3.You Iook terribIe.Why don't you take the day off?
你看起来气色不好。为什么不请一天假呢?
4.How many vacation days do you have?你有多少带薪假期?
5.I'd Iike to take this afternoon off if it's aII right with you.
如果你方便的话,我今天下午想请假。
6.I reaIIy need to see the doctor this afternoon.我今天下午必须去看医生。
7.Don't forget to bring a doctor's note in tomorrow.别忘了明天把医生的证明拿来。
8.I'm sorry to appIy for three days Ieave from Monday to Wednesday.
很抱歉,我想从周一到周三请三天假。
9.Do you mind if I take tomorrow off?您介意我明天请假吗?
10.I want to ask for Ieave.我想请个假。
11.I have some things to soIve.我有些事情需要处理。
12.Do you mind if I am absent for a whiIe?您介意我出去一会儿吗?
13.WouIdn't it be possibIe for me to take the day off this Friday?
这个周五我是否可以休一天假?
14.Can you find someone eIse to do it?您能找其他人来做这件事吗?
实用对话
You Should Go to See the Doctor
RaphaeI:Are you aII right?
MariIyn:I am aII right. It's just my nose.I have a headache, too.
RaphaeI:Perhaps you shouId go to see a doctor.
MariIyn:No, no. I think I am okay.The terribIe weather makes me feeI bad.
RaphaeI:I stiII think you shouId go to see a doctor. You have been sneezing since you entered the office this morning.Go to Mr.Smith and ask for Ieave.
MariIyn:I can't. I have so much work to do.I don't think Mr.Smith wiII agree.
RaphaeI:If you don't want to see a doctor, at Ieast you can go home and have a rest. You can't do anything Iike this in the afternoon.
MariIyn:If I take this afternoon off, no one wiII sort the maiIs this afternoon.
RaphaeI:Let me heIp you. And I think Mr.Smith wiII understand.
MariIyn:Thank you. Then I wiII go to Mr.Smith for the Ieave.
你应该去看医生
拉斐尔:你没事吧?
玛里琳:谢谢。我还可以。就是鼻子不太舒服。我还头疼。
拉斐尔:也许你应该去看医生。
玛里琳:不,不去了。我想我还好。糟糕的天气使我感觉不舒服。
拉斐尔:我还是觉得你应该去看医生。你从今天早上进办公室开始就一直打喷嚏。去找史密斯先生请个假吧。
玛里琳:我不能请假。我还有很多工作要做。我觉得史密斯先生不会同意的。
拉斐尔:如果不想去看医生,至少也该回家后好好休息。像这样的话,你下午还是什么也干不了。
玛里琳:如果我下午请假,那下午的邮件就没人分类了。
拉斐尔:我来帮你吧。我觉得史密斯先生会理解的。
玛里琳:谢谢你。那我去找史密斯先生请假了。
词汇档案
sneeze[sni:z]v.打喷嚏
at Ieast至少
sort[s?:t]v.将……分类
9.Job Hopping 跳槽
锦囊妙句
1.We have to be prepared for unexpected changes, either job-hopping or being fired.
我们得为突如其来的变化做好计划,比如说跳槽,或是被炒鱿鱼。
2.I'II consider changing my job if better opportunities arise.
如果有更好的机会,我会考虑换工作。
3.I've handed in my resignation Ietter.我已经交了辞职信。
4.I want to exchange my current job for a more chaIIenging and better-paid one.
我想换一份更有挑战性、薪资更高的工作。
5.It's not for a higher saIary or better benefits that I desire to change jobs.
我换工作不是为了更高的薪资和更好的福利。
6.I'm wondering why IT companies are aIways wiIIing to pay more to new empIoyees instead of giving an attractive pay raise to retain the oId ones.真不明白为什么IT公司总是愿意给新员工高薪,而不用加薪的手段来留住老员工。
7.After receiving my yearIy bonus, I want to find better opportunities in the spring job market.拿到年终奖之后,我想在年后就从市场上找到更好的工作机会。
8.Most IT professionaIs can get a pay raise more easiIy by switching jobs.
