EnglishPod 002-Calling In Sick

A: Hello, Daniel speaking, how may I help you?

B: Hi, Daniel, Julie here.

A: Hi, Julie, how are you?

B: Actually, I’m feeling quite ill today.

A: I’m sorry to hear that. What’s wrong?

B: I think I’m coming down with(start to get sick) the flu（流行性感冒，流感）. I have a

headache, a sore throat(喉咙痛) , a runny nose(流鼻涕) and I’m feeling

slightly(a little bit）  feverish(发烧的).

A: I see... so you’re calling in sick?

B: Yes, I was hoping to take the day off to recover.

A: OK, then. Try and get some rest.

1.Quite is a synonym(同义词) of very.  [ˈsɪnəˌnɪm]

2. They both mean the same thing, no difference.

3. We’re going to listen as Julie calls her boss to tell him she’s sick.

4.cough(咳嗽) was just a little too much [kɔ:f]

5. In this dialogue we listened to some really interesting phrases of (关于)how you can tell your

boss that you’re feeling sick.

6. It’s great, cause it’s three words (calling in sick) that show such a long idea.

7. for example, soccer games are such a big deal.

a big deal:  

重要的事情：I got promoted last month. That was a big deal to me.我上个月升职了。这对我来说是个大事。

重要的人物：I was kind of a big deal in high school. 高中时候我可是风云人物。

有什么大不了的（表示不屑）：A: Hey. I could do one-arm push-ups.  喂，我能做单手俯卧撑.

B: Big deal! I can do push-ups without using my hands!  有什么大不了！我可以不用手做！