跟艾米莉一起学口语 第384期:现在期限就要到了

 Now the deadlines are near but I have finished neither of them.
现在期限就要到了，可我一个都没做完。

1. deadline 截止期限；最后期限
I hope we can finish this before the deadline.
我希望我们能在截止日期前完成。
meet the deadline
赶上最后期限
I am not able to meet the deadline because I've been too busy recently.
由于最近太忙了，我没办法在截止期限前完成工作。

A:John,you look pale.What happened?
约翰，你面色苍白。怎么了？
B:I stayed up late last night.
我昨晚熬夜了。
A:Did you have something on your mind? You look so concerned!Maybe I can help you.
你在想什么事吗？你看起来很忧虑。也许我可以帮帮你。
B:I'm under a lot of pressure.My manager is very pushy¹.He assigned² me two projects.Now the deadlines are near but I have finished neither of them.
我最近压力很大。我经理太严格了。一下子让我做两个项目。现在期限就要到了，可我一个都没做完。
A:Is there anything I can do for you?
我能帮得上什么忙吗？
B:Well.I guess no one can help me but myself.For the moment,I just need someone to talk to so that I can relieve³ stress.
我想我只能靠自己。现在我只需要一个可以说话的人。让我缓解一下压力。
A:I know your feeling.Take it easy and say something to me if you like.
我理解你的感受。放轻松些。如果你愿意就向我倾诉吧。
B:You are so kind.Thank you.
你真是太好了，谢谢。

1 pushy   

adj.固执己见的，一意孤行的

参考例句：

• But she insisted and was very pushy.但她一直坚持,而且很急于求成。
• He made himself unpopular by being so pushy.他特别喜欢出风头，所以人缘不好。

2 assigned   

adj.选定的；被布置的

参考例句：

• But read-only values are different,in that they are assigned at runtime.但是只读的值是不同的，因为它们是在运行时被赋值的。

3 relieve   

v.缓解，减轻，解除(痛苦、忧虑、麻烦)

参考例句：

• We played games to relieve the tedium of the journey.我们玩游戏，来解除旅行的沉闷。
• The doctors did their best to relieve the patient.医生们尽力减轻病人的痛苦。