白领英语口语速查 第22期:请假(2)

　　私人事假
personal day
A: What's a personal day?
B: Personal day is when you have to take care of things during work time.
A: What are the examples?
B: For example,if you have to apply for an ID card
and the government office issuing¹ the ID card opens only during your work hours.
A: I see,thank you.
假期轮值表
holiday rotation²
A: Morning,Hunter.I'd like to talk to you about my vacation.
B: You're lucky,King.I'm just going to draw up the holiday rotation this year.
So,go ahead and tell me what you want.
我会安排的。
I'll arrange³/fix that.= I'll try to meet your request.
A: Henry,I'd like to take three weeks' leave.
You know Spring Festival? I want to see my parents in China.
B: OK.I know how important Spring Festival is in China.I'll arrange that.
找人来接替你的工作。
Find someone to cover for you.
A: Mr.Martin,I wonder if I could have a few days off.
My wife is seriously ill,so I have to take care of her at the hospital.
B: In that case,I give you a week's leave.I can find someone to cover for you.
Go ahead,take good care of your wife.
我不能给你一天的假。
I cannot let you take one whole day's leave.
A: Mr.Johnson,I'm afraid I have to be late this morning.
My son's got a serious cold,and I have to take him to the hospital.
B: I see.I can give you a few hours,but I cannot let you take one whole day's leave.
Is that OK?
A: That's enough.Thank you.
我不希望你频繁请假。
I don't want to see this happen too often.
A: Hello!Mr.Jackson,I want to ask for leave today.I am dizzy⁴ and coughing.
And I threw up a moment ago.I must be ill.
B: OK.I'll let you take today off.But I don't want to see this happen too often.
你不能让你的家人干扰你的工作!
You mustn't let your family mess up your work!
A: Mr.Randy,I wonder if I could have several days off next week.
B: For what reason this time?
A: My parents are coming here next week.
And I want to spend some time with them and show them around the city.
B: Ah,Peggy,I understand how much your family means⁵ to you,
but you mustn't let them mess up your work!

1 issuing   

出版( issue的现在分词 )； 发表； 宣布； 分配； 发行者( issuer的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They keep in touch with their members by issuing a quarterly newsletter. 他们印发内部季刊与会员保持联系。
• They were issuing agricultural credits. 他们正在发放农业信用贷款。

2 rotation   

n.旋转；循环，轮流

参考例句：

• Crop rotation helps prevent soil erosion.农作物轮作有助于防止水土流失。
• The workers in this workshop do day and night shifts in weekly rotation.这个车间的工人上白班和上夜班每周轮换一次。

3 arrange   

vt.安排，整理，计划，改编(乐曲)；vi.协商，计划

参考例句：

• He began to arrange the flowers in the vase.他开始把花瓶内的花摆好。
• We must arrange about that.这事我们得安排一下。

4 dizzy   

adj.晕眩的，眼花缭乱的；vt.使晕眩

参考例句：

• I feel a dizzy spell.我感到一阵头晕。
• Lean on me if you feel dizzy.如果你觉得头晕，就靠在我身上好了。

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。