E聊吧第224期:開學之際,忙得不可開交
網羅天下新鮮、好玩、有趣、時尚的英語表達，盡在獨家專欄節目"E聊吧"。
本期節目的topic:忙碌
2012年9月3日，星期一，開學的第一天，不管你是老師還是學生，開學之初都是非常忙碌的。你是否覺得你有許多事情要做，而你根本沒有足夠的精力去應對？繁忙的工作和生活有時會令你感到難過、生氣或者沮喪，感到生活雖然是多彩的卻不受你的掌控。今天E聊吧我們就來學一些表達“忙”的英文短語和句子。
1. have/get one's hands full 很忙，應接不暇
Three emergency cases came into the hospital at the same time and the doctors really had their hands full.
三個急診病人被同時送到醫院，醫生們真是應接不暇。
2. be up to one's neck 忙得不可開交
I can't possibly come out tonight, I'm up to my neck in work.
今晚我不可能出來，我的工作忙得不可開交。
3. a million things 很多很多事情
It's hard to slow down when you are trying to do a million things.
當你想要幹成百上千件事情的時候是很難慢下來的。
4. 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.
他爲了要把家裏弄得整整齊齊，忙了好一陣子。
5. busy as a beaver 忙得團團轉
He is working so hard that he is as busy as a beaver.
他沒日沒夜地工作，看起來很忙。
6. be tied up 被佔用，很忙
I'll be tied up the rest of the week, I am afraid.
這個星期我恐怕都抽不出時間。
7. in the middle of something 正忙於某事
I'm in the middle of something. Could you call back later?
我現在很忙，你能過會給我打電話嗎？
8. time to catch one's breath 喘口氣的功夫
I don't even have time to catch my breath.
我連喘口氣的工夫都沒有。
