Ⅲ.课文篇

Types of Badges and Their Purposes
标识牌的种类和他们的用途

1) Badges are usually given out at a security office near the front door of the office building. There you will fill out a form and then a badge will be issued to you.
通常在办公大楼前门的保卫处负责发放标牌。一般上说,在你填好规定的表格之后就能拿到标牌了。

2) When you pick up your badge, the security guard may remind you of their companies office hours.
当你拿到标牌时，保安人员通常会提醒你公司的办公时间。

3) ID Badges list your name, clearance, and what department you work in. These are always adorned with a photo of the employee. "Clearance" means where you can and can not go.
身份标识上会列出你的姓名、出入范围、你在何工作部门工作，通常都会贴上员工的照片，“出入范围”即哪些地方你可以去，哪些地方不可以。

4) A security badge can be worn by a guard and it tells you his job is to protect you. Sometimes workers wear security badges to go into secure areas. You will have to sign your name before you pick up one of these badges.
安全标识通常都是保安或门卫佩戴的，它会告诉你保安的工作就是保护你的安全。有时员工在进入一些特定的安全部门时佩戴安全标识。佩戴这种标识前一般需要你签上自己的名字。

5) Many medical and scientific employees have to work with machines that release radiation. Because of this, they wear badges that change color when they get too much radiation.
有很多医药或科技工作者经常要接触到具有放射性的物质，因此，他们就需要佩戴辐射检测标识，当他们接触的辐射超标，标识的颜色就会改变。

6) Visitor badges are one-use badges that guests use once. These badges must be in plain view at all times.
来访者标识是只供访问者使用的一次性标识。这些标识必须简单、易看。