Useful Words 第1步 熟悉詞匯
manager 經理 workday 工作日 leave 假期
casual 臨時的 coordinate 協調 approve 批準
vacation 休假 sick 生病的 signature 簽名
boss 老板 clerk 職員 conductor 管理人
tired 疲勞的 pressure 壓力 hardship 困難
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢記句型
I wonder if I could take this afternoon off .我可不可以今天下午請個假。
May I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能請一天假嗎?
I have to ask for sick leave . 我得請個病假。
I’m asking for a week’s leave .我打算請一個星期的假。
I would like to take my two weeks vocation time .我想休假兩周。
Take time off as necessary .如果有需要的話就請假吧。
1. I wonder if I could take this afternoon off .我可不可以今天下午請個假。
Is it alright if I take a leave next Monday ?下周一我請一天假可以嗎?
Could I take a leave on the 20th ?我20號能請一天假嗎?
take off 休假,休息 take a leave 請假
2. May I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能請一天假嗎?
Could I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能請一天假嗎?
May I ask for leave tomorrow ?我明天能請一天假嗎?
ask for leave 請假
3. I was absent on sick leave last Tuesday . 我上周二因病請假了。
I have to ask for sick leave .我得請個病假。
sick leave 病假
4. I’m asking for a week’s leave .我打算請一星期的假。
I want to ask for leave , about a week .我想請一個星期的假。
I’d like to ask for a week’s leave .我想請一星期的假。
5. I need to take a leave on the 24th of this month .這個月24號,我要請一天假。
I want to ask for leave on the 24th of this month .這個月24號,我想請一天假。
6. I’d like to ask for my maternity leave .我想請產假。
I’m on maternity leave now .我在休產假。
maternity adj. 產婦的,孕婦的
7. I would like to take my two weeks vocation time .我想休假兩周。
I’d like to have a week off to prepare for my wedding .我想休假一周準備我的婚禮。
8. Take time off as necessary . 如果有需要的話就請假吧。
If it is necessary for you , just take time off .如果有需要的話就請假吧。
9. He has been taken a lot of time off lately , hasn’t he ?他最近常請假,是不是?
He is always asking for leave these days .他這些天總是請假。
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿對話
1. 請假去度假 Take a Leave for Vacation
Desiree : Only two weeks left until my vacation !
Jessica : Oh , I’m so jealous ! Remind me again , how long are you going ?
Desiree: We'll be in Hawaii for a week , and then Japan for two weeks .
Jessica :That’s so wonderful . We’ll miss having you around the office though 1
Desiree : I’ll bring you back something nice , don’t worry . The time is going to fly by !
德西蕾:還有兩個星期,我就要去度假了!
杰西卡:哦,我好羨慕啊!再跟我說一遍,你要去多長時間?
德西蕾:我們要去夏威夷待一周,再去日本玩兩個星期。
杰西卡:太好了。但是我們整個辦公室的人都會想你的。
德西蕾:我會給你們帶些禮物回來,別擔心。時間過得很快的!
Jealous adj. 羨慕的,嫉妒的 fly by 飛逝
2. 申請年假 Ask for the Annual Leave
Joan : I’m going to ask for my annual leave soon .
Tim : Oh , really ?What plans do you have ?
Joan : None , really ,but I could really use some time off . I think I might use the time to get caught up on some reading , clean house , and maybe go visit some friends I haven’t seen in a long time .
Tim : That sounds really nice . Make sure to ask soon though . It’s a popular time to travel and if you don’t get in early , they might not approve the time off .
Joan : That’s true . I’ll tell the boss today after lunch . Hopefully it’s early enough that it won’t be a problem .
Tim : I think that’s a good idea . I may ask for my leave after you get back .
瓊 :我打算最近就申請年假。
蒂姆:哦,真的嗎?你有什么計劃?
瓊 :實際上還沒有,但我確實需要休息一段時間。我想我可以用這段時間來多看一些書,打掃房間,可能還要去看看很久沒見面的朋友。
蒂姆:聽起來非常不錯。但要確保早點兒請假。這是一個旅游高峰期,如果你早點兒請,這段時間上級就不會準假了。
瓊 :沒錯。我今天吃過午飯就告訴老板。希望時間還算早,不會有什么問題。
蒂姆:我看這個主意不錯。等你回來后,我也許會申請我的年假了。
annual leave 年假 get caught up 抓住,抓緊
Useful Paragraph 第4步 誦讀短篇
Today I will multiply my value a hundredfold . A mulberry leaf touched with the genius of man becomes silk . A field of clay touched with the genius of man becomes a castle . A cypress tree touché with the genius of man becomes a shrine . If it is possible for leaves and clay and wood to have their value multiplied a hundred , yea a thousand fold by man , cannot I do the same with the clay which bears my name ?
今天我要加倍重視自己的價值。桑葉在天才的手中變成了絲綢。黏土在天才的手中變成了堡壘。柏樹在天才的手中變成了殿堂。如果桑葉、黏土、柏樹經過人的創造,可以成百上千地提高自身的價值,那么我們為什么不能使自己身價百倍呢、
multiply v. 增加 mulberry n. 桑樹 genius n. 天才
cypress n.. 柏樹 shrine n. 圣地 raiment n. 衣服
yea adv. 是的
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
其實在美國工作有時候會遇到請假這種情況,不過一般中國人都不會輕易請假,除非病得爬不起來。在美國工作,一般請假老板都會批準,但你需要回報的是按時完成任務。有時候美國的老板不在乎你平時是否積極或者出色,他們只看最后的成果。工作任務完成得好,平時的小錯誤都視而不見,但如果最后你沒能完成任務,不好意思,老板會一筆一筆跟你算賬,甚至派給你很多任務把你擠兌得主動辭職。
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