253 – 请假 Asking for a leave

A: Hi Dave, I’m just wondering if I could take half day off tomorrow.

你好，Dave， 我想问一下，明天我能请半天假吗？

B: May I know why?

能告诉我为什么吗？

A: I’ll be taking a driving test tomorrow.

我明天要有驾驶考试。

B: Ok. Is it in the morning or afternoon?

好的。是早上还是下午呢？

A: It’s in the morning. I should be back in the office by noon.

在早上。我应该中午之前回到办公室。

B: We are having a meeting tomorrow at 10. So, I suppose you will miss that.

我们明天上午10点有个会，估计你要错过了。

A: Yeah. I’m sorry about that. The test was booked 3 months ago and during the time of booking, they only had weekday slots available.

是的，很抱歉。考试是3个月前预定的，那个时候只有工作日的时间可选择。

B: That’s ok. Good luck on the test!

没关系。祝你考试成功！

Vocabulary

- Leave：休假

- Suppose：猜想、假设

- Slot：位置

- Available: 可供选择的；有空的