●01. a million things ● “一百万件事情”,也就是有很多很多事情的意思。 It's hard to slow down ,when you are trying to do a million things. 当你想要做成百上千,件事情的时候是很难慢下来的。
●02. be as busy as a bee ● 忙忙碌碌,忙死忙活的 He was as busy as a bee, trying to put the house in order. 他为了要把家里弄得整整齐齐,忙了好一阵子。
●03. be busy as a beaver /'bi: və/ ● 忙得团团转 He is working so hard that ,he is busy as a beaver. 他没日没夜地工作,看起来很忙。
●04. be piled up /paɪl/ ● pile up 是堆起来, 积累, 所以如果你想说工作都堆积如山了,你可以用上这句。 My work is piled up on my desk. It really makes me crazy! 我的工作在我桌上堆满了, 真让我抓狂啊!
●05. be tied up ● 被占用,很忙。 tie 是动词系、绑的意思, 被某件事情绑住了,就走不开了咯! I'll be tied up the rest of the week, I am afraid. 这个星期我恐怕都抽不出时间。
●06. be up to one’s neck ● 忙得不可开交 I can’t possibly come out tonight, I'm up to my neck in work. 今晚我不可能出来了,我的工作忙得不可开交。
●07. have irons in/on the fire /'aɪən/ ● 同时有(很多)事情要做 Don't have too many irons in/on the fire. 不要揽太多事。
●08. have/get one’s hands full ● 很忙,应接不暇 Three emergency cases came into the hospital at the same time and the doctors really had their hands full. 三个急诊病人被同时送到医院医生们真是应接不暇。emergency /ɪ'mɜ: dʒ(ə)nsɪ/ n. 紧急情况;突发事件;adj. 紧急的。
●09. in the middle of (doing) sth ● 正忙于某事 I'm in the middle of something. Could you call (me) back later? 我现在很忙,你能过会儿给我打电话吗?
●10. not have time to catch one's breath /breθ/ ● 忙得连喘口气的功夫都没有 也就是很忙的意思。 What a day! I don't even ,‘have time to catch my breath. 真糟糕的一天! 我甚至连喘气的功夫都没有。
●11. pressed for time /prest/ ● 没时间,很忙 If you’re pressed for time, don't forget to relax, and take a couple minutes to breathe. 如果你很忙,也别忘了放松,花几分钟来呼吸一下新鲜空气。
●12. time to kill/kill time ● 消磨时间、打发时间 It’s our day off. Wanna watch a movie to kill some time? 今天我们休息。想看部电影打发些时间吗?
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör
哩滴吖小姐姐. Innehållet i podden är skapat av 哩滴吖小姐姐 och inte av,
eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.