每日听力：外国人是如何向领导请假的？看看是不是跟你平时一样？

音频

1.先泛听一遍上面的音频，然后记录下自己没有听出来的单词或者连读，然后再听几遍，直到自己把能听懂的全部都听懂为止，剩下的就是新知识啦。

2.可以边听边滑动文本，进行精听校对，弄懂所有生词、表达以及连读的地方。

3.闭上眼睛，再次盲听，感受自己的进步。

这是一个磨耳朵的过程，每天听几分钟，听力水平自然就会突飞猛进~

Asking for Time Off (B0027)

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

McKenna先生，你有时间吗？我想跟你说点事

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

好的，Liv，我能为你做什么？

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，我已经用完了今年的全部的假期，但是我的妹妹正打算结婚，并且婚礼在海外举行，所以.....

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

你想请假，对吗？

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

是的，先生，我希望我能请几天无薪事假

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

你计划在哪天请假？我至少需要提前2个月的事先通知，那样我才可以为你的缺席做安排。

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

我想从9月1号请到9月13号，可以吗？

B: Well, I guess so.

好吧，我觉的应该可以。

重点词汇

have a second—— have some time, not busy 有时间

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 请假

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 无薪假

拓展词汇

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

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——陪产假

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