Useful Words 第1步 熟悉词汇
manager 经理 workday 工作日 leave 假期
casual 临时的 coordinate 协调 approve 批准
vacation 休假 sick 生病的 signature 签名
boss 老板 clerk 职员 conductor 管理人
tired 疲劳的 pressure 压力 hardship 困难
Useful Sentences 第2步 牢记句型
I wonder if I could take this afternoon off .我可不可以今天下午请个假。
May I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能请一天假吗?
I have to ask for sick leave . 我得请个病假。
I’m asking for a week’s leave .我打算请一个星期的假。
I would like to take my two weeks vocation time .我想休假两周。
Take time off as necessary .如果有需要的话就请假吧。
1. I wonder if I could take this afternoon off .我可不可以今天下午请个假。
Is it alright if I take a leave next Monday ?下周一我请一天假可以吗?
Could I take a leave on the 20th ?我20号能请一天假吗?
take off 休假,休息 take a leave 请假
2. May I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能请一天假吗?
Could I have one day off tomorrow ?我明天能请一天假吗?
May I ask for leave tomorrow ?我明天能请一天假吗?
ask for leave 请假
3. I was absent on sick leave last Tuesday . 我上周二因病请假了。
I have to ask for sick leave .我得请个病假。
sick leave 病假
4. I’m asking for a week’s leave .我打算请一星期的假。
I want to ask for leave , about a week .我想请一个星期的假。
I’d like to ask for a week’s leave .我想请一星期的假。
5. I need to take a leave on the 24th of this month .这个月24号,我要请一天假。
I want to ask for leave on the 24th of this month .这个月24号,我想请一天假。
6. I’d like to ask for my maternity leave .我想请产假。
I’m on maternity leave now .我在休产假。
maternity adj. 产妇的,孕妇的
7. I would like to take my two weeks vocation time .我想休假两周。
I’d like to have a week off to prepare for my wedding .我想休假一周准备我的婚礼。
8. Take time off as necessary . 如果有需要的话就请假吧。
If it is necessary for you , just take time off .如果有需要的话就请假吧。
9. He has been taken a lot of time off lately , hasn’t he ?他最近常请假,是不是?
He is always asking for leave these days .他这些天总是请假。
Useful Conversations 第3步 模仿对话
1. 请假去度假 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:还有两个星期,我就要去度假了!
杰西卡:哦,我好羡慕啊!再跟我说一遍,你要去多长时间?
德西蕾:我们要去夏威夷待一周,再去日本玩两个星期。
杰西卡:太好了。但是我们整个办公室的人都会想你的。
德西蕾:我会给你们带些礼物回来,别担心。时间过得很快的!
Jealous adj. 羡慕的,嫉妒的 fly by 飞逝
2. 申请年假 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 .
琼 :我打算最近就申请年假。
蒂姆:哦,真的吗?你有什么计划?
琼 :实际上还没有,但我确实需要休息一段时间。我想我可以用这段时间来多看一些书,打扫房间,可能还要去看看很久没见面的朋友。
蒂姆:听起来非常不错。但要确保早点儿请假。这是一个旅游高峰期,如果你早点儿请,这段时间上级就不会准假了。
琼 :没错。我今天吃过午饭就告诉老板。希望时间还算早,不会有什么问题。
蒂姆:我看这个主意不错。等你回来后,我也许会申请我的年假了。
annual leave 年假 get caught up 抓住,抓紧
Useful Paragraph 第4步 诵读短篇
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 ?
今天我要加倍重视自己的价值。桑叶在天才的手中变成了丝绸。黏土在天才的手中变成了堡垒。柏树在天才的手中变成了殿堂。如果桑叶、黏土、柏树经过人的创造,可以成百上千地提高自身的价值,那么我们为什么不能使自己身价百倍呢、
multiply v. 增加 mulberry n. 桑树 genius n. 天才
cypress n.. 柏树 shrine n. 圣地 raiment n. 衣服
yea adv. 是的
Cultural Background 第5步 了解文化
其实在美国工作有时候会遇到请假这种情况,不过一般中国人都不会轻易请假,除非病得爬不起来。在美国工作,一般请假老板都会批准,但你需要回报的是按时完成任务。有时候美国的老板不在乎你平时是否积极或者出色,他们只看最后的成果。工作任务完成得好,平时的小错误都视而不见,但如果最后你没能完成任务,不好意思,老板会一笔一笔跟你算账,甚至派给你很多任务把你挤兑得主动辞职。
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