涨知识:美国人去度假不用holiday?
2018-01-25 11:31
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公共假期
▍不论是在英国还是美国,"公共假期"都是用holiday来表示,比如:
Christmas holiday 圣诞假期
New Year Holiday 新年假期
National Holiday 法定假期
What's your plan for the coming holiday?
你接下来的假期有什么计划?
度假
▍在英国和澳大利亚等国家,“度假”和“公共假期”一样,也用holiday来表示
Sara is going to England on her 10-day holiday.
Sara要去英国度假10天。
▍而美国人就比较特殊,人们通常用vacation来表示“度假”
- Where are you going for your vacation?
- I'd rather have a staycation.
- 你接下来去哪里度假啊?
- 我宁愿在家宅着
休息日
▍除去公休和长假,平常不上班或不上学短期的轮休或休息日,用day off 表示
- When is your day off this week?
- I'm off at the weekend, but I want to ask another day off on Friday.
- 你这周哪天休息?
- 我周末休息,但是我想周五再请一天假