English Pod 第二七期

language takeaway

1. vacation days : the number of days that you can take to go on vacation

2. overseas : when you travel overseas, you travel over the ocean to another country

3. unpaid leave : time off without pay

4. notice : when you give someone notice, you give them information in advance

   example:

   • If you want to quit your job, make sure you give enough notice; you'll need to tell us four weeks in advance.
   • You did not give me enough notice about this project, I didn't have enough time to finish it.

fluency builder

1. Do you have a second?

   example:

   • Do you have a minute? I wanna ask you something?
   • Do you have a sec? I need to talk to you?

2. Would you be okay with that? : a great pattern to ask other's opinion

   example:

   • Are you alright with that?
   • Will you be okay with this?
   • I'm fine with that.

3. I was just wondering ... : a good way to ask for a favor

4. I was just hopping that ... > I want to ...