请假条[因事需离开而不能履行自己的指责/上课，就应该写事假条征得上级负责人/老师同意。事假条一般都很短，只需将事由交代清楚。
1.事假条(note asking for affair /business
leave)【采用书信格式;注明请假期限及事由;事由要充分，语气要恭敬。】
例一
16 May, 200
Dear Mr. Brown,
I beg to inform you that I shall be unable to come to school / your class today because of an important business in the family.
Your loving student
J. Smith
我因家中一重要事情今天不能到校，向您请假。
例二
1 March, 200
Dear Director,
I beg to apply for one’s week’s leave of absence from the 1st to 7th instant, both days inclusive, in order to return home to see my grandfather, who is now serious ill. To support my application, I herewith submit the telegram received from my father last night.
Respectfully,
James Smith
instant本月的(略作 inst.)： your letter of the 28th instant您本月二十八日的来函
尊敬的主任：
因祖父病重，欲回家探望。申请事假一周，从本月一日起到七日止。附上昨晚收到的家父电报，以资证明。
致
礼!
詹姆斯·史密斯
例三(asking for business leave)
Oct. 7, 200
Director Hu,
A telegram has just come to hand saying that my mother is serious ill and urging me to go home at once. Because of this I should very much like to have a leave of three days beginning on Oct. 8. I hope that my request will be given due consideration.
Chen Xingxing
Encl: a telegram from my home
胡主任：
我刚刚收到了一封母亲病重、催我立即回家的电报。我想从10月8日起请假三天，请求批准。
陈星星
200 年10月7日
附：拍来电报一份
useful words and expressions:
I beg to v. …我谨……
Inform sb. that … 告知某人……
尽量使用because of 代替because + clause
emergency (n.)紧急情况
ask for affair leave请事假
unexpected (a.) 没有预料到的
permit (v.) 批准
permission (n.) 批准
please excuse me for my absence from …
please excuse my son’s / daughter’s absence from …
will you be good enough to excuse me for my absence from …
because of … I am unable to come to …
例四(asking for sick leave)
Dear Mr. Wang,
I am very sorry that I shall be unable to come to your classes today owing to a bad cold. I enclose a certificate from the doctor who is attending me. He said it will be two or three days before I shall be able to resume my school.
David
April 20
王老师：
很抱歉，我因患重感冒今天不能到校。现附上医生证明，他说我两三天后才能到校学习。
大卫
四月二十日
例五(asking for sick leave)
7 July
Dear Mr. Smith,
On account of an attack of the flu with a severe headache, I shall be unable to attend classes today, for which I submit a certificate from the doctor. I shall be much obliged if I can get your permission.
Respectfully yours,
John Warner
尊敬的史密斯先生：
由于重感冒并伴随严重的头痛，我今天不能上课，特呈交医生证明。如获批准，不胜感激。
致
礼!
约翰·华纳
7月28日
例六(personally asking for sick leave)
July 4, 200
Dear Prof. Wang,
I am very sorry to apprise you that I am unable to attend school today owing to a bad cold. I enclose doctor’s certificate and ask you for sick leave of three days.
Your student
Tom
Encl：Doctor’s Certificate for sick leave
王教授：
很抱歉，我因患重感冒今天不能到校。现附上医生证明并请假三天。
学生 汤 姆
200 年7月4日
附：医生病假证明一份