天气变化快，工作压力大，家庭事务忙。这年头，谁没有个头疼脑热、感冒咳嗽啊？不过，在职场上，要请假也不是件那么容易的事。怎么说才能传情达意，既请到了假，又不让人觉得你在偷懒呢？来学这一期的白骨精Office口语笔记吧，请假不再难以启齿！

1.请假的一般说法：我想请几天假

经典表达：

I’d like to have three days off.

我想请三天假。

举一反三：

I’m afraid I can’t come to work today.

Can I take next Tuesday off?

I will miss two days next week.

Would it be possible if I take next Friday off?

How do I request time off for a one-week vacation?

I wonder if it is possible for me to come in a bit late tomorrow?

2.请病假的各种事由：我不太舒服。

经典表达：

I’m not feeling well.

我不太舒服。

举一反三：

I’m feeling a bit under weather.

I think I came down with something.

I feel sick.

I have a bad cold.

I have a fever.

I have a stomachache.

I have a splitting headache.

I have a sore throat.

I have a bad toothache.

I can’t stop coughing.

3.请事假的各种事由：我有点私事要处理。

经典表达：

I have some personal business that I need to take care of.

我有点私事要处理。

举一反三：

I got some family issues that I need to take a day off.

I have a doctor’s appointment.

I have to go to my son’s school tomorrow.

I need to attend a wedding next Friday.

I need tomorrow off to attend a funeral.

4.请人代班的说法：周五的班，你能替我吗？

经典表达：

Could you cover for me on Friday?

周五的班，你能替我吗？

举一反三：

Can you finish it instead of me?

Would it be possible if I switched my Tuesday shift for your Friday shift?