六级The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保证工人有薪假期的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供有薪产假的国家之一。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级The U.S. is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it's one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保证工人有薪假期的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供有薪产假的国家之一。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考Fifteen years ago, I took a summer vacation in lecce in southern italy.

15年前，我在意大利南部的莱切度暑假。

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

高考He bought a smartphone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado.

几个月前，他买了一部智能手机，在我们最近去科罗拉多州滑雪度假的时候带着它。

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 B 原文

高考As the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom ahead, parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

随着放学时间的临近，学校假期的阅读清单迫在眉睫，家长们可能会借此机会参与进来，制作自己的暑期阅读清单，并计划全家去图书馆或书店。

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级More of them, though, will skip those calculations altogether and just power through the holidays into 2017: More than half of American workers don't use up all of their allotted vacation days each year.

然而，其中更多的人将完全跳过这些计算，只在2017年的假期中使用电力：超过一半的美国工人每年没有用完分配给他们的所有假期。

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级I now put 20 dollars a week into my vacation fund and another 20 into retirement savings, she says, Those mean more to me than lunch.

她说，我现在每周把20美元存入我的度假基金，另外20美元存入退休储蓄，这些对我来说比午餐更重要。

2016年12月听力原文

考研"Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; It is as indispensable to be brain as vitamin D is to the body...[idleness] is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done," he argues.

“懒惰不仅仅是一种休假、放纵或恶习；就像维生素D对身体一样，大脑也是不可或缺的……自相矛盾的是，无所事事是完成任何工作的必要条件，”他认为。

2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级Full-time employees who do have paid vacation days only use half of them on average.

有带薪假期的全职员工平均只使用其中的一半。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级For this reason, community interventions and government job programs that offer summer and vacation work are not only economically beneficial but also help to stimulate the adolescent's sense of worth.

因此，提供暑期和假期工作的社区干预和政府就业计划不仅在经济上有益，而且有助于激发青少年的价值感。

2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

四级Even if I am on vacation in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others, using electricity someone else is distributing to my house.

即使我在山上度假，我也在吃别人种的食物，住在别人盖的房子里，穿别人用别人织的布缝制的衣服，用别人分配给我家的电。

2011年12月听力原文

六级the summer vacation contributes to student growth

暑假有助于学生的成长

2012年6月阅读原文

六级Sylvia and Paul Custerson, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions.

西尔维亚和保罗·卡斯特森是一对来自英国剑桥的退休夫妇，他们最近到纳米比亚度假16天，在那里他们进行了观鸟远足。

2011年6月听力原文

六级I can't decide what to do for my summer vacation.

我不能决定暑假做什么。

2013年12月听力原文

六级The is also the only advanced economy that does not guarantee workers paid vacation time, and it’s one of only two countries in the world that does not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave.

美国也是唯一一个不保证工人带薪休假的发达经济体，也是世界上仅有的两个不提供带薪产假保障的国家之一。

2016年12月六级（第三套）真题

六级Many Europeans now apparently view the U. S. the way many Americans view Mexico-as a cheap place to vacation, shop and party, all while ignoring the fact that the poorer locals can’t afford to join the merrymaking.

许多欧洲人现在显然像许多美国人一样看待美国，认为墨西哥是一个度假、购物和聚会的廉价地方，而忽略了一个事实，即贫穷的当地人负担不起参加狂欢的费用。

2008年6月英语六级真题

六级So if you want to avoid the pain inflicted by the increasingly pathetic dollar, cancel that summer vacation to England and look to New England.

因此，如果你想避免日益可怜的美元带来的痛苦，就取消去英国的暑假，去新英格兰看看。

2008年6月英语六级真题

六级Sylvia and Paul Custer son, a retired couple from Cambridge, England, recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, where they went on bird-watching excursions.

Sylvia和Paul Custer的儿子是一对来自英国剑桥的退休夫妇，他们最近去纳米比亚度假了16天，在那里他们进行了观鸟旅行。

2011年6月英语六级真题

四级Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation.

有婴儿的夫妇很幸运能睡一整晚或放三天假。

1998年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Two portions of the total market were targeted: 1) anxious fliers—those concerned with safety, relaxation, and cleanliness and 2) travel-lovers—those viewing themselves as relaxed, casual, and interested in the travel experience as part of their vacation.

总市场的两部分被瞄准了：1）焦虑的飞行者——那些关心安全、放松和清洁的人；2）旅行爱好者——那些认为自己放松、随意，并对假期中的旅行体验感兴趣的人。

2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级My friends never seem to understand why I’m so relieved to be back at school or that my summer vacation has been anything but a vacation.

我的朋友们似乎从来都不明白为什么我能回到学校这么放心，或者我的暑假根本不是假期。

2012年12月大学英语四级真题试卷（1）