Typhoon Holiday
Upper-Intermediate - Typhoon Holiday(D2948) A:
昨天放了颱風假，但是風雨不算太大，覺得有點僥倖。 zuótiān fàng le táifēngjià， dànshì fēng yǔ bù suàn tàidà， juéde yǒudiǎnr jiǎoxìng。 Yesterday we had a typhoon day, but the wind and rain wasn't that bad, so I felt a little lucky.
B:
老實說，我不喜歡放颱風假。 lǎoshi shuō， wǒ bù xǐhuan fàng táifēngjià。 To be honest, I don't like getting off work for typhoon days.
A:
怎麼可能？ zěnme kěnéng？ How is that possible?
B:
因為我們公司颱風假不給薪水，也就是說我昨天少賺了一天的薪水。 yīnwèi wǒmen gōngsī táifēngjià bù gěi xīnshuǐ， yějiùshìshuō wǒ zuótiān shǎo zhuàn le yītiān de xīnshuǐ。 Because our company doesn't pay us for typhoon days, which is to say, yesterday I lost a day's pay.
A:
好不可思議啊，我以為每個人都喜歡放颱風假。 hǎo bùkěsīyì ā， wǒ yǐwéi měi ge rén dōu xǐhuan fàng táifēngjià。 That's unbelievable, I thought everyone liked typhoon days.
B:
不一定喔，假如你是公司老闆或是像我一樣颱風假不支薪的勞工，肯定 都不愛颱風假。 bù yīdìng ō， jiǎrú nǐ shì gōngsī lǎobǎn huòshì xiàng wǒ yīyàng táifēngjià bù zhīxīn de láogōng， kěndìng dōu bù ài táifēngjià。
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Not necessarily, if you're the boss of a company or if you're a labourer like me that doesn't get paid for typhoon days, you definitely wouldn't like typhoon days.
A:
我可以理解，對資方來說就是損失一天的營收。 wǒ kěyǐ lǐjiě， duì zīfāng láishuō jiùshì sǔnshī yītiān de yíngshōu。 I understand, for employers it is a lost day of revenue.
B:
對某些勞方來說也是損失，像我一樣。畢竟法律上沒有規定颱風假是有 薪假。 duì mǒuxiē láofāng láishuō yě shì sǔnshī， xiàng wǒ yīyàng。 bìjìng fǎlǜshàng méiyǒu guīdìng táifēngjià shì yǒuxīnjià。 To some labourers it is also a loss, like me. Given that legally there's no law that typhoon days have to be paid holidays.
A:
對很多放假的人來說，他們覺得放颱風假是賺到一天休假，還出去看電 影逛百貨公司，我很不喜歡這樣。 duì hěn duō fàngjià de rén láishuō， tāmen juéde fàng táifēngjià shì zhuàndào yītiān xiūjià， hái chūqù kàn diànyǐng guàng bǎihuò gōngsī， wǒ hěn bù xǐhuan zhèyàng。 To many people on holiday, they think that a typhoon day is like getting another day of holiday. They can even go to the cinema or go shopping at malls, I really dislike that.
B:
一點也沒錯，颱風假的美意是要讓大家在家裡躲避自然的災害，不是要 讓人出去玩的。 yīdiǎn yě méi cuò， táifēngjià de měiyì shì yào ràng dàjiā zài jiālǐ duǒbì zìrán de zāihài， bùshì yào ràng rén chūqù wán de。 You're not at all wrong, the nice thing about typhoon days is that everyone is supposed to shelter from natural disasters at home, not to get people to go out and have fun.
A:
昨天颱風假即使風雨不大，我還是乖乖待在家沒有亂跑喔。 zuótiān táifēngjià jíshǐ fēng yǔ bùdà， wǒ háishì guāiguāi dài zài jiā méiyǒu luàn pǎo ō。
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Even though the wind and the rain wasn't so strong on yesterday's typhoon day, I still stayed at home like a good little boy and didn't go gallivanting around.
B:
很乖。話說回來，最好的情況還是颱風規模不要太猛烈，帶來的傷害越 小越好，大家都平安。 hěn guāi。 huàshuōhuílai， zuìhǎo de qíngkuàng háishì táifēng guīmó bù yào tài měngliè， dàilái de shānghài yuè xiǎoyuè hǎo， dàjiā dōu píng ān。 Good boy. Getting back to the topic though, it is best that typhoons aren't so violent, so that the damage they do is as minimal as possible, and everyone stays safe.
A:
可是小颱風就不會放颱風假了… kěshì xiǎo táifēng jiù bù huì fàng táifēngjià le… But with small typhoons we don't get typhoon days...
Key Vocabulary 僥倖
jiǎoxìng
lucky
老實說
lǎoshi shuō
to be frank
不可思議
bùkěsīyì
inconceivable
假如
jiǎrú
if
不支薪
bùzhīxīn
unpaid
肯定
kěndìng
certainly
理解
lǐjiě
to understand
資方
zīfāng
employers
損失
sǔnshī
loss
營收
yíngshōu
revenue
勞方
láofāng
laborers
有薪假
yǒuxīnjià
paid holiday
休假
xiūjià
to take a vacation
美意
měiyì
good intention
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災害
zāihài
disaster
即使
jíshǐ
even if
乖乖
guāiguāi
well-behaved
話說回來
huàshuōhuílai
to return to the matter at hand
猛烈
měngliè
fierce; strong
Supplementary Vocabulary 帳目
zhàngmù
account
會計
kuàijì
accountant
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昨天放了颱風假，但是風雨不算太大，覺得有點僥倖。 zuótiān fàng le táifēngjià， dànshì fēng yǔ bù suàn tàidà， juéde yǒudiǎnr jiǎoxìng。 Yesterday we had a typhoon day, but the wind and rain wasn't that bad, so I felt a little lucky.
