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Cam:  It’s vacation week on Chinese Studio.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Cam.
YJ:  And wo shi Yajie.  We’ve been talking about taking a vacation all week, and Cam, you look like you need one.
Cam: I most certainly do.  But before I take off for warmer climes, let’s check Key Words of the Day.

Key Words of the Day
You look like you need a vacation. 你看上去需要休假. Annual vacation 年假.  How many vacation days do I have? 我有多少天年假? Ask for a sick leave 请病假  All in today’s Chinese Studio.

YJ: Well Cam, I told you look like you need a vacation.  In Chinese, I could say 你看上去需要休假.
Cam: ni3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.
YJ:  kan4shang4qu4 means look like,
Cam: kan4shang4qu
YJ: xu1yao4 means need,
Cam: xu1 yao4.
YJ: xiu1 jia4 means vacation,
Cam: xiu1 jia4.
YJ: so it’s “ni3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.” You look like you need a vacation.
Cam: Yes indeed, wo3 kan4shang4qu4 xu1yao4 xiu1jia4.
Conversation1:
A：你看上去需要休假.
B： 我也这么认为，最近太累了。

Cam:  So I take a vacation each year, which is my annual vacation.  How do I say that?
YJ: it’s nian2 jia4. 年假.
Cam: nian2 jia4.
YJ: nian2 is short for mei3 nian2, which means each year or annual,
Cam: nian2
YJ:  jia4 means vacation,
Cam: jia4,
YJ: nian2 jia4, annual vacation,
Cam: nian2 jia4. And how many days do I have for my annual vacation?
YJ: Well, you can ask wang wenzhi by saying “wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4”. 我有多少天年假?
Cam: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4
YJ: wo3 you3 means I have,
Cam: wo3 you3,
YJ: duo1 shao3 tian1, how many days,
Cam: duo1 shao3 tian1,
YJ: nian2 jia4, annual vacation,
Cam: nian2 jia4. 
YJ: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4
Cam: wo3 you 3 duo1 shao3 tian1 nian2 jia4 How many vacation days do I have?
Conversation2:
A: 你休年假了吗？
B: 还没有。请问我有多少天年假？
A: 你有15天年假。

Cam: Yajie, I don’t feel very well, I guess maybe I’ve caught a cold again…
YJ: poor Cam, then you should ask for a sick leave.
Cam: I think so… how should I say that in Chinese?
YJ: you can say “qing3 bing4 jia4”
Cam: qing3 bing4 jia4
YJ: qing3 means apply for or ask for,
Cam: qing3,
YJ: bing4 jia4, sick leave,
Cam: bing4 jia4.
YJ: qing3 bing4 jia4
Cam: qing3 bing4 jia4 ask for a sick leave.
YJ: Cam, you do need a vacation.
Cam: right…

Conversation3:
 
A: 我感觉不太舒服。我想请病假。
B: 好吧。回去好好休息一下。
Key Words Reminder
You look like you need a vacation. 你看上去需要休假. Annual vacation 年假.  How many vacation days do I have? 我有多少天年假? Ask for a sick leave 请病假  All in today’s Chinese Studio.
Cam:  We’ve already come to the end of the show.  Yajie, would you like to ask our question of the day?
YJ:  Sure.  How do you say “annual vacation” in Chinese?
Cam: Send your answer to Chinese@crifm.com.prize, See ya tomorrow!
Yajie:  Ming tian jian.

(Source:english.cri.cn)

A type of glazed pottery with the dominant colors of yellow, brown and green was very popular in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It was later called the tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty, or Tangsancai.

The Tang tri-colored glazed pottery is a low-melting glaze pottery. It was made by adding metallic oxides into the colored gaze and calcining the object, thus forming different colors including the predominant yellow, brown and green. The chemicals in the glaze changed gradually in the firing process, creating a variegated effect that has a majestic and elegant artistic attraction. Tri-colored glazed pottery was usually used for burial objects. The loose and brittle quality of its base and its low waterproofing properties meant it was not as practical as the blue and white porcelain that had already emerged by that time.

（Source: chinaculture.org）

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