17种表达我很忙才更地道汇编.docx

17种表达我很忙才更地道17种表达我很忙才更地道 　　Busy作为形容词的同义表达 　　01Occupied 已占用的，无空闲的 　　指的是这段某段时间被某事占用了，即没有空闲的 　　Tom was occupied with meetings all day, so he could not come to lunch with us. 　　汤姆成天忙于开会，所以他不能和我们一起吃午饭 　　02Engaged 繁忙的，有约的 　　To be engaged是指忙于某事;常用于短语“to be otherwise engaged” 　　I wanted to invite Daniel, but his assistant said he would be otherwise engaged. 　　我想邀请丹尼尔，但他的助手说他已经有约 　　03Involved 参加涉及的，有牵扯的 　　无论是作为领头人或只是做些后勤工作，当你参加到某件工作中时，都可以用这个单词 　　There are 20 people involved in this project, so the scheduling will be difficult. 　　这个项目涉及到20个人，所以日程支配很困难。

　　At noon tomorrow, Ms. Carter will be involved in lunch with the Director of National Intelligence and Minister of Defense, so she is not available. 　　明天中午，卡特女士将与国家情报局长和国防部长共进午餐，因此她没空 　　04Employed 被录用 　　这个单词并不是指某一个时间点的劳碌，而是指长期被某些事务占用时间 　　Steven was finally employed and seemed to never have time to do the chores around the house again. 　　史蒂文最终被录用了，他好像再也没有时间做家务了 　　Since Margaret became employed, she has not been to any of our book club meetings. 　　自从玛格丽特受雇以来，她就没有参与过我们的读书俱乐部会议。

　　05Working on 致力于 　　这个单词意味着你正为某件事做出贡献，特殊是作为一个长期的有意义的项目 　　I am sorry I have not been able to have dinner with you as often as before, but I want to show you this new invention I have been working on! 　　很愧疚我不能像以前那样常常和你共进晚餐，但我想向你展示我始终在致力于的这项新独创! 　　06Toiling away 辛苦工作，兢兢业业 　　这个词给人的感觉是，你正在用完全力做某事 　　但无论是由于自身压力还是他人强加的压力，这件事给你带来了许多困难 　　Jackie has been absolutely toiling away at work every night, but her boss still treats her so poorly! 　　杰基每天晚上都不辞劳苦，兢兢业业地工作，但她的老板仍旧对她很不好! 　　07Preoccupied with 聚精会神的 　　这个单词一般强调的是精神力而非体力。

当运用这个词时，一般指大脑里想的都是某件事 　　Paul has been so preoccupied lately – I wonder if everything is okay with his family. 　　保罗最近忙得不行开交我想知道他的家人是否一切都好 　　Lisa spend the whole day preoccupied with arranging the private tour for the VIP clients, so she did not get a chance to contact her superiors about the other issue. 　　丽萨花了一成天的时间为贵来宾户支配私人旅行，所以她没有机会就另一个问题与上级联系 　　08Tireless 不知疲乏的 　　不知疲乏意味着你有许多工作要做，但你不会感到疲乏完成了大量工作后还能轻松地复原元气 　　Marie works so tirelessly for her patients, so they nominated her for Doctor of the Year. 　　玛丽不辞劳苦地为她的病人工作，所以他们提名她为年度最佳医生。

　　09Busy as a bee 忙的不行开交 　　我们都知道，蜜蜂(尤其是工蜂)都是特别劳碌的 　　而“像蜜蜂一样劳碌”，意味着须要不断地奔波，同时处理很多任务 　　Laura was always busy as a bee at work, but none of her coworkers ever knew what it was she was actually doing. 　　劳拉工作时总是忙得不行开交，但她的同事都不知道她究竟在干什么 　　10On the go 特别活跃，忙个不停 　　在去别的地方的路上做点什么;在交通工具上(在汽车、出租车、飞机上;在自行车或地铁上等)忙于某事 　　The protein bars are great for moms on the go, because they do not need any preparation and still provide a number of necessary nutrients. 　　蛋白质棒对外出劳碌的妈妈来说是很好的，因为它们不须要任何打算，还仍旧供应很多必需的养分。

　　你想优雅地用英语做个“吃货”吗 　　酷爱美食吗?那你怎么可以不学“美食英语”!用餐是每天必不行少的活动，与家人吃饭可以很随意;和老外一起吃饭呢?在异国他乡用餐呢? 　　我们担忧 menu (菜单)看不懂，不知在餐厅场景里说点什么?更担忧因不了解 table manner (餐桌礼仪)而闹出洋相或许你的脑子里只有诸如 “delicious, tasty, yummy” 几个词，或许你只会埋头闷吃而不敢言 　　01 　　外出用餐 Eating out 　　首先 　　当你厌倦了每日的工作餐和家常菜 　　想和挚友eating out换换口味时 　　你会怎么说呢? 　　TouchStone的Speaking Strategy 　　为你打算了以下五大高频建议句型 　　Shall we go out for dinner? 　　What about having Thai food? 　　We could try that for a change. 　　I've got an idea. 　　Let's try that then. 　　02 　　探讨餐点 Talking about a meal 　　接下来 　　当你还沉醉在昨晚的法式大餐时 　　你会兴趣盎然地和同事描述些什么呢? 　　TouchStone奇妙地以听力和口语的交叉练习模式 　　教会你How to talk about a meal 　　其实，在谈及所享大餐时 　　老外常常遵照如下的逻辑线 　　1 　　去餐厅的时间 　　When did you last go to a restaurant? 　　2 　　餐厅类型 　　What type of restaurant was it? 　　3 　　菜品 　　Did you have a starter/ main course/ dessert? What was it? 　　开胃菜，主菜，甜品分别点了什么? 　　在这个层次上，你可以沿用这个句型： 　　For a starter I had For a main course I had For dessert I had 　　4 　　菜的食材 　　What’s it made with? 　　5 　　你对菜的评价 　　Did you enjoy it? 　　你可以说： 　　Last night I went to an Italian restaurant. For a main course, I had spaghetti Bolognese. It was very good. It’s made with beef and tomatoes. 　　昨晚我去了意大利餐厅。

主菜我选了意大利肉酱面特别好吃看起来这道美味是用牛肉和番茄做的 　　Last week I went to a French restaurant. For dessert, I had crème brulee. It was really sweet. It’s made with vanilla and cream. 　　上周我去了家法国料理餐厅我选了法式焦糖炖蛋作甜品里面有香草和奶油，真的特别甜哦! 。