1.Housing 住房
* L0 @, [* D% M$ Q. p3 a A:How about the housing costs in this town?
9 D& f5 g2 J9 R B:The average house will cost $200,000. If you rent, you are looking at $1,500 a month for a nice apartment.% V5 m7 ^( [0 e' ?) K- q' n
A:这个地方的住房费用怎么样?
" ^0 a X, ~5 R9 t% W( f ~5 W B:平均的房价是20万美元,如果租的话,好的公寓差不多一个月1500美元。4 _5 U% n- E2 @# z8 O3 s' k" b
2. Income tax 所得税
* m/ ^- [; ~) J A: Does the company withhold income tax?
% [* j; z# a% A& a6 U/ _ B: Yes. You need to fill a W-4 form, so we know how much we should withhold.) m! L% _: Y$ X1 n; p( z) D
A:公司预扣所得税吗?
( Y& D I% R, z3 o B:是的,你得填一个W-4表,以便我们知道我们需要扣多少。
3 v2 n1 T; n8 T9 }3 h/ w+ d' L$ t 3.Insurance payment 保险金- f( P: [7 f* U: p1 i
A: How do we pay our portion of the insurance payment?) E! E. Y4 i* @$ v
B: It will be deducted from the salary for each paycheck.6 |! S3 @$ b2 `$ u
A:我们怎样付自己承担的那部分保费?, u3 R1 n) @" u9 @4 _! v; L
B:从每次发的工资里扣除。
4 R1 b- C) D2 K, L8 x 4.Lunch 午餐
2 h# U- e0 t! E- A& X& P A: Where do you go for lunch?
( H2 o; O1 h. b# g4 L5 \ B: Some of us go to the Cafeteria. You can go out for lunch as well.
S/ K2 P5 D* l/ \3 V2 i A:你们在哪儿吃午饭啊?! \; k. B" J5 ~. V
B:有的去自助食堂,你也可以出去吃。
+ O' O) u: O1 W: W/ p; M" [ 5.Outside line 外线
9 `/ Q- q$ Z. d' W( P% n X9 u5 M A: How do I get an outside line?! u8 e# x6 ~9 n8 J( z
B: Easy! Just dial zero.
2 E/ ^; Y9 m" [& m: J A:我怎么拨打外线电话啊?
1 _5 w% U( _# ^/ j B:很简单!只要加拨0就可以了。 |