名词假期，休假; [古] 空出，撤出，辞去
不及物动词度假
不及物动词
1. My father is vacationing in the north.
我父亲正在北方度假。
2. vacation的近义词
2. He is vacationing in Switzerland.
他正在瑞士度假。
3. They will vacation in Hawaii during Christmas.
他们圣诞节期间将到夏威夷度假。
名词
1. School is closed for the summer and children are on vacation.
学校夏天关闭，孩子们放假。
2. His vacation of a good position was unwise.
他辞去一个好的职务是不明智的。
3. I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college vacation.
我在学院放假时，在一家小的海滨餐馆打工。
Holidays and Benefits-(假期和福利)
A：Anything else?
还有其它的吗？
B：Yes, one last thing. How much holiday time do you give your employees every year?
是的，还有最后一件事。每年你们提供给员工的假期怎样的？
A：Our employees receive fifteen days of paid vacation every year. If you don’t use the full fifteen days, they carry over to the following year.
员工有15天的有薪假期。如果没有休完15天的话，可以顺沿至下一年。
B：How about sick days?
那么病假呢？
A：You get five paid sick days.
5天有薪病假。
B：Any other benefits?
还有没有其他的福利？
A：Yes, we have an excellent retirement plan and medical insurance as well.
还有，我们公司还有一项极好的退休规划和医疗保险。
B：Great. Thanks so much for your time.
谢谢您花时间给我面试。
A：We’ll contact you soon, Ted. Thanks for coming in.
我们会尽快和你联系，特德。谢谢你能来。
了解海关手续
vacation
A：You've traveled abroad a lot, Jim, so would you like to tell me something about clearing customs.
吉姆，你经常出国旅游，能向我介绍一下关于通关的情况吗？
B：When you arrive in a country, you clear customs. A lot of countries have two channels: the green channel and the red channel. Some countries, like India, have three channels: the white channel, the green channel and the red channel.
到达一个国家时要通关。许多国家的海关有两种通道：绿色通道和红色通道。还有些国家如印度有三种通道：白色通道、绿色通道和红色通道。
A：Then what are the differences between the green channel and red channel?
那么绿色通道和红色通道之间有什么区别呢？
vacation
B：If you have more than the duty-free allowances or prohibited goods, you go through the red channel and declare them to a customs officer. If you otherwise have nothing to declare, you go straight through the green channel unless you are asked to stop by an officer. 如果你携带的东西超出免税的范围或属于禁带物品，你
就得从红色通道通过并向海关官员申报物品。如果你没有需要申报的物品而海关官员又没有阻拦你，你就可以直接通过绿色通道了。
A：I see.I'm told that we'll have to state the purpose of going to a certain country, is it true?
我明白了。我听说去一个国家时需要陈述旅行的目的，是吗？
B：That's right. People go aboard for different purposes: some for pleasure, some on vacation, some on business, and some for other purposes.
是的。人们出国都各有目的：有的为了消遣，有的出去度假，有的是因公出差，有的是为了其他目的。
A：I'm going to New Zealand for sightseeing. What should I say if they ask about my purpose?
我要去新西兰观光，如果他们问我旅行的目的我该怎么说呢？
B：Just saying "sightseeing" is OK.
说"观光"就行了。
1. vacation
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2. 度假：以放假来说,台湾很少人度假(vacation),但假日(holiday)很多,美国人则是习惯每年计划二、三星期的长假. 另外,一般人总认为美国的企业文化崇尚参与式管理,台湾则是强权专制式的管理,这种现象与其说是地区的不同,不如说是时代的因素,
1. （大学或美国大中小学的）假期
A vacation is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
e.g. During his summer vacation he visited Russia...
暑假期间他去俄罗斯了。
e.g. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
放假期间你读了很多书吗？
2. 假日;休假
A vacation is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
e.g. They planned a late summer vacation in Europe...
他们打算夏末去欧洲度假。
e.g. We went on vacation to Puerto Rico.
我们去了波多黎各度假。
3. 休息日;假期
If you have a particular number of days'' or weeks'' vacation, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks.
e.g. The French get five to six weeks'' vacation a year.
法国人每年有5到6周的假期。
4. （离家在某地）度假
If you are vacationing in a place away from home, you are on vacation there.
e.g. Myles vacationed in Jamaica...
迈尔斯去了牙买加度假。
e.g. He was vacationing and couldn''t be reached for comment.
他当时正在度假，无法联系到他征求意见。
noun
1. the act of making something legally void
2. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
e.g. we get two weeks of vacation every summer
we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico
Synonym: holiday
verb
1. spend or take a vacation
Synonym: holiday