每日會話第一期36
A: Jeff, do you think I can take tomorrow off?
J: Do you have to?
A: I know tomorrow will be very busy. But my mother was hospitalized yesterday and I've got to see her.
J: In that case, you should go.
A: 杰夫，你想明天我可以請假嗎？
J: 一定要請嗎？
A: 我知道明天會很忙。但是我媽昨天住院，我必須去看她。
J: 既然如此，你當(dāng)然該去。
重點(diǎn)解說：
★ take (tomorrow) off「(明天)請假或休假」，I'm going to take next Tuesday off.的意思是「我下星期二打算休假。」如果是每星期三都休假的場合，可說成"I have Wednesdays off."這種場合動詞常用have一詞，休假的時(shí)間使用復(fù)數(shù)形。另外，也有"Wednesday is my day off."的說法。問人工作的時(shí)間時(shí)可說"What hours are you working?"「你的工作時(shí)間怎樣？」回答時(shí)可用"Nine to five."「從九點(diǎn)到五點(diǎn)?！惯@樣的說法。
★ hospitalize「住院」 如： be in (the) hospital「住院」leave the hospital「出院」
★ in that case「既然如此」如： in case「萬一」In case you get lost, call me.「萬一你迷路了，打電話給我。」
