Brian is entitled to 7 days' annual leave, so he decides to take 7 days off for traveling abroad. He is talking to Elsa, who is the secretary of the personnel department.
Brian有七天的年假可休，所以他決定要放自己七天的假去出國旅行。他正在和人事部的秘書Elsa說話。
Brian: Hi, Elsa.
嗨，Elsa。
Vanessa: Elsa: Hi, Brian. Are you here to fill out the leave application form？
嗨，Brain。你是來這裡填休假申請單的嗎？
Brian: How did you know that？
你怎麼會知道？
Elsa: Ha! Vanessa has told me already. Do you have any plans for your vacation？
哈，Vanessa 已經告訴我啦。你對你的假期，有沒有什麼計劃啊？
Brian: Brian: We are considering going to Thailand. You know, it is quite near and thus we don't have to spend too much time on a long flight.
我們在考慮要不要去泰國。你知道的，泰國很近，這樣我們就不用花太多時間在坐長程飛機上面。
Elsa: I have been to Thailand. It's a great country. People there were so kind and the seafood was awesome！
我有去過泰國。那是一個很棒的國家喔！泰國的人民都很和善，而且他們的海鮮超好吃的！
Brian: That sounds cool! I think I will persuade my friend to go there.
聽起來滿讚的！我想我會說服我朋友去那裡。
Elsa: Have a nice trip! But first of all, please fill out the form here.
旅途一路順風啊！不過首先，請先把這裡的表格填好。
Brian: Right, I almost forgot! Ha …
對喔，我差點忘了。哈...
重要字詞講解：
1. entitle (v.) 給予…資格
例：Brian is entitled to 7 days' annual leave
（Brian有七天的年假可休。）
例：The coupon entitles you to a 30% discount.
（這張折價券讓你享有七折的優惠。）
※ 小叮嚀：
entitle 的句型是「entitle + 對象 + to + 名詞」，其中名詞可以是資格、優惠、權利等等，也常用被動式來表示。
2. annual leave 年假
例：I am considering going to Hawaii for my one week's annual leave.
（我打算利用一週的年假去夏威夷。）
例：I spent all my annual leave building a dog house.
（我把所有的年假都用來蓋狗屋。）
※ 小叮嚀：
"annual leave" 前面可加上「一段時間 + 's」來表示假期長度。
3. take off 休假
例：He decides to take 7 days off for traveling abroad.
（他決定休假七天去國外旅遊。）
例：The case has finally closed. Now I can take a few days off.
（這個案子終於結束了，現在我可以休幾天假了。）
※ 小叮嚀：
休假的時間長度要放在 take 和 off 之間。
4. personnel department 人事部
例：Elsa is the secretary of the personnel department.
（Elsa 是人事部的秘書。）
例：The mission of the Personnel Department is to provide human resource management services.
（人事部的任務是提供人力資源管理服務。）
5. persuade (v.) 說服
例：That sounds cool! I think I will persuade my friend to go there.
（聽起來滿讚的！我想我會說服我朋友去那裡！）
例：The salesman persuaded me into buying the sewing machine.
（推銷員說服我買下這台縫紉機。）
※ 小叮嚀：
persuade 當「說服」解釋時，句型是「persuade + 人 + into + Ving」或「persuade + 人 + to + V」。
相關實用句型解析
1. 我花了 … 時間在 …
sb. spend + 時間 + on + 名詞 …
例：We don't have to spend too much time on a long flight.
（我們不用花太多時間在坐長程飛機上面。）
例：I spend two hours on my homework.
（我花了兩個小時做功課。）
※ 小叮嚀：
spend 除了可解釋為花時間在某事上，也可以有花錢的意思，例：
She spends a lot of money on the dress. (她花了很多錢在那件洋裝上。)
2. 曾經到過 …
sb. have / has been to + 地方 …
例：I have been to Thailand.
（我有去過泰國。）
例：She has been to the factory in Africa.
（她曾經去過在非洲的工廠。）
※ 小叮嚀：
"have / has been" 通常是用來表示經驗，所以如果是要表示「曾經到過 … 地方」的話，必須要用 "have / has been"，而不能用 "have / has gone" 或 "have / has come"。
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