Why don't you take this afternoon off?为何不下午请假呢？我想请/休两天假，就能说I want to take two days off.我有两天休假，则说I have two day soff.
无限扩展：请病假：ask for a sick leave、请事假：ask for a casual leave请产假：ask for maternity leave，所以，I am on my maternity leave.就是我在休产假的意思。
I'm already behind schedule.我的工作还没有完成，已落后时间表了。Behind schedule表示落后于时间表，比原计划慢。无限扩展：表示按计划完收获是on schedule，如We finished the project on schedule.大家按计划完成了工程项目。
有时老板们会定个最后期限，表示工作在此之前需要完成。表示这个最后期限，时间限制用deadline，如We had to work overtime last night in order to meet the deadline.大家昨晚为赶最后期限，不能不加班来完成工作。
He would think that I was putting him on.他会感觉我在骗他。
to put some body on愚弄、欺骗某人；如she put on an English accent.她假装带有英国口音。
无限扩展：You're putting me on!你在开我的玩笑。
I'll handle him.我会跟他讲解的。To handle表示处置、应对、应付。如I can't handle children.我管不住孩子们。She handled a difficult argument skillfully.她巧妙地应对了一场艰难的辩论。
实战对话：
John：Do you have any tissue, Eveline? I've used all mine.伊芙琳，你有纸巾么？我的全用光了。
Eveline：Here. Are you all right?给，你还好吧？
John：Thanks. I'm all right. It's just my nose. It must be an allergy.... Do you have any aspirin? I have a terrible headache.谢谢，还好，都是我的鼻子，一定是过敏了。你有没阿斯匹林？我头疼去世了。
Eveline：I don't have an aspirin. Perhaps you should go to a doctor.我没，或许你得去看看大夫了。
John：No, no. I'm okay. It's the weather. It was warm and sunny this morning, and now it's chilly and raining.不不，算了吧，我还好啦。都是这鬼天气闹的，早上还阳光灿烂挺暖和的，这会儿却下雨了，阴冷阴冷的。
Eveline：Really, John. I still think you should go to a doctor. You've been sneezing ever since you entered the office this morning. Why don't you take this afternoon off? If you don't want to see a doctor, at least you can go home and have a good rest.的确，约翰。我还是感觉你应该去看大夫。今早你一到办公室，就打喷嚏到目前。干脆下午请假吧，假如你不想去看病，至少回家好好休息一下。
John：I can't. I'm already behind schedule. Besides, you know Mr.Thomas. He would think that I was putting him on.不可以啊，我已经落后于时间表了。而且你了解托马斯先生的，他会觉得我在愚弄他。
Eveline：You didn't do anything but sneeze this morning, and you can't do anything this afternoon like this. Gee! You've got a fever!今早你除去打喷嚏什么都没做，你这个样子下午也做不了什么。呀！你还发烧呢。
John：Do I ?... Oh, no.什么？噢噢，不是吧。
Eveline：Listen to me. You go home now.听我的！你目前回家。
John：What about Mr.Thomas?那托马斯先生如何解决？
Eveline：I'll handle him. Now go home. I'll call you afterwork.我会给他讲解的，你快回家吧，下班后我给你打电话。
John：Thanks a lot, Eveline. Good-bye.那太谢谢你了伊芙琳，回见。
