要放假了，你的假期是“待命假日”吗？
<p> 每次长假到来之前，公司都会发个通知，要大家注意假期安全，同时要求每个员工保持通讯畅通，以便紧急事务时联络。这样的假期在英文里就叫做<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span>。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="On">On</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="special">special</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="personal">personal</span>, <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="aka">aka</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> (<span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>, <span word="pda">pda</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="call">call</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> (<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span>).</p><p> 待命假日（<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span>）指每年当中放下工作、与家人共同度过的一段私人时光，也就是我们所说的“假日”；但是，公司会要求你在假日期间保持通讯畅通（比如手机开机、掌上电脑或手提电脑随时联网等），以保证有紧急事务时能够随时找到你。所以，这样的假日就叫做“待命假日（<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="call">call</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>）”，也就是其英文表达<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span>的由来。</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>:</p><p> <span word="Have">Have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="calliday">calliday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="login">login</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eggnog">eggnog</span>.</p><p> 祝你待命假日相安无事，同祝新年快乐。品尝蛋酒的时候别忘了登录网络保持在线啊。</p><p> 注：蛋酒（<span word="eggnog">eggnog</span>）是17世纪从欧洲传入北美洲的。主要是由牛奶，鸡蛋和酒混合制成的。这个名字的由来还有一段典故。北美殖民地期间，人们用朗姆酒混合鸡蛋和牛奶来制作蛋酒。那个时候，朗姆酒也被称为<span word="grog">grog</span>，而制成的蛋酒也就被叫做“<span word="egg">egg</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="grog">grog</span>”，当时乘放蛋酒的是一种叫做<span word="noggin">noggin</span>的木质马克杯，时间久了，人们就将这种带有朗姆酒的蛋酒称为“<span word="eggnog">eggnog</span>”了。</p>
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