Work time and breaks

A： Didn’t you punch in this morning, Monica?

B： Sorry, I don’t know the rule about punching.

A： That’s ok. I should have told you earlier. This is a company rule.

B： Do we also need to punch out after work?

A： According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.

B： How about the lunch break, Lucy?

A： From 11:30 to 1 o’clock.

B： May I ask whether we need to work overtime?

A： Sometimes, but not quite often.

1.According to the company rule, we should punch in before 8 o’clock and punch out after 5 o’clock every work day.

根据公司的规定，我们应该每天早上8点前打卡上班，每天下午5点，打卡下班。

punch 最原本的意思就是“一拳’，例如：He laid his opponent low with a single punch.

他一拳就把对手打倒在地。

在这里punch作动词，表示“打卡”，punch in与punch out分别表示“打卡进公司”，“打卡下班”的意思、

2.B：May I ask whether we need to work overtime?

方便问一下，我们需要加班吗?

may I ask用在本句中，主要是用来缓冲句子的语气的，例如我们可以说：May I ask whether you have been married?方便问一下，你结婚了没?

work overtime 是“加班”的意思，

例如：我愿本周加班工作以示诚意。

As an earnest of my good intentions I will work overtime this week.