职场美语：bite off more than one can chew 自不量力
<p>职场英语流行美语对话：<span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="chew">chew</span> 自不量力，贪多爵不烂，承担了过多的工作而不能完成</p><p><span word="bite">bite</span>指"咬，叮",<span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="off">off</span>意为"咬下";<span word="chew">chew</span>为"爵"的意思。该习语的字面意思为"咬下的比所能爵的还多",比喻"贪多爵不烂".</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="How">How</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="business">business</span>? 亨利的生意怎么样?</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span>. 恐怕不太好。</p><p><span word="A">A</span>: <span word="Didn">Didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="invest">invest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span>? 他不是投资了几个项目，还管理着几个企业吗?</p><p><span word="B">B</span>: <span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="chew">chew</span>. 是啊。可能发现自己的摊子铺得太大，忙活不过来了。</p><p>--------------------------------</p><p>英语词组拓展：</p><p>和<span word="chew">chew</span>有关的俚语短语</p><p><span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="out">out</span> 〔俚语〕严厉责备</p><p><span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cud">cud</span> (牛等)反刍，熟思，玩味 (<span word="of">of</span>)</p><p><span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> [<span word="rag">rag</span>] 〔美俚〕闲谈，聊天</p><p><span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scenery">scenery</span> 〔美俚〕做得过分(像做戏一样);发牢骚</p><p><span word="chew">chew</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> [<span word="over">over</span>] 沉思，细想。</p><p>和<span word="bite">bite</span>有关的词组和短语</p><p><span word="this">this</span> <span word="mustard">mustard</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="much">much</span>. 这种芥末不很辣</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="biting">biting</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>. 昨天鱼上钩不少</p><p><span word="does">does</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="parrot">parrot</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> 你养的八哥啄人吗? <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="bite">bite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="you">you</span>. 狗会咬你的</p><p><span word="the">the</span> <span word="screw">screw</span> <span word="bites">bites</span>. 螺丝钉钉得牢</p>
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