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Michael： Do you feel tired these days Billy？
Billy： I sure do. Do you think it's because of insomnia？
Michael： No. I know exactly why we are so tired.
Billy： And your answer is？
Michael： We are very fatigued， burnt-out！
Billy： That's because we work so hard every day.
Michael： It's time for me to apply for some leave.
Billy： That's a great idea！ We can apply together and then go on holiday.
Michael： But if we both apply for leave on the same day， the company might say no to both of us！
Billy： We need to develop a cunning plan then.
邁克爾：這些天你覺(jué)得累嗎，比利？
比利：我確實(shí)覺(jué)得累，你認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)槭邌幔?BR> 邁克爾：不是，我知道為什么我們這么累的確切原因。
比利：那么你的答案是？
邁克爾：我們非常疲勞，筋疲力盡！
比利：那是因?yàn)槲覀兠刻旃ぷ骱苄量嗟脑颉?BR> 邁克爾：現(xiàn)在是我申請(qǐng)休假的時(shí)候了。
比利：好主意！我們可以一起申請(qǐng)，然后去度假。
邁克爾：可是如果我們倆在同一天申請(qǐng)休假的話，公司可能會(huì)對(duì)我們倆說(shuō)不！
比利：那我們得想出一個(gè)妙計(jì)。
NEW WORDS 新單詞
1） Insomnia： medical term for not being able to sleep
失眠，失眠癥：無(wú)法入睡的醫(yī)學(xué)術(shù)語(yǔ)
I know someone with insomnia who only gets two hours of sleep each night.
我認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)患有失眠癥的人，他每天晚上只能睡上兩個(gè)小時(shí)。
2） Fatigued： very tired
疲乏的：很疲憊
After the weekend riding horses in the country-side， I was very fatigued.
周末在鄉(xiāng)間騎馬之后我非常疲憊。
3） Burnt-out： exhaust oneself
筋疲力盡：過(guò)度勞累
The project went on for over two years and by the end of it I was just burnt-out.
工程進(jìn)行了兩年多，到后我筋疲力盡。
4） Leave： holiday
請(qǐng)假，休假：假期
The human resources department is responsible for approving leave applications from staff.
人力資源部負(fù)責(zé)批準(zhǔn)員工的休假申請(qǐng)。
LESSON 課文
Everyone needs a holiday. In almost every country， companies are required by law to give their staff paid holidays each year in addition to the normal public holidays.
每個(gè)人都需要假期。幾乎每個(gè)國(guó)家的法律都要求公司每年除了給員工正常的公共假期外，還給員工帶薪的假期。
Why should staff take holidays？ The answer is simple - it's because we are human beings and not machines. If we don't take a break from what we are doing every now and then， we will stop working efficiently and eventually break down. Actually， even machines need a rest sometimes to make sure they work at their maximum efficiency！
為什么員工應(yīng)該休假？答案很簡(jiǎn)單－因?yàn)槲覀兪侨耍皇菣C(jī)器。如果我們不每隔一段時(shí)間從我們所從事的工作中解脫出來(lái)，我們的工作效率就會(huì)降低，終會(huì)累垮。實(shí)際上，甚至機(jī)器有時(shí)也需要檢修，以確保它們的工作效率達(dá)到大限度。
Companies usually offer their staff between 10 and 20 days of paid holiday each year after you have completed one year of full-time employment.
當(dāng)你全職受雇于公司的時(shí)間達(dá)到了一年之后，公司通常每年給你10至20天的帶薪假期。
All companies have their own rules for when staff want to apply for leave， but generally there will be a form to complete which you ask your manager to approve. If your direct manager agrees with the time and the length of your requested leave， you might then need the approval of your human resources department.
對(duì)于員工的休假申請(qǐng)，所有的公司都有他們自己的規(guī)定。不過(guò)通常來(lái)說(shuō)你需要填一張表格，請(qǐng)求你的經(jīng)理準(zhǔn)假。如果你的直接頂頭上司同意你要求的假期時(shí)間以及假期長(zhǎng)短，那么接下來(lái)你可能需要人力資源部的批準(zhǔn)。
Sometimes your company will not be able to approve your leave. Maybe you want to take too many days off together or maybe you ask for leave at a very busy time. It is important to be flexible in asking for leave and only make your holiday plans after your leave has been approved.
