17種表達(dá)我很忙才更地道
17種表達(dá)我很忙才更地道
我們?cè)谏罘N經(jīng)常聽到有人說: "我最近很忙,來/去不了了?!薄∮袝r(shí)候這是表述事實(shí),但有時(shí)候就是借口了。而說到英語里的忙,很多人只會(huì)“busy“這一種表達(dá)。但是忙也分不同性質(zhì),也對(duì)應(yīng)不同的說法。下面是小編為您收集整理的17種表達(dá)我很忙才更地道,供大家參考!
17種表達(dá)我很忙才更地道
Busy作為形容詞的同義表達(dá)
01Occupied 已占用的,無空閑的
指的是這段某段時(shí)間被某事占用了,即沒有空閑的。
Tom was occupied with meetings all day, so he could not come to lunch with us.
湯姆整天忙于開會(huì),所以他不能和我們一起吃午飯。
02Engaged 繁忙的,有約的
To be engaged是指忙于某事;常用于短語“to be otherwise engaged”
I wanted to invite Daniel, but his assistant said he would be otherwise engaged.
我想邀請(qǐng)丹尼爾,但他的助手說他已經(jīng)有約。
03Involved 參與涉及的,有牽扯的
無論是作為領(lǐng)頭人或只是做些后勤工作,當(dāng)你參與到某件工作中時(shí),都可以用這個(gè)單詞。
There are 20 people involved in this project, so the scheduling will be difficult.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目涉及到20個(gè)人,所以日程安排很困難。
At noon tomorrow, Ms. Carter will be involved in lunch with the Director of National Intelligence and Minister of Defense, so she is not available.
明天中午,卡特女士將與國(guó)家情報(bào)局長(zhǎng)和國(guó)防部長(zhǎng)共進(jìn)午餐,因此她沒空。
04Employed 被錄用
這個(gè)單詞并不是指某一個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)的忙碌,而是指長(zhǎng)期被某些事務(wù)占用時(shí)間。
Steven was finally employed and seemed to never have time to do the chores around the house again.
史蒂文終于被錄用了,他似乎再也沒有時(shí)間做家務(wù)了。
Since Margaret became employed, she has not been to any of our book club meetings.
自從瑪格麗特受雇以來,她就沒有參加過我們的讀書俱樂部會(huì)議。
05Working on 致力于
這個(gè)單詞意味著你正為某件事做出貢獻(xiàn),特別是作為一個(gè)長(zhǎng)期的有意義的項(xiàng)目。
I am sorry I have not been able to have dinner with you as often as before, but I want to show you this new invention I have been working on!
很抱歉我不能像以前那樣經(jīng)常和你共進(jìn)晚餐,但我想向你展示我一直在致力于的這項(xiàng)新發(fā)明!
06Toiling away 辛苦工作,兢兢業(yè)業(yè)
這個(gè)詞給人的感覺是,你正在用盡全力做某事。
但無論是由于自身壓力還是他人強(qiáng)加的壓力,這件事給你帶來了很多困難。
Jackie has been absolutely toiling away at work every night, but her boss still treats her so poorly!
杰基每天晚上都不辭勞苦,兢兢業(yè)業(yè)地工作,但她的老板仍然對(duì)她很不好!
07Preoccupied with 全神貫注的
這個(gè)單詞一般強(qiáng)調(diào)的是精神力而非體力。當(dāng)使用這個(gè)詞時(shí),一般指大腦里想的都是某件事。
Paul has been so preoccupied lately – I wonder if everything is okay with his family.
保羅最近忙得不可開交——我想知道他的家人是否一切都好。
Lisa spend the whole day preoccupied with arranging the private tour for the VIP clients, so she did not get a chance to contact her superiors about the other issue.
