情景会话口袋书人际篇 第524期:加班(4)(在线收听

   13. I'm always tied up with my work.

  我总是忙得不可开交。
  还能这样说:
  I always have my hands full.
  I am on the go.
  应用解析:
  tie sb. to work 工作缠身;
  tie sb. hand and foot 捆住某人的手和脚,使某人不能行动自如;
  tie oneself in knots 结婚;
  tie in with sth. 有某事一致或有联系
  14. I don't even have time to catch my breath.
  我连喘气的机会都没有。
  还能这样说:
  I don't have any chance to take a break.
  I have no time to rest.
  应用解析:
  knock the breath out of sb. 使某人大吃一惊;
  take breath 歇息;
  waste one's breath 白费口舌;
  speak under one's breath 低声细语;
  save one's breath 不做声,沉默
  15. Could you stay late?
  你能晚点儿下班吗?
  还能这样说:
  Could you work overtime?
  Could you leave here for exra work?
  应用解析:
  be here to stay 被普遍接受;
  stay one's anger 息怒;
  stay clear of sth. 避免涉及某事;
  stay put 待在原地,固定不动
  16. Don't work too hard.
  别过度劳累。
  还能这样说:
  Don't be overtired.
  you'd better not work too tired.
  应用解析:
  be hard done by 亏待,苛待;
  die hard 习惯不易根除;
  hard at it 竭尽全力;
  as hard as nails 冷酷无情,铁石心肠的;
  hard facts 客观事实
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