忙得四脚朝天
<p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>在北京学中文。他的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教他。今天是杨琳要问的：忙。</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>：<span word="Hi">Hi</span> 杨琳，<span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="havent">havent</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ages">ages</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: 别提了，我最近特别忙，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>! 忙得四脚朝天，怎么说...<span word="four">four</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span>!</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="four">four</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="up">up</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span>...<span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>... <span word="in">in</span> <span word="work">work</span> ? 工作太多，堆到和脖子一样高?被工作压得喘不过气来。这个说法太形象了! 还有别的吗?</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="full">full</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="full">full</span>。我明白了，就是说两手都没闲着。</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="Exactly">Exactly</span>. <span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="one">one</span>---<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>? <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="p">p</span>-<span word="l">l</span>-<span word="a">a</span>-<span word="t">t</span>-<span word="e">e</span>, <span word="plate">plate</span> 不是盘子么?说盘子里有很多东西，那一定是...忙着吃呢吧?</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>! <span word="Anyway">Anyway</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="busy">busy</span>.</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: 我知道了。哎呀，我快迟到了，快，再教最后一个。</p><p> <span word="Donny">Donny</span>: <span word="Okay">Okay</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>-- <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>!</p><p> <span word="YL">YL</span>: 太夸张了吧! <span word="Ive">Ive</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>! 有一百万件事情等着我去做。</p>
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