A: Hello, Daniel speaking. How may I help you?
您好,我是丹尼尔,有什么需要帮忙吗?
B: Hi, Daniel. Julia here.
您好,丹尼尔,我是朱莉。
A: Hi, Julia. How are you?
你好,朱莉,你好吗?
B: Actually, I'm feeling quite ill today.
事实上,我今天感觉很不舒服。
A: I'm sorry to hear that. What's wrong?
听到这我很难过。你怎么样呢?
B: I think I'm coming down with the flu. I have a headache, a sore throat, runny nose, and I'm feeling slightly feverish.
我想我得了流感。头痛,喉咙疼,流鼻涕,并且感觉轻微发烧了。
A: I see. So you're calling in sick?
我知道了,你是打电话请假吗?
B: Yes. I was hoping to take the day off to recover.
是的,我希望请假休息一天。
A: OK then. Try and get some rest.
好的,你好好休息恢复。
Notes:
1.quite ill表示“病得很严重,相当于"very sick"
2.come down with有“染上...疾病”的意思。
例如:Jane's daughter has come down with measles.简的女儿得了麻疹。
He must have come down with a serious cold, for he's got a sore throat. 他一定是感冒了,因为他的嗓子是哑的。
3.发烧的表达有"have a fever","have a temperature",如果表示“发高烧”,需要在fever和temperature前面加"high"。
4.I have a bad/terrible headache.表示“我头疼的厉害。”