Spoken English（023）

• screw up==cause to fail or be spoiled
• Having the car stolen completely screwed up our holiday plan
• We really screwd up when we invited Jane to the party
• Have you finished the monthly report?
• Yes,here it is.Do you approve (of) the way I typed this report
• Well,Can I be frank of you
• By all means,please
• Well,to be honest,I find it unsatisfactory
• Oh,I’m sorry,Could you be a little more specific?
• Yes,I’m not particularly happy about the layout.
• I see the problem now.I’ll retype it
• I’d appreciate that
• We had to wait months for the council to approve (of) our plan to extend our house
• If the directors approve (of) it,we’ll buy the new computer system
• I made a mistake
• it’s my fault
• I screwed up
• What ‘s holding things up?
• what have you done to correct the situation

An employee must inform the employer before starting the leave that he or she will be taking a personal leave of absence,Next day,a small dialogue will be used to show how to ask for a leave.