìng de gōngzuò huánjìng ，cóng jiǔyuèyīrì qǐ ，gōngsī jiāng shíxíng tánxìng gōngzuòzhì 。
In order to improve managerial efficiency and to create a more relaxed and flexible working environment for our employees, starting September 1st the company will be implementing a flexible working system.
员工可以根据实际情况选择在早上八点至十点之间进办公室上班。
yuángōng kěyǐ gēnjv4 shíjì qíngkuàng xuǎnzé zài zǎoshang bā diǎn zhì shí diǎn zhījiān jìn bàngōngshì shàngbān 。
Employees may choose to come to work between 8:00 and 10:00 AM according to their own circumstances.
每天工作时间必须满八小时。例如：早上八点进公司可以下午五点离开，九点半进公司可以六点半离开。包括一小时午餐时间。
měitiān gōngzuò shíjiān bìxv1 mǎn bā xiǎoshí 。lìrú ：zǎoshang bā diǎn jìn gōngsī kěyǐ xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn líkāi ，jiǔ diǎn bàn jìn gōngsī kěyǐ liù diǎn bàn líkāi 。bāokuò yī xiǎoshí wǔcān shíjiān 。
Every work day must consist of eight working hours, e.g. entering the office at 8:00 AM allows employees to leave at 5:00 PM; entering the office at 9:30 AM allows employees to leave at 6:30 PM. This includes one hour for lunch.
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