英语实用口语：请假如何说出口？

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　　天气变化快，工作压力大，家庭事务忙。这年头，谁没有个头疼脑热、感冒咳嗽啊？不过，在职场上，要请假也不是件那么容易的事。怎么说才能传情达意，既请到了假，又不让人觉得你在偷懒呢？
        　　1.请假的一般说法：我想请几天假
　　经典表达：
　　I’d like to have three days off.
　　我想请三天假。
　　举一反三：
　　I’m afraid I can’t come to work today.
　　Can I take next Tuesday off?
　　I will miss two days next week.
　　Would it be possible if I take next Friday off?
　　How do I request time off for a one-week vacation?
　　I wonder if it is possible for me to come in a bit late tomorrow?
　　2.请病假的各种事由：我不太舒服。
　　经典表达：
　　I’m not feeling well.
　　我不太舒服。
　　举一反三：
　　I’m feeling a bit under weather.
　　I think I came down with something.
　　I feel sick.
　　I have a bad cold.
　　I have a fever.
　　I have a stomachache.
　　I have a splitting headache.
　　I have a sore throat.
　　I have a bad toothache.
　　I can’t stop coughing.
　　3.请事假的各种事由：我有点私事要处理。
　　经典表达：
　　I have some personal business that I need to take care of.
　　我有点私事要处理。
　　举一反三：
　　I got some family issues that I need to take a day off.
　　I have a doctor’s appointment.
　　I have to go to my son’s school tomorrow.
　　I need to attend a wedding next Friday.
　　I need tomorrow off to attend a funeral.
　　4.请人代班的说法：周五的班，你能替我吗？
　　经典表达：
　　Could you cover for me on Friday?
　　周五的班，你能替我吗？
　　举一反三：
　　Can you finish it instead of me?
　　Would it be possible if I switched my Tuesday shift for your Friday shift?
        (编辑：何莹莹）