情景会话口袋书人际篇 第518期:请假(2)

 　　5. I want to have a week leave to prepare for my wedding.

　　我打算休一周假，筹办婚事。

　　还能这样说：

　　I get some wedding issues to deal with, so I need to take off one week.

　　I need one week to arrange my wedding affairs.

　　应用解析：

　　diamond wedding 钻石婚（结婚六十周年或七十五周年纪念）；

　　golden wedding 金婚（结婚五十周年纪念）

　　silver wedding 银婚（结婚二十五周年纪念）

　　tin wedding 锡婚（结婚十周年纪念）

　　6. I got the OK for leave from my boss.

　　老板批了我的假。

　　还能这样说：

　　The boss approved my leave.

　　My boss permitted my asking for leave.

　　谚语：

　　Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak¹ at home.

　　未雨绸缪。

　　7. I would like to schedule my holidays for this year.

　　我要安排一下我今年的假期。

　　还能这样说：

　　I want to arrange holidays for this year.

　　Holidays should be scheduled in this year.

　　应用解析：

　　class schedule 功课表，课表；

　　schedule of terms and conditions 税率表，收费率表

　　8. I have to tell you I won't be in today.

　　我不得不告诉你我今天不能来上班了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I have to tell you that I can't go to work today.

　　I have to inform you that I should take a day off today.

　　谚语：

　　None so deaf as those that won't hear.

　　置若罔闻。

1 cloak   

n.斗蓬，披风，掩饰，幌子；vt.掩盖，掩饰

参考例句：

• The snow covered up the fields with a white cloak.积雪给田野盖上了一件白色的外衣。
• She threw a heavy woollen cloak over her shoulders.她把一件厚重的羊毛斗篷披在肩上。