只有一天補班日
Joyce: Hey Owen, have you heard about the new work calendar for 2024?
喬伊斯：嗨，歐文，你聽說過2024年新的上班行事曆嗎？
Owen: Yeah, I read about it. It seems like we’ll have fewer long weekends but only one makeup workday next year.
歐文：有，我看過了。明年我們似乎會少放一些連假，但只會有一天補班日。
long weekend 連假makeup workday 補班日
Joyce: That’s right. I guess it’s a trade-off. We won’t have as many breaks, but at least we won’t have to work on weekends as frequently.
喬伊斯：沒錯。我想這是一種取捨。我們休息的時間會減少，但至少我們不必頻繁在週末工作。
a trade-off 權衡、取捨frequently (adv.)頻繁地
Owen: True, this year we had quite a few weekend workdays. I’m glad that they’re reducing the number of makeup workdays in 2024.
歐文：的確，今年我們有相當多的週末補班。我很高興他們將減少2024年的補班天數。
reduce (v.)減少、降低reduce costs 減少成本reduce stress 減輕壓力
Joyce: Some people are complaining about it, though. They say they prefer having more long weekends so they can travel or have more time off.
喬伊斯：但有些人對此有抱怨。他們說他們比較喜歡放更多連假，這樣他們可以旅行，或有更多休假時間。
complain (v.)抱怨、表達不滿complain about sth. 抱怨某事
Owen: I can understand that. Long weekends do make it easier to plan trips or take time off.
歐文：我能理解。連假確實比較容易計劃旅行或休假。
Joyce: But employers seem to be fine with it. Having fewer makeup workdays on weekends can be better for business operations.
喬伊斯：但雇主似乎對此沒有意見。減少週末補班日對企業營運可能比較好。
employer (n.)雇主employ (v.)聘僱employee (n.)員工be fine with sth. 接受某事、對某事沒意見business operation 企業營運
Owen: I guess we’ll have to adapt to the new work calendar and make the most of the breaks we have.
歐文：我想我們必須適應新的上班行事曆，並充分利用我們擁有的休息時間。
adapt (v.)適應make the most of sth. 充分利用