口語課堂第16期:網開一面;工作成堆
Cut sb some slack:給某人方便,給某人更大的自由,網開一面
To make things easier than useful for sb; allow sb more freedom to do things than they would normally have
I know I made a mistake, but it's my first week on the job, so cut me some slack, ok?
我知道我犯了錯,可是這是我工作的第一週,能不能對我網開一面?
Have (got) enough, a lot, on your plate:手頭有太多的事要處理,問題或工作等成堆
I can't help you next week, I've got too much on my plate.
我下週不能幫你了,我自己的工作一大堆.
She has a lot on her plate at the moment; that's why she looks so worried all the time.
現在她的問題成堆,所以看上去一直都悶悶不樂的.
