对话：

Jason: I need a vacation.

Jason:我需要休假

Coco: What's wrong?

Coco:怎么了？

Jason: This job is so stressful, Coco!

Jason:这个工作太有压力了

Coco: I think you should ask the boss for some time off.

Coco:我觉得你应该像老板请假。

Jason: I can't right now. I have a big presentation on Friday.

Jason:我现在不行，我周五有个大的展示。

Coco: Take a break next week after the presentation.

Coco:那你就展示过后下周休息一下

Jason: I have another project after this one.

Jason:我在这个之后还有一个项目

Coco: You need to make a change. You're going to get sick.

Coco你必须得做出一些改变，不然的话你会生病的。

Jason: I know. But I have a lot of responsibilities."

Jason:我知道啊，但是我的责任太多了。

Coco: I know you do. But you also have to take care of yourself too.

我知道你确实这样，但是你也必须照顾好你自己。

Jason: You're right. I need to talk to the boss and tell him that I need a vacation. Do you think he will understand?

Jason: 没错，我也需要跟老板说一下，告诉他我需要休假。你觉得他能同意吗？

Coco: I think so. He just had a heart attack a few years ago. He understands that health is very important.

Coco:我觉得应该会同意的，他几年前心脏病突发，他理解身体健康很重要。

Jason: Ok. I will talk to him today. Thanks for your advice.

Jason: 好的，我今天跟他聊聊。谢谢你的建议啊。

Coco: You're welcome. Where do you plan to go on vacation?

Coco:不用谢，你打算去哪里度假？

Jason: A nice, warm beach.

Jason:一个漂亮温暖的海滩。

Coco: That sounds great!

Coco:听上去很不错。

重点：

1.stressful

adj. causing a lot of anxiety and worry 压力重的；紧张的

例：a stressful job 造成沉重压力的工作

例：It was a stressful time for all of us. 对我们所有人来说，那是一个艰难的时期。

2.ask boss for time off 向老板请假

time off 请假

I need some time off.

我需要休息一段时间。

3.get sick 生病

例：Sometimes food goes bad, but people don't know it, so they eat it anyway and then they get sick.

有时食物变质了人们却不知道，所以还是食用了它，结果就病了

4.take care of 照顾照料

例：We need to take care of our bodies.

我们需要照顾好自己的身体。

5.heart attack

心脏病

例：The symptoms suggest a minor heart attack.

症状显示这是轻微心脏病发作。