A:Why aren't you at work?
你為什么沒上班?
B:I called in sick.
我(打電話)請病假了。
注釋:
a.be at work在上班/在工作
b.我們告訴對方自己打過電話到辦公室請病假,所以沒去上班時,理論上可以這么說:
I made a call to the office to say that I was sick and, therefore,I couldn't go to work.
實際上可以簡短地說:
I called in sick.
(我請病假。)