關於「放假」、「休息」 「調休」 的各類說法！

關於「放假」、「休息」 「調休」 的各類說法！ time in lieu, Holiday、Vacation、Days off、Leave、Break、Furlough區別及用法 

1.Time off in lieu (of overtime) 「調休」的意思，用法如：

 I would like to get 1 day off in lieu of the overtime I worked on Christmas day.
 Can I have 3 hours off today in lieu of the 3hours of overtime I worked last night?
 Do I get time off in lieu if I work overtime on the holiday? 

2. Holiday 通常指法定假日，當老美說 the holidays/the holiday season，是說包括Christmas, Hanukkah(猶太人聖節), and New Year’s Day的這段假期。但不包括週末，若是是週末必須說on a weekend。 如 搭配 New Year Holiday新年假期 a legal holiday, a national holiday 法定假日 on holiday/on one’s holiday 休假中 half-holiday/half-day 半天休假 take a week’s holiday 一週的休假 have a holiday 休假、慶祝、休息 be home for the holiday 放假回家 package holiday 指由旅行社包辦全部事宜的觀光旅遊 

3. Vacation: 一般指中止工做或讀書的假期，與天數無關。 如annual vacation, Christmas vacation。 搭配 summer vacation 暑假 winter vacation寒假 go on vacation/ take a vacation 本身放假

 4. Days off 純粹指不用上班，休息的日子或一段時間，例如週末，就是days off。 搭配：[一段時間＋off] (一般用take/have當動詞) 

例句 He has a day off today. She had two weeks off because she was ill.
 I want to take a day off to see the doctor.
 I got an afternoon off and went to the ball game. (請兩小時假看球賽。) 

5.Leave 亦可當假期，但一般必須是本身申請的休假。 如ask for leave （請假）grant leave （准假）overstay one’s leave （超假）sick leave （病假）maternity leave（產假）annual leave（年假）。 搭配： on leave告假中 go home on leave請假回家 take one’s leave告辭 take French leave不告而別 

例句： I met her while I was on leave.
 She is on six week’s paid leave. (她正在度六週有薪假期)
 I get leave twice a year. = I have two leaves a year. (我一年有兩次休假)

 6. Break 短期的休息，亦指課堂間的短暫休息或音樂會的中場休息。 搭配 have/take a break 休息一下 Give me a break! 饒了我吧 

例句 There was a break in the concert.
 Let’s have a coffee/tea break.
 They usually go shopping during their lunch break. 

7. Furlough 指軍人、公務員、政府官員的休假，一般假期較長。 搭配 be home/go home on furlough 回家/回國休假

 例句 He’s on nine month’s furlough.  He was given/granted two week’s furlough.  I have a furlough every two years.