A:Why aren't you at work?
你为什么没上班?
B:I called in sick.
我(打电话)请病假了。
注释:
a.be at work在上班/在工作
b.我们告诉对方自己打过电话到办公室请病假,所以没去上班时,理论上可以这么说:
I made a call to the office to say that I was sick and, therefore,I couldn't go to work.
实际上可以简短地说:
I called in sick.
(我请病假。)