ESL Podcast 584 – Calling in Sick to Work
时间：2019-02-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
I was fed up with work and wanted the day off. I decided 1 to call in sick. I wasn’t prepared, though, to be peppered with questions.
Peter: Hello, this is Peter. Is this Magda?
Magda: Yes. This is Magda.
Peter: Hi, Magda. I won’t be coming in today. I’m not feeling well. I think I’ve come down with something.
Magda: Hmm, what seems to be the problem?
Peter: The problem? Oh…I’ve been up all night throwing up and I feel terrible.
Magda: Didn’t you have something like this two weeks ago when you called in sick?
Peter: Two weeks ago? No, I had food poisoning two weeks ago.
Magda: And what about a month ago when you called in sick?
Peter: That was a 24-hour bug 2.
Magda: Didn’t you just take a day off from work because of a death in the family?
Peter: Yes, I had to go to the funeral.
Magda: I see. That’s one day off from work a week, four weeks in a row. [long silence]
Peter: Uh, I’ll be in within the hour.
Magda: I’m glad you’ve had a miraculous 3 recovery.
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
- The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。
- The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
- They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。