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職場(chǎng)英語場(chǎng)景六:他手邊有太多事要做了Vince: Morning, Zina. Just wanted to say thanks again!
文斯: 早安,吉娜,
Zina: Hi, Vince. Thanks for stopping by. How"s the work coming along for the 1) online auction?
吉娜: 嗨,文斯。多謝你又順道過來了。線上競(jìng)標(biāo)的工作進(jìn)行得如何?
Vince: Oh, yeah. I"m glad you 2) mentioned that. I think we need to hire somebody new to 3) manage it.
文斯: 對(duì)了。我很高興你提起這件事。我認(rèn)為我們得請(qǐng)個(gè)新人來負(fù)責(zé)這部分。
Zina: Can"t Elvin 4) handle it?
吉娜: 艾文他處理不來嗎?
Vince: I think he"s got too much on his plate.
文斯: 他手邊有太多事要做了。
語言詳解
A: Will you tell your boss I"m interested in a job?
你會(huì)告訴你老板我有興趣找工作嗎?
B: I"ll mention it tomorrow.
我明天就提。
【have too much on one"s plate 貪多嚼不爛】
就算一個(gè)人的能力無窮,他的時(shí)間終究有限,若此時(shí)工作任務(wù)如排山倒海而來,難免讓人懷疑他就算能一心二用,恐怕也免不了焦頭爛額的下場(chǎng),最后沒有一樣事情能做好,
A: I think he has too much on his plate right now.
我覺得他真的是貪多嚼不爛。
B: I agree. He"s too busy to return my calls, and we have some important business to finish.
我同意。他忙到?jīng)]時(shí)間回我電話,而我們還有重要的公事要敲定呢。
跟這個(gè)慣用詞相近的還有have a lot on one"s plate,“有很多事要忙”。
A: I know you"ve got a lot on your plate. But you also have to consider your health.
我知道你有很多事要忙。但是你也該為健康著想。
B: I can"t agree more. 我完全同意。
1) online auction 線上競(jìng)標(biāo)
2) mention (v.) 提及,說到
3) manage (v.) 管理, 處理
4) handle (v.) 料理,處理。take care of...亦為“料理,處理……”的意思