每學期最多可請3天
Anson and Petra are friends. They are having a conversation.
安森和佩特拉是朋友。他們正在對話。
Anson: Hi Petra, I wanted to ask for your advice about my brother Marc. He’s in high school and seems to be having some mental troubles lately.
安森：嗨，佩特拉，我想請教你一下關於我弟弟馬克的事情。他念高中，最近似乎有一些心理困擾。
advice(n.)建議、忠告take one’s advice採取～的建議
Petra: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. What kind of troubles is Marc facing?
佩特拉：喔，很遺憾聽到這個消息。馬克遇到了什麼樣的困擾呢？
have trouble V-ing有～的困擾、難題
Anson: He’s been feeling down a lot and doesn’t seem interested in his usual activities. I’m not sure how to help him.
安森：他最近情緒低落，對平常感興趣的事情也沒什麼興趣了。我不知道該怎麼幫助他。
be interested in對～有興趣interest(n.)興趣
Petra: It’s good that you’re looking out for him. Have you tried talking to him about what he’s going through?
佩特拉： 你能關心他真是太好了。你試過跟他談談他現在的情況嗎？
look out for悉心照顧～go through經歷、遭受
Anson: Yeah, I’ve tried, but he doesn’t say much. I’m worried he might need more help than I can give.
安森：是的，我試過，但他不怎麼開口。我擔心他可能需要比我能給的更多的幫助。
Petra: It might be helpful for Marc to talk to a school counselor or a trusted teacher.
佩特拉：讓馬克跟學校的輔導老師或信任的老師聊聊或許會有幫助。
counselor(n.)輔導老師、諮詢人員
Anson: That’s a good idea. I’ll encourage him to talk to someone at school. Do you think taking some time off with this new “mental health leave” could help?
安森：那是個好主意。我會鼓勵他去學校找人聊聊。你認為休假一段時間，利用這個新的「身心調適假」會有幫助嗎？
encourage sb. to do sth.鼓勵某人去做某事take time off請假(為了短暫休息)
Petra: It could be good for him. Many high schools are offering mental health leave to students. Students can apply for up to three days off each semester without proof of need. The school may have resources and support available for him during that time.
佩特拉：這可能會有益處。目前許多高中有提供學生身心調適假。學生每學期最多可申請三天的假期，且無需提供證明。學校可能會在這段時間為他提供資源和支持。
apply(v.)申請support(n.)支持、支援have someone’s back支持某人available(adj.)可獲得的、有空的
Anson: Thank you, Petra. I’ll talk to Marc and see how he feels about getting some extra support.
安森：謝謝你，佩特拉。我會跟馬克談談，看看他對得到額外支持的想法如何。
Petra: Take care, Anson. I hope things get better for Marc soon.
佩特拉：保重，安森。希望馬克快點好起來。