英语句型学口语 050

50. I'm in the middle of...
我正忙着······

用法透视
这里的"in the middle of..."表示正在做某事的过程中。

支持范例
1. I'm just in the middle of coordinating¹ the press conference².
我正忙着协调安排记者招待会。
2. I was in the middle of making a pie for dinner when the telephone rang.
我正忙着做正餐吃的馅饼，这时电话响了。
3. They were in the middle of a party when the parents came back suddenly.
父母突然返回时，他们正在开晚会。

会话记忆
A: Marry; Mr. Johnson wants these documents to be copied.
玛丽，约翰逊先生需要这些文件的复印件。
B: Oh, no. You see I'm in the middle of something. Could he wait?
噢，不。你看我正忙着呢。他能不能等会儿？
A: I'm afraid...
恐怕......
B: All right, all right. He'll get them as soon as possible.
好吧，好吧。我会尽快让他拿到复印件

1 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

2 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。