Asking for a Leave

Asking for a Leave

Conversation

珍妮： 陈 老师， 我 想 请假。

Zhēnní: Chén Lǎoshī, wǒ xiǎng qǐngjià.

Jenny: Mr. Chen, I am asking for leave.

陈老师： 你 要 请 什么 假？ 病假 还是 事假？

Chén Lǎoshī: Nǐ yào qǐng shénme jià? Bìngjià háishì shìjià?

Mr. Chen: What kind of leave do you want? Sick leave or private leave?

珍妮： 请 病假。 我 感冒 了。

Zhēnní: Qǐng bìngjià. Wǒ gǎnmào le.

Jenny: I am asking for sick leave. I have a cold.

陈老师： 最近 天气 忽冷 忽热， 感冒 的 人 很多。

你 都 有 什么 症状？

Chén Lǎoshī: Zuìjìn tiānqì hūlěng hūrè, gǎnmào de rén hěnduō. Nǐ dōu yǒu shénme zhèngzhuàng?

Mr. Chen: The weather is fickle these days; many people catch cold during this season. What symptoms do you have?

珍妮： 鼻塞， 咳嗽， 很 难受。

Zhēnní: Bísāi, késòu, hěn nánshòu.

Jenny: I’m feeling bad. I’ve got a cough and stuffy nose.

陈老师： 吃药 了 吗？

Chén Lǎoshī: Chīyào le ma?

Mr. Chen: Are you taking any medicine?

珍妮： 我 吃 了 感冒 冲剂。

Zhēnní: Wǒ chī le gǎnmào chōngjì.

Jenny: Yes. I have taken some cold relief medicine.

陈老师： 好， 那 你 休息 一天 吧。 坚持 吃药。

Chén Lǎoshī: Hǎo, nà nǐ xiūxi yìtiān ba. Jiānchí chīyào.

Mr. Chen: All right, you can have a one-day leave. Remember to take your medicine.

珍妮：谢谢 陈老师。

Zhēnní: Xièxie Chén Lǎoshī.

Jenny: Thank you, Mr. Chen.

New Words

1. 请假  qǐngjià   ask for leave

2. 病假  bìngjià   sick leave

3. 事假  shìjià     private leave

4. 感冒 gǎnmào   catch cold

5. 症状 zhèngzhuàng   symptom

6. 鼻塞  bísāi        stuffy nose

7. 咳嗽  késòu     cough

8. 吃药 chīyào     take medicine

9. 感冒冲剂  gǎnmào chōngjì    cold medicine

Grammar

The sentence with predicate.

1. A sentence in which the major component of the predicate is a verb is called a sentence with a verbal predicate.

我请假 (verbal)  Wǒ qǐngjià.

I am asking for leave.

2. A sentence in which the major component of the predicate is an adjective (without verb) is called a sentence with an adjectival predicate.

珍妮很难受。(adjective) Zhēnní hěn nánshòu.

Jenny is feeling bad.

3. A sentence in which the major component of the predicate is a noun (without verb) is called a sentence with a nominal predicate.

今天星期五。(nominal)  Jīntiān Xīngqīwǔ.

Today is Friday.

The negative form of a sentence with predicate is to add “不” before the predicate (without order change). But add “不是” before a nominal predicate.

Examples:

我不请假。

Wǒ bù qǐngjià.

I’m not asking for leave.

珍妮不难受。

Zhēnní bù nánshòu.

Jenny is not feeling bad.

今天不是星期五。

Jīntiān bú shì Xīngqīwǔ.

Today is not Friday.

Exercises:

Find the verbal predicate, adjectival predicate and nominal predicate from the sentences below.

Example:

马克很高。(adjectival predicate)

Mǎkè hěn gāo.

Mark is very tall.

1. 明天中秋节。

Míngtiān Zhōngqiūjié.

It is Mid-autumn Festival tomorrow.

2. 陈老师上午上课。

Chén Lǎoshī shàngwǔ shàngkè.

Mr. Chen has class in the morning.

3. 天气很凉爽。

Tiānqì hěn liángshuǎng.

The weather is cool.

Reading

在中国一般有七种假：病假、事假、探亲假、婚假、产假、丧假和年假。当你生病不能上学或工作时，需要请病假。当家里有事需要照料时，你需要请事假。如果你和父母不住在一个城市，你可以休探亲假去探望父母。结婚时可以休婚假，女性可以享受产假。如果有亲人去世，可以请丧假处理丧事。年假通常是公司提供的一种福利，你可以利用这段时间出去旅游放松。

Zài Zhōngguó yìbān yǒu qīzhǒng jià: bìngjià、shìjià、tànqīnjià、hūnjià、chǎnjià、sāngjià hé niánjià. Dāng nǐ shēngbìng bùnéng shàngxué huò gōngzuò shí, xūyào qǐng bìngjià. Dāng jiāli yǒushì xūyào zhàoliào shí, nǐ xūyào qǐng shìjià. Rúguǒ nǐ hé fùmǔ bú zhùzài yígè chéngshì, nǐ kěyǐ xiū tànqīnjià qù tànwàng fùmǔ. Jiéhūn shí kěyǐ xiū hūnjià, nǚxìng kěyǐ xiǎngshòu chǎnjià. Rúguǒ yǒu qīnrén qùshì, kěyǐ qǐng sāngjià chǔlǐ sāngshì. Niánjià tōngcháng shì gōngsī tígòng de yìzhǒng fúlì, nǐ kěyǐ lìyòng zhèduàn shíjiān chūqù lǚyóu fàngsōng.

In general, there are seven types of leave in China including sick leave, private leave, family leave, marriage leave, maternity leave, funeral leave and annual leave. If you are ill and unable to go to school or go to work, you ask for sick leave. If you need to handle a personal matter you ask for private leave. If you don’t live in the same city as your parents, you request family leave to visit them. You have marriage leave when you get married of course, and new mothers often ask for maternity leave. If one’s parents pass away, funeral leave is what is needed. Annual leave is an employment benefit. Taking a trip on your vacation may refresh you.