今天小編為大家準備了BEC中級口語練習(xí)：申請休假，供大家閱讀參考，希望以下內(nèi)容能夠為同學(xué)們的BEC商務(wù)英語考試提供幫助。

Ⅰ.核心學(xué)習(xí)：Applying for Leave 申請休假

Michael: Do you feel tired these days Billy?

邁克爾：這些天你覺得累嗎，比利?

Billy: I sure do. Do you think it's because of insomnia?

比利：我確實覺得累，你認為這是因為失眠嗎?

Michael: No. I know exactly why we are so tired.

邁克爾：不是，我知道為什么我們這么累的確切原因。

Billy: And your answer is?

比利：那么你的答案是?

Michael: We are very fatigued, burnt-out!

邁克爾：你為什么不讓技術(shù)人員幫你往電腦里裝新程序?

Billy: That's because we work so hard every day.

比利：那是因為我們每天工作很辛苦的原因。

Michael: It's time for me to apply for some leave.

邁克爾：現(xiàn)在是我申請休假的時候了。

Billy: That's a great idea! We can apply together and then go on holiday.

比利：好主意!我們可以一起申請，然后去度假。

Michael: But if we both apply for leave on the same day, the company might say no to both of us!

邁克爾：可是如果我們倆在同一天申請休假的話，公司可能會對我們倆說不!

Billy: We need to develop a cunning plan then.

比利：那我們得想出一個妙計。

Ⅱ.單詞簡析

1) Insomnia: medical term for not being able to sleep

失眠，失眠癥：無法入睡的醫(yī)學(xué)術(shù)語

ex:I know someone with insomnia who only gets two hours of sleep each night.

我認識一個患有失眠癥的人，他每天晚上只能睡上兩個小時。

2) Fatigued: very tired

疲乏的：很疲憊

ex:After the weekend riding horses in the country-side, I was very fatigued.

周末在鄉(xiāng)間騎馬之后我非常疲憊。

3) Burnt-out: exhaust oneself

筋疲力盡：過度勞累

ex:The project went on for over two years and by the end of it I was just burnt-out.

工程進行了兩年多，到最后我筋疲力盡。

4) Leave: holiday

請假，休假：假期

ex:The human resources department is responsible for approving leave applications from staff.

人力資源部負責(zé)批準員工的休假申請。