跟艾米丽一起学口语(MP3+文本) 第722期:“请假”,“换班”

Linda would like to take tomorrow off.

Linda想明天请假。

Mary, can you change shifts from me.

Mary，你能给我换班吗？

Could I change shifts with Jerry.

我能和杰瑞换班吗？

Do you mind if I take a week off.

你介意我请一周假吗？

A: Good morning, Mr Smith. You look very tired, what's the matter with you?

早上好，史密斯先生。你看起来很累，怎么了？

B: I feel exhausted these days. I want to have a rest for some time. Could I take several days off from next week?

这些天我感到精疲力尽，我想休息一段时间，从下周开始我能请几天假吗？

A: Of course. Let me see, you still have ten days of annual leave, right?

当然可以了。你还有十天的年假，对吗？

B: Yes, you're right. I wonder if I can rest for another one week, I'm going on holiday in Australia with my family.

没错，我想知道我能不能再多休一个星期。我打算和家人一起去澳大利亚度假。

A: That's a long time, how's your project going?

那是很长的一段时间，你的项目进展的怎么样了？

B: The project that I am now in charge of will be completed by next Tuesday. I'd like to start my vacation from next Wednesday.

我现在负责的项目将于下周二完成，我想下周三开始我的假期。

A: That's no problem. You must make sure to tie up loose ends before leaving.

没问题，在你离开之前必须处理好手头上的一些琐事。

tie up表示“阻碍”，“系起来”；loose ends就是指最后剩下的零星工作

B: Thank you very much. There is no immediate project in our company. Mr Green will be in charge of my work during my absence. He participated in several projects as my assistant and he knows how to keep a relationship with the customer.

非常感谢。我们公司还没有立即开始的项目。格林先生在我休假时负责我的工作，他作为我的助手参与了几个项目，并且知道如何与客户保持关系。

A: Wonderful, I hope you will have a good time.

很棒，祝愿你玩得开心。