英语播客EnglishPod 79

 A:     Mr. McKenna, do you have a second? I need to
       talk to you about something.

 B:    Sure, Liv, what can I do for you?

 A:    Well, I was just wondering. . . you see, I know I’ve
        used  up  all  my  vacation  days  this  year,  but  my
       sister is getting married, and the wedding is over-
       seas, and, well. . .

 B:    You wanna take some time off, is that right?

 A:    Well, sir, I was just hoping that I might be able to
       take some unpaid¹ leave this year.

 B:    What  dates  are  you  planning  on  taking  off? I’ll
        need at least two months notice, so that I can plan
       for your absence.
 A:    I  was  thinking  of  taking  off  from  September  first
       until the thirtieth . Would you be okay with that?

 B:    Well, I guess so.

1 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。