职场口语：我正忙... in the middle of
<p>你正在忙手头的工作，别的同事问能不能帮他去复印个东西，你该怎么和他说你手头正在忙、没空呢?</p><p>电影《绝命追杀令》( <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Fugitive">Fugitive</span> )里有一段情节，金宝医生遭人诬陷是杀妻凶手，经过他自行四处调查，终于查出幕后主谋是另一名医生尼可斯。</p><p>这一天晚上，芝加哥一家五星级饭店里正在举行医学发表会，由尼可斯医生主讲。当金宝医生突然出现时，尼可斯医生惊惶乍现，但他依然保持镇定，神态自若地对金宝医生说：“<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>. 我正在做一场演讲。”意思是请他不要打扰。</p><p>电影《扭转奇迹》( <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="Man">Man</span> )里也有类似的话：<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. 我正在谈一桩生意。</p><p>我们把它演绎一下，如果你要说“我正在看电影”就可以说“<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>.”， “我正在忙着期末考试。”就是“<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="finals">finals</span>.”</p><p>朋友打电话来找你出去玩，可是你正看书看得起劲，根本不想出门，可以这么回答：“我正在读一本很棒的书。<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="book">book</span>.”</p><p>如果你正在忙，不想搭理对方，却又不想跟对方交待自己到底在忙些什么，可以用一句话搪塞：“我正在忙。<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>.”</p><p>看到了吧，这个<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> 就是这样好用。</p>
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