I may need to take sick leave.也許我需要請病假

對話
Scott：Hello, can I speak to Roger, please？ It’s Scott.
史考特：你好，麻煩請找羅傑。我是史考特。
Roger：Hello, Scott, what’s up？ Why aren’t you at work yet？ We’re very busy today.
羅傑：哈囉，史考特，怎麼了？你怎還沒進公司？我們今天很忙耶。
Scott：I wasn’t feeling too well this morning, so I went to the doctor’s to have a check-up. It turns out that I have the flu, so I may need to take sick leave.
史考特：我今天早上感覺不太舒服，所以去診所做檢查。結果我得了流感，所以也許我需要請病假。
Roger：That’s terrible news！ We really need you at work this week.
羅傑：那真是太糟了！我們這星期很需要你在公司。
Scott：I’m really sorry. Perhaps you could get the weekend staff to come in and cover for me. I heard that Harry is looking for some extra hours.
史考特：我真的很抱歉。也許你可以叫周末班的員工來代班。我聽說哈利想額外多加一些時數。
Roger：Good idea, Scott. Hope you get better soon.
羅傑：好主意，史考特。祝你早日康復。

本篇關鍵句

◎I may need to take sick leave.也許我需要請病假。
對話中 take sick leave 表「請病假」。此外，take paid/unpaid leave表「請支薪╱不支薪假」。關於請假的常見用法如下：
．take annual leave/be on annual leave　　請年假╱請年假中
．take personal leave/be on personal leave請事假╱請事假中
．take maternity leave/be on maternity leave請產假╱請產假中
．take funeral leave/be on funeral leave請喪假╱請喪假中

關鍵字彙與片語

◎flu n.流行性感冒（是influenza的縮寫，始終與the並用）
．have the flu　　得了流感
◎cover for sb　　替某人代班
例：I’m covering for Patrick while he is on annual leave.（派崔克休年假期間我暫代他的工作。）