◆ Can I have a day off? 我能请一天假吗?
◆ off,就是关掉的意思。比如说把你家的电灯关了,turn it off,turn it off,turn off the radio,off就是关掉的意思,把它打开就是 on。那么今天有一天是我自己可以关掉的一天,就是说我今天不干活什么都不发生,不做事情,言下之意就是我今天不上班了,可以说Can I have a day off?我今天能不能请一天假?
◆Jack is on a sick day leave. Jack他已经请了一天的病假
◆ I want to have a sick day leave because I have got a seriously bad cold. 我今天严重感冒,我想请一天病假。