谷歌员工女儿写信替爸爸请假 获一周假期

 　　Sometimes all you have to do is ask.

　　有时候有些事你要做的只是提要求。

　　A Google employee is getting a week off work to spend with his young daughter thanks to an adorable note she wrote to his boss.

　　一位谷歌员工得到了一周的假期来和小女儿共同度过，而这一周假期的福利要归功于女儿写给他老板的可爱字条。

　　Katie begged the internet giant to give her father just one day off to celebrate his birthday.

　　卡蒂请求互联网巨头谷歌给爸爸放一天假、就一天，这样她就可以和爸爸共同庆祝爸爸的生日了。

　　'Dear google worker,' the handwritten note reads. 'Can you please make sure when daddy goes to work, he gets one day off. Like he can get get a day off on wednesday. Because daddy ONLY gets a day off on saturday.'

　　“亲爱的谷歌负责人，” 她在手写字条上写道，“我爸爸在你们公司上班，请问您能不能给他放一天假？比如说周三能不能给他放假呢？因为爸爸每周只有周六一天假期。”

　　The little girl’s plea didn’t end there.

　　小女孩的请求并没有到此为止。

　　'P.S. It is daddy’s BIRTHDAY!' she wrote in blue crayon. 'P.P.S. It is summer, you know.'

　　“因为周三是我爸爸的生日！”她用蓝色蜡笔写道，“再然后，现在是夏天，天气有多热你懂的嘛。”

　　Daniel Shiplacoff, her father’s boss, saw the letter and responded: 'Dear Katie, Thank you for your thoughtful note and request.

　　丹尼尔是小女孩爸爸的老板，他看见了这封信并给出了回复：“亲爱的卡蒂，谢谢你细心周到的字条和请求。”

　　'Your father has been hard at work designing many beautiful and delightful¹ things for Google and millions of people across the globe.

　　“你的爸爸工作勤奋，为谷歌和全球数百万人设计出了许多漂亮又可爱的产品。”

　　'On the occasion of his Birthday, and recognizing the importance of taking some Wednesdays off during the summer, we are giving him the whole first week of July as vacation time. Enjoy!'

　　“正好赶上他过生日，同时我们也认可炎热夏天中的周三应适当放假，所以我们将给予你爸爸7月第一周一整个星期的假期。尽情享受吧！”

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　　While some observers have commented that it could merely be a publicity² stunt³, Google confirmed to Huffington Post and The Blaze that the letter was authentic⁴ and the employee was getting the vacation time.

　　虽然有些人评论称这件事有可能仅仅是炒作，但谷歌对《赫芬顿邮报》和《时政新闻观点评论网》记者证实，这封信是真实有效的，该员工确实会得到一周的假期。

　　Pictures of the letters were shared on Imgur and have gone viral. The identities of the girl and her dad have not been revealed.

　　这两封信的照片在图片分享网站Imgur上已经传疯了。但小女孩和她爸爸的身份还未可知。

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

3 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

4 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。