请假Asking for Leave

New words

• 请假qǐngjià — to ask for time off
• 假期jiàqī — holiday, vacation
• 管guǎn — to be in charge of, look after; to mind
• 出发chūfā — to set off
• 平安píng'ān — safe and sound
• 必要bìyào — necessary (没必要 = no need)

The story

大卫：张经理，我想请假。Manager Zhang, I'd like to ask for some time off.

张经理：请假？为什么？Time off? What for?

大卫：我结婚了。我跟小雨商量好了，想去旅行两个星期。I've just got married. Xiaoyu and I have talked it over — we'd like to go travelling for two weeks.

张经理：两个星期？没必要！公司这个月很忙。Two weeks? No need for that! The company's very busy this month.

大卫：可是结婚一辈子只有一次！这是我们的第一个假期……But you only get married once in a lifetime! This is our first holiday...

张经理：有必要去旅行吗？在家休息是最好的方式。Is it really necessary to travel? Resting at home is the best way.

小林：张经理，让他去吧！大卫的那份工作，我来管！Manager Zhang, let him go! I'll look after David's share of the work!

张经理：……好。三天。不能再多了。...Fine. Three days. Not one more.

Opening the lesson…