小故事

A Day Off
请一天假
So you want a day off. Let's take a look at what you are asking for.
你想要请一天假，让我们来看看你在要求什么。
There are 365 days per year available for work.
一年有365天。
There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per week, leaving 261 days available for work.
一年有52个星期，每个星期有两个休息日，这样一年就剩下261个工作日了。
Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170 days, leaving only 91 days available.
一天中你有16小时是不工作的，这样又占去了170天，就只剩下91个工作日了。
You spend 30 minutes each day on coffee break. That counts for 23 days each year, leaving only 68 days available.
每天你还有30分钟的工间休，这样又占用了23天，就只剩下68个工作日了。
With a 1 hour lunch each day, you used up another 46 days, leaving only 22 days available for work.
每天你还要花一小时吃午饭，这样又用掉了46天，就只剩下22个工作日了。
You normally spend 2 days per year on sick leave. This leaves you only 20 days per year available for work.
一年里你通常还会休两天的病假，这样就剩下20个工作日了。
We are off 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is down to 15 days.
我们还有5天的年假，这样工作日就只有15天了。
We generously give 14 days vacation per year which leaves only 1 day available for work and I'll be damned if you are going to take that day off!
我们还慷慨地给了你两周的休假时间，这样你就只有一天工作了，我绝对不会让你在那一天请假的！

重点讲解

重点讲解：
1. day off
休假日；休息日；
eg. It was Mrs Dearden's day off, and Paul was on duty in her place.
那天迪尔登夫人休息，保罗替她当班。
eg. Most weeks, Sunday is my only day off.
大多数时候，我只有星期天才休息。
2. take a look at
看，瞧，望；
eg. Lucille took a last look in the mirror.
露西尔最后照了一下镜子。
eg. You ought to open your eyes and take a look at reality.
你应该睁开眼睛去看看现实的环境。
3. ask for
索要；请求，恳求（给予）；求见某人；
eg. I decided to go to the next house and ask for food.
我决定去隔壁那家要点吃的。
eg. There's a man at the gate asking for you.
门口有个人想见你。
4. use up
用完，耗尽；
eg. They have used up their money．
他们已经把钱花光了。
eg. He has used up all his energy．
他已精疲力尽了。
5. I'll be damned if...
我决不……，我绝对不……；
eg. I'll be damned if I agree with him.
我决不会同意他的意见。
eg. I'll be damned if I do.
我决不做这种事。