法律英语就该这么说 第148期:我必须遵守期限

　　必背句型:
A:I have a deadline¹ to meet.
我必须遵守期限。
B:Then you will be busy.
那样你会很忙。
I'm running out of time.
我现在时间紧迫。
I don't have enough time to finish that job.
我时间不够了。
I'm under the gun.
我被这期限压得喘不过气来。
延伸阅读:
A:You've done a very good job.
你做得不错。
B:I think half of the credit² should go to you.
我想我成功一半的功劳应该归你。
Oh,it's nothing special actually.
哦，实际上没什么特别的。
I played only a small part in the whole thing.
我在这件事里只起了很小的作用。
Thank you,but it's not really all that good.
谢谢你，不过确实没那么好。

1 deadline   

n.最后期限，截止日期

参考例句：

• Next week is the deadline for sending in your application.呈递申请书的截止日期是下星期。
• I want the report ready for the three o'clock deadline.我希望报告最迟在三点之前准备好。

2 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。