" House-elves don't want sick leave and pensions! "

“家养小精灵是不需要病假和津贴的！”

It is counted as paid sick leave.

它是带薪病假。

Katherine. You're supposed to be on sick leave.

凯瑟琳，你不是还在病假吗？

John fell ill and asked for sick leave this morning.

约翰生病了，他今天早上请病假。

There are lots of American workers that do have paid sick leave.

很多美国工人都有带薪病假。

Her employer doesn't offer automatic sick leave or hazard pay.

她的雇主不提供自动病假或危险津贴。

Forty-three million workers have no paid sick leave -- 43 million. Think about that.

4300万员工没有带薪病假，是4300万。认真思考一下。

It would require employers to let workers earn seven days of paid sick leave.

立法会要求雇主让员工赚取7天的带薪病假。

Well, I had a headache, so I called him and asked for sick leave.

第二节 （共15小题；每小题1。5分，满分22。5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

For individuals, the priority should be paying for health care and providing paid sick leave.

针对个人，政府的首要任务应该是支付医疗保健费用和提供带薪病假。