B:
老實說，我不喜歡放颱風假。 lǎoshi shuō， wǒ bù xǐhuan fàng táifēngjià。 To be honest, I don't like getting off work for typhoon days.
A:
怎麼可能？ zěnme kěnéng？ How is that possible?
B:
因為我們公司颱風假不給薪水，也就是說我昨天少賺了一天的薪水。 yīnwèi wǒmen gōngsī táifēngjià bù gěi xīnshuǐ， yějiùshìshuō wǒ zuótiān shǎo zhuàn le yītiān de xīnshuǐ。 Because our company doesn't pay us for typhoon days, which is to say, yesterday I lost a day's pay.
A:
好不可思議啊，我以為每個人都喜歡放颱風假。 hǎo bùkěsīyì ā， wǒ yǐwéi měi ge rén dōu xǐhuan fàng táifēngjià。 That's unbelievable, I thought everyone liked typhoon days.
B:
不一定喔，假如你是公司老闆或是像我一樣颱風假不支薪的勞工，肯定 都不愛颱風假。 bù yīdìng ō， jiǎrú nǐ shì gōngsī lǎobǎn huòshì xiàng wǒ yīyàng táifēngjià bù zhīxīn de láogōng， kěndìng dōu bù ài táifēngjià。
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Not necessarily, if you're the boss of a company or if you're a labourer like me that doesn't get paid for typhoon days, you definitely wouldn't like typhoon days.
A:
我可以理解，對資方來說就是損失一天的營收。 wǒ kěyǐ lǐjiě， duì zīfāng láishuō jiùshì sǔnshī yītiān de yíngshōu。 I understand, for employers it is a lost day of revenue.
B:
對某些勞方來說也是損失，像我一樣。畢竟法律上沒有規定颱風假是有 薪假。 duì mǒuxiē láofāng láishuō yě shì sǔnshī， xiàng wǒ yīyàng。 bìjìng fǎlǜshàng méiyǒu guīdìng táifēngjià shì yǒuxīnjià。 To some labourers it is also a loss, like me. Given that legally there's no law that typhoon days have to be paid holidays.
A:
對很多放假的人來說，他們覺得放颱風假是賺到一天休假，還出去看電 影逛百貨公司，我很不喜歡這樣。 duì hěn duō fàngjià de rén láishuō， tāmen juéde fàng táifēngjià shì zhuàndào yītiān xiūjià， hái chūqù kàn diànyǐng guàng bǎihuò gōngsī， wǒ hěn bù xǐhuan zhèyàng。 To many people on holiday, they think that a typhoon day is like getting another day of holiday. They can even go to the cinema or go shopping at malls, I really dislike that.
B:
一點也沒錯，颱風假的美意是要讓大家在家裡躲避自然的災害，不是要 讓人出去玩的。 yīdiǎn yě méi cuò， táifēngjià de měiyì shì yào ràng dàjiā zài jiālǐ duǒbì zìrán de zāihài， bùshì yào ràng rén chūqù wán de。 You're not at all wrong, the nice thing about typhoon days is that everyone is supposed to shelter from natural disasters at home, not to get people to go out and have fun.
A:
昨天颱風假即使風雨不大，我還是乖乖待在家沒有亂跑喔。 zuótiān táifēngjià jíshǐ fēng yǔ bùdà， wǒ háishì guāiguāi dài zài jiā méiyǒu luàn pǎo ō。
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Even though the wind and the rain wasn't so strong on yesterday's typhoon day, I still stayed at home like a good little boy and didn't go gallivanting around.
B:
很乖。話說回來，最好的情況還是颱風規模不要太猛烈，帶來的傷害越 小越好，大家都平安。 hěn guāi。 huàshuōhuílai， zuìhǎo de qíngkuàng háishì táifēng guīmó bù yào tài měngliè， dàilái de shānghài yuè xiǎoyuè hǎo， dàjiā dōu píng ān。 Good boy. Getting back to the topic though, it is best that typhoons aren't so violent, so that the damage they do is as minimal as possible, and everyone stays safe.
A:
可是小颱風就不會放颱風假了… kěshì xiǎo táifēng jiù bù huì fàng táifēngjià le… But with small typhoons we don't get typhoon days...
Key Vocabulary 僥倖
jiǎoxìng
lucky
老實說
lǎoshi shuō
to be frank
不可思議
bùkěsīyì
inconceivable
假如
jiǎrú
if
不支薪
bùzhīxīn
unpaid
肯定
kěndìng
certainly
理解
lǐjiě
to understand
資方
zīfāng
employers
損失
sǔnshī
loss
營收
yíngshōu
revenue
勞方
láofāng
laborers
有薪假
yǒuxīnjià
paid holiday
休假
xiūjià
to take a vacation
美意
měiyì
good intention
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災害
zāihài
disaster
即使
jíshǐ
even if
乖乖
guāiguāi
well-behaved
話說回來
huàshuōhuílai
to return to the matter at hand
猛烈
měngliè
fierce; strong
Supplementary Vocabulary 帳目
zhàngmù
account
會計
kuàijì
accountant
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