迷你對話學地道口語第1914期:同時有幾件事情要做
第一,情景對話
A: John is very busy recently.
約翰最近看起來很忙。
B: He has many irons in the fire.
他手上攬了幾份工作。
A: But he can manage to keep all of them hot.
但他還可以兼顧得很好。
B: He's really energetic.
他真是精力充沛。
第二,詞海拾貝
have many irons in the fire
exp. To have several simultaneous activities or potential undertakings or opportunities. (同時有個事情要做)
e.g. I have many irons in the fire at work right now and it's going to be tricky to balance all of them over the next few weeks.
我現在在工作上有很多事情要做,在接下來的幾周內平衡這些事情是很棘手的。
A: How's the job search going?
工作找得如何呢?
B: No interviews yet, but I have many irons in the fire.
還沒有面試,但我有很多事情要忙。
I have no time to rest because I have many irons in the fire.
我沒時間休息,因爲我有很多事情要做。
To have many irons in the fire will make you exhausted.
太多事情要做會讓你筋疲力盡的。