4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "After much thought, but more time than thought I have decided to reward Yong Mei the points. The final translation was "This person asked for three days sick-leave, but still he goes mountain climbing everyday." Without more context it is of course difficult to respond, so I thank everyone for their effort -- especially, Ray Luo. Maybe the sentence is poorly constructed for a Mandarin ear, but the text is for written Cantonese. Moreover, as a beginner it is difficult to know right from wrong without being told what is right!"