英语中怎么形容“忙碌”、“没空”?

未命名 · 2019-02-19

现代人的生活大都忙忙碌碌,压力很大。忙碌没空用英语要怎么说?

1. be busy: when you cannot dosomething because you have already arranged to do something else

例:

Can I speak to Tom? I'm sorry, he's busy right now. Can hecall you back later? -我找汤姆。 -抱歉。他现在很忙。他回头再打给你,好吗?)

I kept asking her to come out for a drinkbut for some reason she was always busy. (我几次邀请她出去喝点东西,但她总有一些原因特别忙。)

2. have something on: to havealready arranged to do something, for example to meet someone or to go to aparty, so that you are unable to do something else that someone has invited youto do

备注:havesomething on是英式英语口语的用法。

例:

Do you have anything on Saturday night? = Haveyou got anything on Saturday night?(你周六晚上有安排吗?)

What do you have on for tomorrow? (你明天有什么安排?)

If you're not having anything on tomorrow,you could come to the beach with us. (如果你明天没有安排,可以跟我们一起去海边。)

3. not available: if you are toldthat someone is not available when you ask to see them or to speak to them onthe telephone, you cannot see them or speak to them because they are busy doingsomething else

例:

I'm sorry, but Mrs White isn't available atthe moment. Shall I get her to call you back? (抱歉,怀特太太现在没空。我请她稍后再打给你,好吗?)

Collins was not available on Thursday night.(柯林斯周四晚上没空。)

We should go out for lunch. Are youavailable next Tuesday? (我们该出去吃顿饭了。你下周二有空吗?)

I'm available to give speeches. (我有空,可以做演讲。)

4. have a previous/prior engagement:to have already made a definite arrangement to do something, so that you cannotdo something else - used especially when you are replying to an invitation

备注:''have aprevious/prior engagement''是正式的用法,常用于回复别人对你的邀请。

例:

I'll just check her diary. She may have aprior engagement. (我去查查她的记事本,她可能事先有其他安排了。)

Mr Lewis regrets that he is unable toattend, owing to a previous engagement. (路易斯先生因为事先有其他安排不能来,感到很遗憾。)

补充:

在非正式的情况下,因为事先有安排而拒绝别人的邀请,还可以用''I have other plans.''

5. tie somebody up/ be tied up: tobe busy in your job, for example because you have a lot of work to do or youhave an important meeting, and therefore unable to do anything else

例:

Meetings tied me up for most of theafternoon. (我差不多整个下午都在开会,好忙。)

I'm sorry, but he's tied up at the moment.Could you call back later? (抱歉,他现在很忙,你稍后再打来好吗?)

I'd like to help but I'm a bit tied up atthe moment. (我很想帮忙,但是我现在有点忙。)

I can't see you tomorrow. I'm tied up allday. (我明天不能见你,我明天整天都很忙。)

6. it's not a good time:

备注:''a goodtime''指的是''aconvenient time to do something''。该句一般用在口语中,委婉地告诉别人现在不方便,就是我很忙。

例:

I'm too busy to talk to you now.''When would be a good time?''

-我这会儿太忙了,没空和你说话。 -什么时候方便?)

I'm afraid Friday isn't a good time for meI'vegot a dance class. (恐怕周五我不方便,我要上舞蹈课。)

学习提升英语的,还可以试试以下几个方面,我认为还是很有帮助的

1、加强英语的词汇量和语法方面的知识,这是基础。

2、多朗诵一些脍炙人口的英文,最好是会背诵,培养语感。

3、听你喜欢的英语歌曲,还有看欧美电影,保持兴趣的同时学到口语。

4、若有机会的话,跟老外多说英语。比如现在的网上英语学习就可以和外教一对一进行学习和试听。

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