英语口语练习小对话 第99期:应接不暇

英语口语练习小对话 第99期:应接不暇  

迷你对话：,A:You seem to very busy these days. What are you doing?,你最近看起来很忙。你在干什么呀？,B:Iam swapped with workafter 10-day holiday.,我休了10天的假，假期过后有一大堆工作要做。,A:Where did you spend your holiday?,你到哪儿去度假了？,B:I went to Paris.,我去巴黎。,地道表达：,be swamped with,解词释义：,动词swap的意思是“淹没”。从字面上看，改习语的意思是“被工作淹没”，意即“有很多工作要做”。,支持范例：,Eg. His secretary was swamped with work so that she want to give it up.,他祕书的工作多得难以招架，所以想辞职不干了。,Eg. I have been swamped with work this year and I have no time to spend my holiday at all.,今年我工作忙得不可开交，根本没有一点儿心思做事。,Eg. She was worn out with work and cannot put up with it any more.,她让工作给累坏了，再也忍受不了了。,词海拾贝：,1.10-day holiday：十天的假日,2.spend one's holiday：度假,Eg. I e to the countryside to spend my holiday.,我来到乡下度假。,Eg. The couple disputed where to spend the holiday.,夫妻俩为上哪儿度假而发生争论。,Eg How did you spend your summer holiday?,你暑假怎么过的？,Eg. I've got a terrific idea: we'll spend our holiday in Paris.,我有个很棒的主意:我们可以去巴黎度假。