1. Holiday: 在美式英语里，holiday更多指节日；而英式英语中，holiday除了节日，也指个人的假期、度假。

How long is the Dragon Boat Festival holiday? 端午假期几天？

Dragon Boat Festival is a public holiday in China. 端午在中国是一个公众假期。

What’s your ideal summer holiday? 你理想中的夏日假期是怎样的？

2. Vacation: 美式英语中，谈论假期、度假，更多会用这个单词。

We try to go on family vacations at least once a year: 我们尽量至少一年去一次家庭假期

I haven’t gone on a vacation in ages: 我已经很久没有出去度假了

How many vacation days do you get from work? 你公司年假有几天？

虽然最常以名词形式出现，但vacation也是动词：

Many people vacation in Hainan in winter: 很多人冬天去海南度假

3. Break: 休息、可以很短暂，比如几分钟；也可以比较长期。侧重点在于休息，不一定要出去旅游、度假

Ross: “We were on a break!” 《老友记》中Ross对Rachel说的经典台词，指两人的关系当时处于休止状态

When does summer break start for your kids? 你孩子什么时候开始放暑假？

I go to the gym during lunch break: 我趁午饭休息时间去健身房

Everyone seems pretty tired. Let's take a quick break: 感觉大家都累了，我们先短暂休息一下吧

端午放假应该用holiday, vacation还是break？

Holiday和break都可以。因为端午是公众假期，当然也意味着放假，不上班、不上学。

This year, we have a three-day holiday/break for Dragon Boat Festival: 今年端午可以休息三天

I plan to take a short vacation during the long weekend: 我计划趁这个长周末去度个小假

更多实用的”请假”、“休假”英语：

1. Leave: 请假, 休假状态

Taking leave/asking for leave: 请假

I’d like to take leave tomorrow: 我想明天请假

On leave: 休假中

I’ll be on leave from next Monday to Wednesday. For urgent matters, please contact my coworker Ken: 我下周一至周三将休假。紧急事项，请联系我的同事Ken

Sick leave: 病假

James called in for sick leave this morning: James早上打电话来请病假

2. Time off: 休息、休假，时间可以很短或较长

Taking some time off: 休息一会儿或一段时间

Asking for time off: 请假

Taking some time off from work: 停止工作一段时间，休息一下

I feel so burnt out lately. I really need some time off: 我最近感觉要透支了，真需要休息一阵子

3. Day off: 以天计的休息、休假

Taking a day off: 休一天假、请一天假

Taking the afternoon off: 下午休假、下午请假

Taking extra days off: 额外多休、多请几天假

I’m taking three extra days off this Dragon Boat holiday: 我这次端午多请三天假

4. Downtime: 休息、放松

Traveling could be exhausting. I always feel like I need some extra downtime after a trip: 旅游其实也很累。我总觉得出去玩玩一次回来后得再休息一下

Kids can’t just study. They need downtime to relax and just enjoy being kids: 孩子不能只是学习。他们也需要休息、放松，享受童年

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