Seventeen：

I very much like the system we have，I like the opportunities it gives me for other things. Everyone's at work for the agreed essential time, but we all have some choice each side of this. I keep my own record, and it means I can fit in other things, like medical appointments. I like to feel I've got some control over my professional life and I need to be able to plan. It may not suit everyone, but it certainly works for me.

17:我非常喜歡我們現(xiàn)有的體制，我喜歡它給我做其他事情的機會。每個人都在約定的關(guān)鍵時間工作，但我們每個人都有一些選擇。我有自己的記錄，這意味著我可以做其他事情，比如預(yù)約醫(yī)生。我喜歡感覺我對自己的職業(yè)生涯有一定的掌控能力，我需要能夠計劃。它可能不適合每個人，但它肯定適合我。

Eighteen：

I take your point Brian. I know that since George left，you've had to take on some of his tasks which were not in your original job description. However, you were allocated seventy-five per cent of Suzie's time to deal with the paperwork, so I feel that the situation, although not ideal, is manageable and in this financial climate any further expenditure, any rise, however well deserved ，might damage the company's future and, I am sure you'll agree, that's too risky.

18:我同意你的觀點，布萊恩。我知道，自從喬治離開后，你不得不接手他的一些工作，而這些工作并不是你原來的工作職責(zé)。然而，分配給你處理文書工作的時間是蘇西的75%，所以我覺得這種情況，雖然不理想，但是是可控的，在這個金融環(huán)境下，任何支出，任何加薪，雖然值得，但可能損害公司的未來，我相信你也認(rèn)為，這風(fēng)險太大。