本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛想象一下当你向老板请假的时候，他这样回答你：
So you want the day off? Let's take a look at what you are asking
for....
你想请一天假?看看你在向公司要求什么?
There are 365 days per year available for work.
一年里有365天你可以工作。
There are 52 weeks per year in which you already have 2 days off per
week, leaving 261 days available for work.
一年52个星期，你已经每星期休息2天，剩下261天工作。
Since you spend 16 hours each day away from work, you have used up 170
days, leaving only 91 days available.
你每天有16小时不在工作，去掉170天，剩下91天。
You spend 30 minutes each day on coffee break. That accounts for 23 days
each year, leaving only 68 days available.
每天你花30分钟时间喝咖啡，加起来每年23天，剩下68天。
With a one hour lunch period each day, you have used up another 46 days,
leaving only 22 days available for work.
每天午饭时间你花掉1小时，又用掉46天，还有22天。
You normally spend 2 days per year on sick leave. This leaves you only
20 days available for work.
通常你每年请2天病假，这样你的工作时间只有20天。
We are off for 5 holidays per year, so your available working time is
down to 15 days.
每年有5个节假日公司休息不上班，你只干15天。
We generously give you 14 days vacation per year which leaves only 1 day
available for work and I'll be xxxxed if you're going to take that day
off!!!
每年公司还慷慨地给你14天假期，算下来你就工作1天，而你xxxx还要请这一天假？更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net