有時(shí)候你的公司不能批準(zhǔn)你的請(qǐng)假。也許你要求的天數(shù)太多了，或者也許你要求的休假期間是一個(gè)非常忙碌的時(shí)期。申請(qǐng)休假要靈活，而且只有得到準(zhǔn)假后再做度假計(jì)劃，這是很重要的。
Before you go on leave make sure that you advise your colleagues and let them know of anything you want them to look after while you are away. Hand-over any important tasks to someone you can trust， turn your mobile phone off， get on the plane and enjoy your holiday！
在離開(kāi)以前確保給同事一些建議，并且告訴他們你不在的時(shí)候你想讓他們關(guān)照的事情。將重要的工作交給你可以信賴的人，關(guān)上手機(jī)，登上飛機(jī)，享受你的假期吧！
Dialogue - 對(duì)話
Jeff： Did you enjoy your holiday Joan？
Joan： Yes， but it was too short.
Jeff： But you were gone for about two weeks.
Joan： The holiday was great， but I am so tired that I feel like I need a holiday from my holiday！
Jeff： That sounds pretty stupid. You will just have to wait until next year.
Joan： I'm not sure that I can wait that long. I tend to get burnt-out really easily.
Jeff： I wonder if the human resources department will let me lend my holidays to you？
Joan： No！ You should use the time to have a break.
Jeff： I don't like going on holiday though.
Joan： If you don't have a break， you will have a break-down！
杰夫：你的假期過(guò)得好嗎，瓊？
瓊：好，不過(guò)太短了。
杰夫：可是你離開(kāi)了大約兩個(gè)星期。
瓊：假期很棒，不過(guò)我很累，我覺(jué)得我需要為我的假期再要一個(gè)假期！
杰夫：那聽(tīng)起來(lái)很愚蠢。你只能等到明年。
瓊：我不知道我是否能等那么久。我很容易疲憊。
杰夫：我在想不知道人力資源部會(huì)不會(huì)讓我借一些假期給你？
瓊：不要！你應(yīng)該用這段時(shí)間來(lái)休息。
杰夫：不過(guò)我不喜歡去度假。
瓊：如果你不休息，你會(huì)累垮的！
Michael： Do you feel tired these days Billy？
Billy： I sure do. Do you think it's because of insomnia？
Michael： No. I know exactly why we are so tired.
Billy： And your answer is？
Michael： We are very fatigued， burnt-out！
Billy： That's because we work so hard every day.
Michael： It's time for me to apply for some leave.
Billy： That's a great idea！ We can apply together and then go on holiday.
Michael： But if we both apply for leave on the same day， the company might say no to both of us！
Billy： We need to develop a cunning plan then.
邁克爾：這些天你覺(jué)得累嗎，比利？
比利：我確實(shí)覺(jué)得累，你認(rèn)為這是因?yàn)槭邌幔?BR> 邁克爾：不是，我知道為什么我們這么累的確切原因。
比利：那么你的答案是？
邁克爾：我們非常疲勞，筋疲力盡！
比利：那是因?yàn)槲覀兠刻旃ぷ骱苄量嗟脑颉?BR> 邁克爾：現(xiàn)在是我申請(qǐng)休假的時(shí)候了。
比利：好主意！我們可以一起申請(qǐng)，然后去度假。
邁克爾：可是如果我們倆在同一天申請(qǐng)休假的話，公司可能會(huì)對(duì)我們倆說(shuō)不！
比利：那我們得想出一個(gè)妙計(jì)。
NEW WORDS 新單詞
1） Insomnia： medical term for not being able to sleep
失眠，失眠癥：無(wú)法入睡的醫(yī)學(xué)術(shù)語(yǔ)
I know someone with insomnia who only gets two hours of sleep each night.
我認(rèn)識(shí)一個(gè)患有失眠癥的人，他每天晚上只能睡上兩個(gè)小時(shí)。
2） Fatigued： very tired
疲乏的：很疲憊
After the weekend riding horses in the country-side， I was very fatigued.
周末在鄉(xiāng)間騎馬之后我非常疲憊。
3） Burnt-out： exhaust oneself
筋疲力盡：過(guò)度勞累
The project went on for over two years and by the end of it I was just burnt-out.
工程進(jìn)行了兩年多，到后我筋疲力盡。
4） Leave： holiday
請(qǐng)假，休假：假期
The human resources department is responsible for approving leave applications from staff.
