Respecting " rest a little while " , a lot of people the first reaction is, "Very simple, have A Rest " . . . But actually, this is genuine Chinese style English!
Our office is so-called the small J of English of 5 minutes of money, it is animated the example that steps on thunder. Attend a meeting according to the foreigner following before he says, old hot days left 40 degrees to be met one morning in the office later, everybody is a bit tired, he said a Have A Rest. Result foreigner leads complexion to sink, white he is one.
Actually, in English, the Have A Rest that the foreigner says and we say " take a rest " rest the type is completely different.
In working unit, when attending a meeting especially, say Have A Rest, but that abstains from greatly!
When Have A Rest states you are exhausted, take a rest well, either when going to work the sort of rest temporarily one small conference. You go to work Have A Rest says when attending a meeting, to the means that the boss communicates: I did not want to work, can come loose, I am tired, I should come home to take a rest well.
The boss does not have discharge you, it is good. . .
So how to convey correctly " take a rest " ?
① Take A Break = takes a rest
The rest in the office, had better express with Break:
Noon break =lunch Break
Tea rests =tea Break/coffee Break
What ※ should notice is, the time that Take A Break rests often is compared short, general a few minutes differ to 9 hours; And Have A Rest, the likelihood should rest a few days namely a few months.
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About " ask for leave " expression
① I rest today ≠ I'm Resting Today. ×
Proper expression should be: I Am Off Today.
Off expresses to do not have the condition that go to work.
When ② is falling ill, so say, the boss does not have reason not many batches of a few day sick leave:
- The Doctor Had Advised A Complete Rest For A Few Days.
- the doctor suggests I rest a few days well.
※ Complete Rest rests thoroughly; Rest well
More of high end " rest "
About resting, besides Rest and Break, still have a few more high-end expression, learn together!
① Take A Nap/catnap " small rest "
"Feline doze " just as its name implies, sleep a few minutes in that way like the cat namely, figure was conveyed " take the chance to rest a few minutes " meaning.
- Now You Are Allowed To Take A Five-minute Nap/catnap.
- you can rest 5 minutes now.
② Take One's Ease " Jingxin rests "
"Ease " itself contains ease meaning, because this was here to be conveyed " set this mind at to rest, loosen " .
- I ' M So Exhausted That I Need To Take My Ease Now.
- I am tired washed-up, need takes a rest now.
③ Get Some Shut-eye " the repose that close eye "
- I Need To Get Some Shut-eye.
- I need to shut eye repose a little while.
