e.g. We shall of course refund to you the premium upon receipt of your debit note or, if you like, you may draw on us at sight for the amount required. (一收到你们的索款通知单，我们当立即把保险费付还给你们。如果你们愿意的话，也可以开即期汇票向我们收取所需金额。) unsocial hours：time for overwork (与社交活动冲突的时间、加班的时间)
e.g. We should emphasize the large extra bonus for working in unsocial hours.(我们应当重视对额外加班发高额奖金。)flexitime system：system of flexible working hours (弹性工作制度：一种根据工作特点灵活确定上下班时间的工作制度。例如，某人每天工作的八个小时内，只有从上午十点钟到下午三点钟是一天中最忙的时间，那么，经商定他可以不在正常的上午八点钟上班，在晚些时候到公司上班;下午也不一定在规定的五点钟下班，可以提前下班。他集中精力的工作时间(如10：00～15：00)叫做core time，灵活的工作时间叫做flexiband)
e.g. The first item on the agenda is a discussion of the management’s proposals on flexitime system.(会议安排表的第一项是讨论资方提出的弹性工作制。)
living out of a suitcase: often go on business trips (经常出差在外)
e.g. My husband is a sales-manager. He is a man living out of a suitcase.(我丈夫是销售经理，老是出差在外。)
make five clerks redundant：dismiss five clerks (裁员五名)
e.g. Our branch is badly overstaffed. We have now decided to make eight clerks redundant.(我们分公司严重超员，我们已经决定裁员八名。)
