办公室里，白领们工作时精神高度集中，常常为了赶一个任务忙得疲惫不堪。大家都企盼能有时间好好休息休息，这期我们就来谈谈关于休假的用语吧。

　　I feel very tired.我觉得很疲惫。表示精疲力竭，过度劳累时可以说：exhausted、fatigued¹、burnt-out. 比如：The project went on for over two years and by the end of it I was just burnt-out.工程足足进行了两年多，到最后我精疲力竭。

　　无限扩展：工作时发牢骚说“烦透了”，可以用I am sick and tired of it!比如打开信箱的时候大叫：I'm sick and tired of junk mail.表示我对那些垃圾电子邮件真是厌倦透啦！

　　Do you think it's because of insomnia²? 你认为这是因为失眠吗？

　　Insomnia：失眠，失眠症。

　　比如：I know some one with insomnia who only gets two hours of sleep each night.我认识一个患有失眠症的人，他每天晚上只能睡上两个小时。

　　It's time for me to apply for some leave.现在该是我申请休假的时候了。

　　Leave：Official permission to be absent from work or duty请假、休假、假期、准假。

　　比如：He had six weeks' leave.他有六个星期的休假。又如：The human resources department is responsible for approving leave applications from staff.人力资源部负责批准员工的休假申请。

　　无限扩展：

　　It's time for sb to do sth是做…的时候了。比如：It's time for us to knock off.是我们下班的时候了。

　　He is going on holiday tomorrow.他明天要去度假。

　　On holiday等于on vacation，表示度假。

　　比如接到一个找正在休假的同事的电话时，就可以做出如下回答：He's on vacation this week.他本周休假。He is on vacation until next Wednesday.他休假到下周三。

　　无限扩展：也可以用to be off。比如He is off today.他今天休假。

　　实战对话：

　　A：Do you feel tired these days,Billy?这些天你觉得累吗，比利？

　　B：I sure do. Do you think it's because of insomnia?我确实觉得很累，你认为这是因为失眠吗？

　　A：No. I know exactly why we are so tired.不是，我知道为什么我们这么累的确切原因。

　　B：And your answeris?答案是？

　　A：We are very fatigued, burnt-out!我们非常疲劳，筋疲力尽！

　　B：That's because we work so hard every day.那是因为我们每天工作很辛苦的原因。

　　A：It's time for me to apply for some leave.现在是我申请休假的时候了。

　　B：That's a great idea! We can apply together and then go on holiday.好主意！我们可以一起申请，然后去度假。

　　A：But if we both apply for leave on the same day, the company might say no to both of us!可是如果我们俩在同一天申请休假的话，公司可能会对我们俩说不！