首个“瘦身版”五一圆满结束

首个“瘦身版”五一圆满结束

2008年05月05日 09:16

“带薪年假”的说法

　　首个“瘦身版”五一假期圆满结束。国家旅游局统计数据显示，从5月1日至3日，全国共接待游客近900万人次，同比下降近三成。虽然五一休假时间“缩水”了，但我们却可以根据国务院颁布的《职工带薪年休假条例》享受带薪年休假，从而避开旅游高峰，自主安排出游时间。今天我们就来说说“带薪年休假”以及“带薪休假”用英语该怎么说。

　　1 带薪年休假

　　paid annual leave和annual paid leave均可

　　例1：如英国某网站提供的说法是：From 1 October 2007 all workers have a statutory right to at least 4.8 weeks paid annual leave (that's 24 days paid holiday if you work five days a week).

　　例2：英国另一网站在介绍英国带薪年休假增加到每年24天时的说法是：The Government introduced the right to 20 days' paid annual leave in 1998. It proposes to phase in the additional leave starting with an increase from 20 to 24 days (pro rata for part time workers) from 1st October 2007.

　　例3：日本某网站则是如此介绍“带薪年休假”的："Annual paid leave" means workers can take any days off they like, except fixed holidays, while being paid wages for regular work days.

　　2 带薪休假

　　paid time off、paid leave、paid vacation和paid holiday均可，表达“休带薪假”，使用动词take即可。

　　(1) paid time off

　　paid time off是英语中用来表示“带薪休假”时很常用的表达，也许是因为这一表达具有简明扼要的优点，又非常口语化，因此被广泛接受。这里的time off 实际上被当作一个合成名词，就是“休假”的意思。

　　例1：英国某网站就有如下的文字：Employees aged 16 or 17, who are not in full-time secondary or further education and who have not achieved a certain standard in their education/training, will be entitled to reasonable paid time off during normal working hours to study or train for a qualification which will help them towards achieving that standard, and improve their future employment prospects.

　　例2：美国杜克大学人力资源部门在网站上介绍其带薪休假制度时候也使用了paid time off这一表达并且还说明其首字母缩写为PTO：Duke University Health System (DUHS) provides paid time off for eligible employees for the purpose of rest, relaxation, illness, holidays, personal, and family needs. The Paid Time Off (PTO) program puts vacation, sick leave, holiday, and funeral leave into one program.

　　例3：美国另一著名高校卡内基梅隆大学也在其校园网站上介绍了其教职员工带薪休假的规定：The Paid Time Off Policy provides regular, full-time staff members with an entitlement of days away from work with pay. Paid Time Off (PTO) days may be used for vacation, personal time, illness or time off to care for dependents.