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在新冠肺炎疫情期間，許多人暫時(shí)無(wú)法工作。這期節(jié)目介紹一個(gè)關(guān)于休假的英語(yǔ)單詞。聽(tīng)菲菲和 Roy 的對(duì)話，Roy 為什么誤解了菲菲發(fā)給他的一條信息？

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Feifei
大家好！歡迎收聽(tīng) BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。我是馮菲菲。

Roy
…and me, Roy.

Feifei
我們可能聽(tīng)起來(lái)與以往有些不同，這是因?yàn)樵谛鹿诜窝滓咔楸l(fā)期間，我們無(wú)法在平時(shí)的錄音間錄制節(jié)目。

在這期節(jié)目中，我們要來(lái)說(shuō)說(shuō)一個(gè)近來(lái)使用頻繁的詞語(yǔ) ——“furlough”。Roy, why have you shaved off your beard? I don’t think I’ve seen your chin before!

Roy
Well, I got your voice message. You told me to trim my beard. You said it’s sad, but necessary to keep my fur low due to the coronavirus. I thought it was a bit weird as my beard is made of hair – not fur. I’m not a dog, Feifei!

Feifei
That’s debatable. I saw you run after a ball Neil threw for you. Anyway, I wasn’t talking about your beard. 我說(shuō)的是 “furlough”，這個(gè)單詞的意思是 “強(qiáng)制某人休假”。比如，最近因?yàn)橐咔?，很多企業(yè)無(wú)法開(kāi)工，所以強(qiáng)制員工休假——furlough staff。

Roy
Ah, yeah. That actually makes more sense. I was so confused about why you were talking about my beard. I agree. It’s really sad that some people have been furloughed. That’s our word for this programme, isn’t it?

Feifei
It is, and it’s not a new word, but it’s certainly more commonly used recently due to the coronavirus crisis. We’ll talk about it more after these examples.

Examples
Vlad is worried about being furloughed, but it looks inevitable.

The company decided to furlough workers while the business wasn’t operating.

After Mandy was furloughed, she decided to devote her free time to painting.

Feifei
這里是 BBC英語(yǔ)教學(xué)的 “地道英語(yǔ)” 節(jié)目。在這期節(jié)目中，我們一起學(xué)習(xí)近來(lái)出現(xiàn)頻率極高的單詞 “furlough”。它的意思是 “準(zhǔn)許或強(qiáng)制某人休假”，通常因?yàn)槠髽I(yè)面臨經(jīng)濟(jì)上的困難，不得不讓員工暫時(shí)休假。

Roy
Yes, sadly, a lot of workers are being furloughed at the moment due to the coronavirus crisis. It’s different to being sacked or made redundant, isn’t it?

Feifei
是的，“furlough” 員工是幫助企業(yè)緩解壓力的一個(gè)暫時(shí)的辦法。所有被強(qiáng)制休假的人仍然是公司的員工，只是他們沒(méi)有在工作。

Roy
Well, hopefully everyone will be able to get back to their jobs soon and not be furloughed any more.

Feifei
Yes, and next time I send you a voice message, you should listen more carefully. You’re so silly, Roy.

Roy
Should I grow my beard back?

Feifei
Definitely, it suits you.

Roy
Thanks for the advice – I will.

Feifei
Bye, Roy.

Roy
Bye, Feifei.