Delays must be made up by adjusting future work, rather than asking for more time.

延迟必须通过调整未来工作进行弥补，而不是要求更多时间。

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Short of simply asking for more vacation time, many people negotiate long-term leaves of absence or sabbaticals (paid or unpaid, depending upon the situation) to enable travel.

除了简单地要求更多的休假时间外，很多人协商争取获得长期缺席或休假(受薪与否，视情况而定)。

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Nevertheless, if you sense that something will break if you don't act now, asking for a little time off or another task to make work more interesting is better than exploding.

然而，如果你感到现在不行动，有些东西就会打乱，那么就休息几天，或者要求换个有趣的任务，也比你情绪爆发来得好。

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She is not asking for more time off (she works twelve hours a day and rarely takes a vacation).

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