妹妹的婚禮
Sarah is at the office. She wants to take time off work.
莎拉在辦公室，她想請休假。
office(n.)辦公室take time off work請休假
Sarah: Hello Alex, I would like to take some time off work next month, but I’m not sure how to request it. Could you help me?
莎拉：哈囉艾力克斯，我下個月想請休假，但我不太確定怎麼申請，你可以幫我嗎？
request(v.)要求、申請
Alex: Of course. You’ll need to fill out a request form, and then ask both your supervisor and the office manager to sign it. What kind of leave do you want to take?
艾力克斯：當然，你要填申請表，接著請你的主管及經理簽名。你想請什麼假？
fill out填表格request(n.)申請form(n.)表格supervisor(n.)主管office manager經理、行政主管sign(v.)簽署leave(n.)休假
Sarah: It’s personal leave. My sister is getting married in Thailand.
莎拉：事假，我妹妹要在泰國結婚。
personal leave事假get married結婚
Alex: Congrats! I see that you still have seven days’ paid leave that you haven’t used this year. If you want to you can use it for your sister’s wedding.
艾力克斯：恭喜！我看到你今年還有7天特休沒用，你可以請特休去參加你妹妹的婚禮。
congrats=congratulation(n.)恭喜paid leave帶薪休假、特休wedding(n.)婚禮
Sarah: That would be great.
莎拉：那樣太好了。
Alex: How can we get in touch with you in case of an emergency?
艾力克斯：你休假期間，如果有急事我們怎麼聯絡你？
get in touch聯絡in case of萬一emergency(n.)緊急情況
Sarah: You can reach me by my personal email address sarahlieu74@expressmail.com.
莎拉：可以用我的私人電子信箱sarahlieu74@expressmail.com。
reach(v.)取得聯繫personal(adj.)個人的
Alex: Wonderful. Lastly, have you found someone to cover your work while you’re away?
艾力克斯：好的，最後，你有找好職務代理人了嗎？
lastly(adv.)最後一點cover(v.)處理
Sarah: Yes, Tom will be handling my duties for that week.
莎拉：有的，湯姆會在我休假那週幫我代班。
handle(v.)處理duty(n.)責任
Alex: Thank you for being so well prepared Sarah.
艾力克斯：你都做好準備了，謝謝。
well prepared做好準備的