for vocation中for有‘前往’的意思,意思是‘去’哪度假.on vocation意思是在度假,on有‘在..,.當(dāng)中’的意思.自己再體會(huì)體會(huì)
holiday(holidays)一般指“休假”,是比較正式的假期
Tom and I are going to have a holiday.我和湯姆準(zhǔn)備去度假.
I've already had my holidays this year.我今年已經(jīng)度過(guò)假了.
During a holiday in Sweden,I found this note on my car.
在瑞典度假期間,我在我的車(chē)子上發(fā)現(xiàn)了這張字條.
Postcards always spoil my holidays.明信片總是弄得我過(guò)不好假日.
My holidays passed quickly,but I did not send any cards to my friends.
我的假日過(guò)的很快,但是我一張明信片也沒(méi)有寄給朋友.
注：have a (或one's)holiday 度假,during a holiday 在一次假期中.這種用法的holiday 總用單數(shù)形式,但并不只是“一天”假.復(fù)數(shù)形式的holidays 泛指“假日”,如summer holidays 暑假.但“Sunday is a holiday ”中的holiday 卻是“一天”的假.
She has gone to Canada on vacation.她到加拿大去度假.(= holiday)
The city was covered with holiday clothes.(喻義時(shí)只能用holiday,不能用vacation.)(vocation職業(yè)、天命)
holiday一兩天的假/holidays長(zhǎng)假/vacation一般不用復(fù)數(shù),另有“(法庭)休庭期”之意.
而 vacation 在英國(guó)指大學(xué)的寒暑假或法定不工作的日子,美國(guó)可指任何假日（期）
The students are planning how to spend their summer vacation.
這些大學(xué)生在計(jì)劃著怎樣過(guò)暑假.
Mr.Fuller is on vacation now.費(fèi)勒先生在度假.
So as to be away from work or duty:離開(kāi)工作或職責(zé)：
They took a day off.他們休息一天take a day off休假一天
Spent away from work or duty:休假的在離開(kāi)職責(zé)中度過(guò)：
My off day is Saturday.我的休息日是星期六
an off day休假日off hours空閑的時(shí)間
three days off an off season淡季