核心问题
You see, we've been in China for over two years now, so we are travelling back to England soon for a holiday.
a holiday 是指“一天的假日”吗？
词典解答
a holiday 既可指“一天的假日”(A)，又可指“一段时间的假期”(B)：
A. 1. We have a holiday every Sunday. 我们每星期日休息一天。
- Did he have a holiday on Saturday afternoons? 他星期六下午休息了吗？
B. 1. But she went to France for a holiday. 但是她去法国度假了。
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I shall be getting a whole month's holiday. 我将有整整一个月的假期。
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I had a good holiday, thanks. (SEFC, 1A, p. 3) (此处 a holiday 是指 summer vacation) 我暑假过得很好, 谢谢。
在后一情况下,也常常采用复数形式的 holidays:
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The school holidays start next week. 下星期学校就开始放假了。
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We're going to France for our summer holidays. 我们打算到法国去过暑假。