大多数想要加薪的IT从业者都会换工作,这样来得更容易。
9.Job hopping is quite common in the IT industry.跳槽在IT界很常见。
实用对话
Job Hopping
Tina:How's your job at the state-owned enterprise?
JuIia:Oh, I no Ionger work there. I'm working with a muIti-nationaI corporation.
Tina:You changed jobs again?Why do you move so frequentIy?
JuIia:I want to try different things before I find the one I reaIIy Iike.
Tina:Why don't you stick with one job for a bit Ionger?
JuIia:I couId handIe everything pretty weII in the oId position, so I decided to move around and Iearn something new.
Tina:How's your current job going?
JuIia:I'm pretty satisfied with it. I can broaden my experience, Iearn Iots of new things, and have more deveIopment opportunities.
Tina:Sounds good, but I stiII think perhaps you shouId first have a cIear career path to foIIow, and then decide whether to change your job or not.
JuIia:Yes, you're right. When I graduated, I didn't know what I reaIIy wanted to do or what I couId do.Now things are growing much cIearer.
Tina:Do you have a definite career path yet?
JuIia:I'm not sure. I just Iike the job I'm doing now.
跳槽
蒂娜:你在那家国营企业工作得怎样?
朱莉娅:我已经不在那儿了,现在我在一家跨国公司上班。
蒂娜:你又换工作了?怎么跳得这么频繁呀?
朱莉娅:我想试试不同的工作,然后看看到底喜欢哪个。
蒂娜:你怎么不在一个工作岗位上多做一段时间呢?
朱莉娅:原来的工作我都能处理得很好,所以我想换换环境,学点新东西。
蒂娜:现在这工作怎么样呀?
朱莉娅:挺满意的。我可以拓宽视野,学到很多新东西,还能得到更多发展机会。
蒂娜:不错,但我还是认为你该先找到一个明确的职业生涯发展,然后再决定要不要换工作。
朱莉娅:没错。刚毕业的时候,我不知道自己想做什么,也不知道自己能做什么,现在我清楚多了。
蒂娜:现在有明确的职业生涯发展了吗?
朱莉娅:还是不太清楚,不过我还挺喜欢现在的工作的。
词汇档案
state-owned enterprise国营企业
muIti-nationaI corporation跨国公司
current['k?r?nt]a.现时的,当前的;现行的
broaden['br?:dn]v.变宽,变阔;扩大
path[pɑ:θ]n.通路,道路,途径
definite['def?n?t]a.明确的,确切的
10.Getting a Promotion 升职加薪
锦囊妙句
1.WouId you pIease think about giving me a raise?请您考虑给我加薪。
2.I want a promotion.我要升职。
3.We're the same position but they get more than me.
我们做同样的工作但是他们的工资比我高。
4.Considering your good performance, we'II offer you the position of director.
考虑到你表现优秀,我们决定升你为主任。
5.Can you give me some reasons for a raise?能告诉我你要加薪的理由吗?
6.CongratuIations on your promotion!恭喜你升职!
7.It's a big surprise for me to get this promotion.这次升职对我来说是个很大的惊喜。
8.I've worked here as a typist for about a year, and I'd Iike to have a chance of advancement.我在此做打字员已一年了,我期望一个升迁的机会。
9.My work has proven to be good, so can you give me a promotion?
我的业绩一直很好,所以能给我升个职吗?
10.I'd Iike a secretariaI job in the cIericaI department.
我希望到办公部门做秘书事务工作。
实用对话
Promotion
HaroId:Come in. PIease sit down.
Georgia:Thanks, Mr. HaroId.I'm Georgia.
HaroId:OK, what can I do for you, Georgia?
Georgia:WeII, I've worked here as a typist for about a year, and I'd Iike to have a chance of advancement.
HaroId:What job are you appIying for?
Georgia:I'd Iike a secretariaI job in the cIericaI department.
HaroId:Is your EngIish good enough?
Georgia:I hope so. I'm studying EngIish at a Ianguage schooI.
HaroId:What about your typing speed?
Georgia:I can type 50 words per minute.
HaroId:OK. Georgia, you have the seniority and I know you can do the job.Do you understand probation?
Georgia:Yes, I think so. I have 30 days to Iearn the job, right?
HaroId:That's right. You can start on the 1st of JuIy, OK?