麗薩花了一整天的時(shí)間為貴賓客戶安排私人旅行,所以她沒有機(jī)會(huì)就另一個(gè)問題與上級(jí)聯(lián)系。
08Tireless 不知疲倦的
不知疲倦意味著你有很多工作要做,但你不會(huì)感到疲倦。完成了大量工作后還能輕松地恢復(fù)元?dú)狻?/p>
Marie works so tirelessly for her patients, so they nominated her for Doctor of the Year.
瑪麗不辭勞苦地為她的病人工作,所以他們提名她為年度最佳醫(yī)生。
09Busy as a bee 忙的不可開交
我們都知道,蜜蜂(尤其是工蜂)都是非常忙碌的。
而“像蜜蜂一樣忙碌”,意味著需要不斷地奔波,同時(shí)處理許多任務(wù)。
Laura was always busy as a bee at work, but none of her coworkers ever knew what it was she was actually doing.
勞拉工作時(shí)總是忙得不可開交,但她的同事都不知道她到底在干什么。
10On the go 非?;钴S,忙個(gè)不停
在去別的地方的路上做點(diǎn)什么;在交通工具上(在汽車、出租車、飛機(jī)上;在自行車或地鐵上等)忙于某事。
The protein bars are great for moms on the go, because they do not need any preparation and still provide a number of necessary nutrients.
蛋白質(zhì)棒對(duì)外出忙碌的媽媽來說是很好的,因?yàn)樗鼈儾恍枰魏螠?zhǔn)備,還仍然提供許多必需的營(yíng)養(yǎng)。
你想優(yōu)雅地用英語做個(gè)“吃貨”嗎
熱愛美食嗎?那你怎么可以不學(xué)“美食英語”!用餐是每天必不可少的活動(dòng),與家人吃飯可以很隨意;和老外一起吃飯呢?在異國(guó)他鄉(xiāng)用餐呢?
我們擔(dān)心 menu (菜單)看不懂,不知在餐廳場(chǎng)景里說點(diǎn)什么?更擔(dān)心因不了解 table manner (餐桌禮儀)而鬧出洋相。也許你的腦子里只有諸如 “delicious, tasty, yummy” 幾個(gè)詞,也許你只會(huì)埋頭悶吃而不敢言。
01
外出用餐 Eating out
首先
當(dāng)你厭倦了每日的工作餐和家常菜
想和朋友eating out換換口味時(shí)
你會(huì)怎么說呢?
TouchStone的Speaking Strategy
為你準(zhǔn)備了以下五大高頻建議句型
Shall we go out for dinner?
What about having Thai food?
We could try that for a change.
I've got an idea.
Let's try that then.
02
討論餐點(diǎn) Talking about a meal
接下來
當(dāng)你還沉醉在昨晚的法式大餐時(shí)
你會(huì)興致勃勃地和同事描述些什么呢?
TouchStone巧妙地以聽力和口語的交叉練習(xí)模式
教會(huì)你How to talk about a meal
其實(shí),在談及所享大餐時(shí)
老外經(jīng)常遵照如下的邏輯線
1
去餐廳的時(shí)間
When did you last go to a restaurant?
2
餐廳類型
What type of restaurant was it?
3
菜品
Did you have a starter/ main course/ dessert? What was it?
開胃菜,主菜,甜品分別點(diǎn)了什么?
在這個(gè)層次上,你可以沿用這個(gè)句型:
For a starter I had… For a main course I had… For dessert I had…
4
菜的食材
What’s it made with?
5
你對(duì)菜的評(píng)價(jià)
Did you enjoy it?
你可以說:
Last night I went to an Italian restaurant. For a main course, I had spaghetti Bolognese. It was very good. It’s made with beef and tomatoes.
昨晚我去了意大利餐廳。主菜我選了意大利肉醬面。非常好吃??雌饋磉@道美味是用牛肉和番茄做的。
Last week I went to a French restaurant. For dessert, I had crème brulee. It was really sweet. It’s made with vanilla and cream.
上周我去了家法國(guó)料理餐廳。我選了法式焦糖燉蛋作甜品。里面有香草和奶油,真的非常甜哦!