Englishpod B0002- Calling in Sick
A: Hello, Daniel speaking, how may I help you?
B: Hi, Daniel, Julie here.
A: Hi, Julie, how are you?
B: Actually, I'm feeling quite ill today.
A: I'm sorry to hear that. What's wrong?
B: I think I'm coming down with the flu. I have a headache, a sore throat, a runny nose and I'm feeling slightly feverish.
A: I see... so you're calling in sick?
B: Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover.
A: OK, then. Try and get some rest.
請病假
A: 你好，我是丹尼爾，有什麼我可以幫你的嗎？
B: 嗨，丹尼爾，我是朱莉。
A: 嗨，朱莉，你好嗎？
B: 其實，我今天感覺很不舒服。
A: 很難過聽到這個消息。怎麼了？
B: 我覺得我可能得了流感。我頭痛，喉嚨痛，流鼻涕，而且有點發燒。
A: 我明白了……所以你要請病假？
B: 對的，我想請一天假來好好恢復。
A: 好的，那就盡量好好休息。
1. quite ill (ill 偏英式用法)
very sick
2. the flu (固定用法)
influenza, worse and stronger than a cold
3. headache
a sore head, your head hurts
4. sore throat
my throat hurts.
a sore back/ arm/ neck
5. runny nose
lots of water coming out of your nose
6. slightly feverish
a little bit feeling of hot
7. recover
get better after rest
- I'm so busy/ sick, I need to recover this weekend.
8. I'm coming down with...
start to get sick, beginning to feel sick
- My throat hurts, I think I'm coming down with a cold.
- You have a runny nose. Are you coming down with the flu?
- I don't feel well, I think I'm coming down with something.
9. calling in sick
- I'm not going to come to work because I'm sick.
10. take the day off
not go to work on that day
take the month/year off
11. Canada- 'Personal Day'
calling in sick and do something else instead of working
- I'm gonna take a 'Personal Day', and then go shopping.
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