人力資源部負(fù)責(zé)批準(zhǔn)員工的休假申請(qǐng)。
LESSON 課文
Everyone needs a holiday. In almost every country， companies are required by law to give their staff paid holidays each year in addition to the normal public holidays.
每個(gè)人都需要假期。幾乎每個(gè)國(guó)家的法律都要求公司每年除了給員工正常的公共假期外，還給員工帶薪的假期。
Why should staff take holidays？ The answer is simple - it's because we are human beings and not machines. If we don't take a break from what we are doing every now and then， we will stop working efficiently and eventually break down. Actually， even machines need a rest sometimes to make sure they work at their maximum efficiency！
為什么員工應(yīng)該休假？答案很簡(jiǎn)單－因?yàn)槲覀兪侨耍皇菣C(jī)器。如果我們不每隔一段時(shí)間從我們所從事的工作中解脫出來(lái)，我們的工作效率就會(huì)降低，終會(huì)累垮。實(shí)際上，甚至機(jī)器有時(shí)也需要檢修，以確保它們的工作效率達(dá)到大限度。
Companies usually offer their staff between 10 and 20 days of paid holiday each year after you have completed one year of full-time employment.
當(dāng)你全職受雇于公司的時(shí)間達(dá)到了一年之后，公司通常每年給你10至20天的帶薪假期。
All companies have their own rules for when staff want to apply for leave， but generally there will be a form to complete which you ask your manager to approve. If your direct manager agrees with the time and the length of your requested leave， you might then need the approval of your human resources department.
對(duì)于員工的休假申請(qǐng)，所有的公司都有他們自己的規(guī)定。不過(guò)通常來(lái)說(shuō)你需要填一張表格，請(qǐng)求你的經(jīng)理準(zhǔn)假。如果你的直接頂頭上司同意你要求的假期時(shí)間以及假期長(zhǎng)短，那么接下來(lái)你可能需要人力資源部的批準(zhǔn)。
Sometimes your company will not be able to approve your leave. Maybe you want to take too many days off together or maybe you ask for leave at a very busy time. It is important to be flexible in asking for leave and only make your holiday plans after your leave has been approved.
有時(shí)候你的公司不能批準(zhǔn)你的請(qǐng)假。也許你要求的天數(shù)太多了，或者也許你要求的休假期間是一個(gè)非常忙碌的時(shí)期。申請(qǐng)休假要靈活，而且只有得到準(zhǔn)假后再做度假計(jì)劃，這是很重要的。
Before you go on leave make sure that you advise your colleagues and let them know of anything you want them to look after while you are away. Hand-over any important tasks to someone you can trust， turn your mobile phone off， get on the plane and enjoy your holiday！
在離開(kāi)以前確保給同事一些建議，并且告訴他們你不在的時(shí)候你想讓他們關(guān)照的事情。將重要的工作交給你可以信賴的人，關(guān)上手機(jī)，登上飛機(jī)，享受你的假期吧！
Dialogue - 對(duì)話
Jeff： Did you enjoy your holiday Joan？
Joan： Yes， but it was too short.
Jeff： But you were gone for about two weeks.
Joan： The holiday was great， but I am so tired that I feel like I need a holiday from my holiday！
Jeff： That sounds pretty stupid. You will just have to wait until next year.
Joan： I'm not sure that I can wait that long. I tend to get burnt-out really easily.
Jeff： I wonder if the human resources department will let me lend my holidays to you？
Joan： No！ You should use the time to have a break.
Jeff： I don't like going on holiday though.
Joan： If you don't have a break， you will have a break-down！
杰夫：你的假期過(guò)得好嗎，瓊？
瓊：好，不過(guò)太短了。
杰夫：可是你離開(kāi)了大約兩個(gè)星期。
瓊：假期很棒，不過(guò)我很累，我覺(jué)得我需要為我的假期再要一個(gè)假期！
杰夫：那聽(tīng)起來(lái)很愚蠢。你只能等到明年。
瓊：我不知道我是否能等那么久。我很容易疲憊。
杰夫：我在想不知道人力資源部會(huì)不會(huì)讓我借一些假期給你？
瓊：不要！你應(yīng)該用這段時(shí)間來(lái)休息。
杰夫：不過(guò)我不喜歡去度假。
瓊：如果你不休息，你會(huì)累垮的！