People who step out for coffee or a smoke are, by definition, taking time off from work.

这些人总是在上班的时间，要么去泡杯咖啡，要么就去吸口烟。

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Close to half of the women who are currently employed said they worried about taking time off from work for medical appointments, which increase in frequency throughout pregnancy.

在目前的职场女性当中接近半数表示她们担心在怀孕期间要越来越经常地在工作期间请假到医院去检查身体。

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The millennial mind is a wandering one which relies on taking time off from work and going on regular vacations.

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DesLauriers is taking time off from work to deal with her loss.

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Some parents said they had been taking time off from work to make the extra commute, paying money out of pocket for cabs before receiving reimbursement from the city, or simply staying home with their children.

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