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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