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你有沒有過雖然在休假但仍照常工作的經歷？在英語里，就有一個表達可以形容這種“照常工作的節假日”。聽節目，學習一個幽默的地道英語表達。

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（關于臺詞的備注: 請注意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Rob
Hello, I'm Rob.

Feifei
大家好，歡迎收聽 BBC 英語教學的《地道英語》節目。我是馮菲菲。

Rob
So, it should have been Neil presenting with you today, Feifei, but he's gone on holiday, so you've got me instead.

Feifei
Yes, I know. 我們的同事 Neil 正在休年假，整整兩周時間呢。

Rob
Oh, lucky Neil. Two weeks doing nothing - sitting on the beach in the sun, eating ice-cream. Wonderful!

Feifei
Oh, Neil won't be sitting on any beaches. He's going to help teach English at a school in Spain.

Rob
What? He's gone to Spain to do the same work he does here – that's a bit of a busman's holiday, isn’t it?

Feifei
“A busman’s holiday 一位公車司機的假期”？Neil 又不是公車司機。Neil’s job isn't driving buses, Rob.

Rob
No, Feifei – a busman's holiday is a holiday where you do the same thing you do at work instead of just having a rest.

Feifei
原來，在英語里，“a busman’s holiday”是指“一個照常工作的節假日”，也就是說雖然在休假但仍然做一些與自己平日上班做的類似的工作。That’s a strange choice, isn't it, Rob?

Rob
It is, but he's not the only one. Listen to these examples.

Examples
The taxi driver said he was going on a driving holiday around Europe – sounds like a busman's holiday to me!

My mini-break turned into a bit of a busman's holiday when I had to use my plumbing skills to fix a leak in the hotel.

I decided to take a break from playing in the band and go on holiday but it turned into a busman's holiday when I ended up busking to raise enough money for my plane ticket home.

Feifei
A busman’s holiday 用來描述雖然在度假但照常工作的假期。這聽起來可真是沒什么意思。If I went on holiday, doing my job would be the last thing I'd do.

Rob
Yes, me too. But think about what Neil actually does in his job…

Feifei
Hmm. He drinks tea… sits around chatting… goes shopping…

Rob
Exactly – and he'll be doing the same thing in Spain.

Feifei
Now that sounds like my kind of ‘busman's holiday’! When can I go?

Rob
Let's finish the programme first.

Feifei
OK. Bye!

Rob
Bye-bye.