try this when you are sick

 　　Try this when you're sick

　　NO question about it, you're a hardworking student. But no matter how serious you are, you have to skip some lectures when you don't feel well. So this week we give you: words related¹ to "请假".

　　1. John, hi, can you please tell the professor that I have to ask for leave tomorrow morning? I'm feeling sick and can't concentrate.

　　"Leave" (准假，休假) is a noun² here. Ask for leave: 请假. Here, "ask for leave tomorrow morning" means "明天上午请半天假". Other examples include "ask for a 48-hour leave" : 请假48小时 or "ask for one week of leave": 请假一周.

　　2. Mr Smith, my dad's here visiting me and I'd like to take two days off to show him around the city.

　　"Take off" (请假，休假) is another common expression for "ask for leave". Another phrase with the word "off" is "to be off sick": 因病缺勤. For example:

　　Poor Sophie! She's been off sick for two days with a high fever. I hope she's getting better now.

　　3. I'm afraid I'm gonna have to pull a sickie today, Helen, but I really do have a bit of the flu.

　　"Pull a sickie" (请假) is slang³; "sickie" is slang word for "病假" and often refers to a day off. It is used in the case of genuine⁴ illness but often has a sense of avoiding work.

　　4. I don't feel well this morning. Perhaps I ought to call in sick.

　　Call in sick: 打电话请病假. You could say "call the secretary/boss/department head to tell her I'm sick" when you ask for leave. And you may need "a doctor's note" (病假条) to prove your illness.

1 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

2 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。

3 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。

4 genuine   

adj.真的，非人造的；真诚的，真心的

参考例句：

• On further examination it was found that the signature was not genuine.经过进一步的调查发现签名不是真的。
• As time went on,a genuine friendship grew up between us.随着时间的推移，我们之间产生了一种真挚的友情。