【基本句型】:
1. I feel very tired. 我觉得很疲惫。表示精疲力竭,过度劳累时可以说exhausted, fatigued, burnt-out.
例句:The project went on for over two years and by the end of it I was just burnt-out. 工程足足进行了两年多,到最后我精疲力竭。
2. I am sick and tired of it! 工作时发牢骚说"烦透了",
例句:I'm sick and tired of junk mail. 表示我对那些垃圾电子邮件真是厌倦透啦!
3. It's time for me to apply for some leave. 现在该是我申请休假的时候了。
leave:official permission to be absent from work or duty 请假,休假,假期,准假。
例句:He had six weeks' leave. 他有六个星期的休假。
The human resources department is responsible for approving leave applications from staff. 人力资源部负责批准员工的休假申请。
5. He is going on holiday tomorrow. 他明天要去度假。
on holiday等于on vacation,表示度假。
比如接到一个找正在休假的同事的电话时,就可以做出如下回答:He's on vacation this week. 他本周休假。He is on vacation until next Wednesday. 他休假到下周三。
也可以用to be off。比如He is off today. 他今天休假。
6. I feel a little bit homesick. I want to take a home leave and be with my family for a week. 我有点想家了。我想休息一周与我的家人团聚。
7. I'm afraid I can't come to work today. I'm not feeling well. 我恐怕今天不能上班了。我觉得不舒服。
8. I've been really busy for a long time. I need some rest. 我忙了好长一段时间,我需要休息。
9. I'm asking for a week's leave to prepare for my wedding. 我要请一周假,因为我要为婚礼做准备。
【实战对话】:
对话一:
A:Do you feel tired these days, Billy? 这些天你觉得累吗,比利?
B:I sure do. Do you think it's because of insomnia? 我确实觉得很累,你认为这是因为失眠吗?
A:No. I know exactly why we are so tired. 不是,我知道为什么我们这么累的确切原因。
B:And your answer is? 答案是?
A:We are very fatigued, burnt-out! 我们非常疲劳,筋疲力尽!
B:That's because we work so hard every day. 那是因为我们每天工作很辛苦的原因。
A:It's time for me to apply for some leave. 现在是我申请休假的时候了。
B:That's a great idea! We can apply together and then go on holiday. 好主意!我们可以一起申请,然后去度假。
A:But if we both apply for leave on the same day, the company might say no to both of us! 可是如果我们俩在同一天申请休假的话,公司可能会对我们俩说不!
对话二:
Employee: I would like to take my vacation next month. 我想下个月休假。
Boss: How long did you have in mind? 你想休多长时间?
Employee: I would like to take my two weeks vacation time. 我想休两周的假。
Boss: Seeing as next month is our slow season, that should not be a problem. 下个月是淡季,应该没有问题。
Employee: Great. I will make my reservations as necessary. 太好了。我要去做旅行准备了。
Boss: Just make sure to turn in all the necessary paperwork to ensure there are no problems with the days you want to take off. 一定把必要的文件交上来,这样可以确保你休假的日子里不出问题。