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Chat attack

to use vacation days in conjunction with a holiday

连休

(liánxiū)

A: Did you take a day off last Friday?

上周五你是不是休假了？

(shànɡ zhōuwǔ nǐ shìbúshì xiūjiǎ le?)

B: Yup. I took a few days of annual vacation and used those days in conjunction with the Qingming Festival holiday.

是啊。我请了几天年假,和清明节一起连休。

(shì a. wǒ qǐnɡ le jǐtiān niánjiǎ, hé qīnɡmínɡjié yīqǐ liánxiū.)

A: I heard you went back home to see your parents?

听说你回老家了,去探望父母了吗？

(tīnɡshuō nǐ huí lǎojiā le, qù tànwànɡ fùmǔ le ma?)

B: Right. I went tomb sweeping with my family and then went to a small village nearby for a small vacation.

对。和家人一起扫墓,然后到周边的小镇上度了几天假。

(duì. hé jiārén yìqǐ sǎomù, ránhòu dào zhōubiān de xiǎozhèn shànɡ dù le jǐtiān jià.)