每日聽力：外國人是如何向領導請假的？看看是不是跟你平時一樣？

音頻

1.先泛聽一遍上面的音頻，然後記錄下自己沒有聽出來的單詞或者連讀，然後再聽幾遍，直到自己把能聽懂的全部都聽懂為止，剩下的就是新知識啦。

2.可以邊聽邊滑動文本，進行精聽校對，弄懂所有生詞、表達以及連讀的地方。

3.閉上眼睛，再次盲聽，感受自己的進步。

這是一個磨耳朵的過程，每天聽幾分鐘，聽力水平自然就會突飛猛進~

Asking for Time Off (B0027)

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

McKenna先生，你有時間嗎？我想跟你說點事

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

好的，Liv，我能為你做什麼？

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. . .

我在想......你知道的，我已經用完了今年的全部的假期，但是我的妹妹正打算結婚，並且婚禮在海外舉行，所以.....

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

你想請假，對嗎？

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

是的，先生，我希望我能請幾天無薪事假

B: What dates are you planning on taking off? I'll need at least two months notice, so that I can planfor your absence.

你計劃在哪天請假？我至少需要提前2個月的事先通知，那樣我才可以為你的缺席做安排。

A: I was thinking of taking off from September first until the thirtieth . Would you be okay with that?

我想從9月1號請到9月13號，可以嗎？

B: Well, I guess so.

好吧，我覺的應該可以。

重點辭彙

have a second—— have some time, not busy 有時間

use up ——take all of something 用完

overseas —— in an other country,across the ocean 海外的

take some time off —— stop working for a short time 請假

notice ——information that tells you about something or warns about something 通知

be okay with that ——agree 同意

unpaid leave—— time away from work that is not paid 無薪假

拓展辭彙

take a leave of absence—— stay away from work for a long period of time,without getting paid 請假

sick leave ——time away from work when sick 病假

personal leave ——time away from work for personal reasons (i.e. doctor's appointment, etc.) 事假

maternity leave ——time away from work for a mother to care for a new baby 哺乳假

paternity leave——陪產假

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