to: liu yang
from:lynn wang
date:may 2,2012
subject: sick leave of absence
dear mr. liu,
yesterday afternoon, i went swimming because of the hot weather. unfortunately, i caught a cold and i felt a headache. this morning i went to see the doctor. he told me to take two days off and have a good rest. therefore, i would like to know if i could ask for a sick leave of absence from today to tomorrow. the day after tomorrow, i will come back to school.
亲爱的刘老师：
昨天下午，由于天气炎热我去游泳了。不幸的是，我感冒了，而且有点头痛。今天早上我去看医生了，他要我休息两天，好好休息。因此，我想知道我可不可以请今明两天的病假。后天我就可以回学校了。
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