Name: 「我很忙」怎麼表達比較準確？14 個更好的說法 (14 Better Ways to Say 'I'm Busy' )
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Hey, it's Annemarie with Speak Confident English.

嗨，我是 Annemarie，來自 Speak Confident English。

情態副詞

This is, as always, exactly where you want to be every week to get the confidence you want for your life and work in English.

每週，這裡都是你想要待的地方，讓你能在生活和工作中獲得你想要的英語自信。

In today's Confident English lesson, we're going to do something I love to do, which is helping you advance your vocabulary skills through powerful adjectives, interesting collocations, and

在今天的 Confident English 課程中，我們要來做一件我超喜歡的事，那就是透過強大的形容詞、有趣的詞組，

idioms that English speakers use to better express themselves.

和英語使用者用來更好地表達自己的慣用語，來幫助你擴展詞彙能力。

I want you to express yourself the way you want in English and to do it with confidence.

我希望你能用你想要的方式用英語表達自己，並且自信地做到。

One of the best ways to do that is to expand your vocabulary, and

做到這點最好的方法之一就是擴展你的詞彙，

today our focus is on alternatives to saying I'm Busy.

而我們今天的重點是「我很忙碌」的替代說法。

I want to share this lesson with you on the topic of feeling busy right now because we're getting to the end of the year.

我想跟你分享這堂關於現在感到忙碌的課程，因為我們快到年底了。

That of course means finishing all of our goals and projects that we had for this year.

這當然意味著要完成我們今年設定的所有目標和專案。

It also means the holiday season, which is definitely fun and exciting, but

這也意味著假期季節，這絕對是充滿樂趣和令人興奮的，但是

Of course, after the New year, at least here in the United States, we get into tax season and setting new goals, and

當然，新年過後，至少在美國這裡，我們會進入報稅季和設定新目標，

that is a whole other kind of feeling busy.

In today's Confident English lesson, you're going to learn 14 alternative ways to talk about feeling busy in English.

在今天的 Speak Confident English 課程中，你會學到 14 種在英文中表達忙碌感的替代說法。

Some of the vocabulary you learned today is perfect for those one time events or unexpected events that happen on a single day that result in feeling very busy at that time and maybe ending the day feeling a bit tired or exhausted.

你今天學到的一些詞彙非常適合那些一次性事件或意外事件，這些事件發生在單日，導致在那段時間感到非常忙碌，甚至可能一天結束時感到有點疲憊或精疲力盡。

And in other cases, you're also going to learn language that you can use for talking about being busy over an extended period of time and how that feels with these powerful adjectives, collocations, idioms, and

在其他情況下，你也會學到可以用來談論長時間忙碌的語言，以及這些強大的形容詞、詞組、慣用語和

I'll also provide example sentences so you can see exactly how to use this language correctly and you'll have the opportunity to practice as well.

我也會提供例句，讓你清楚知道如何正確使用這些語言，你也有機會練習。

We're going to start this lesson today with powerful adjectives and collocations you can use in place of saying I'm busy.

我們今天要從強大的形容詞和詞組開始，你可以用來取代說 I'm busy。

And the first example on our list is to be slammed.

我們名單上的第一個例子是 to be slammed。

We often use this with the words at work, to be slammed at work or to be slammed at the office.

我們常常會和「at work」一起使用這個詞，像是 to be slammed at work 或 to be slammed at the office。

When you're slammed, it means that you are extremely busy and overwhelmed, often unexpectedly.

當你說 you're slammed，意思就是你非常忙碌、應接不暇，而且常常是意料之外的。

For example, if you work at a restaurant or a grocery store, you know, there are some days when unexpectedly everyone decides to go out to eat or everyone decides to go to the grocery store.

舉個例子，如果你在餐廳或雜貨店工作，你知道，有些日子大家會突然決定都要出去吃飯，或是都要去雜貨店。

This is also true when there may be a weather storm or snowstorm coming and again, everyone goes to the grocery store in advance.

當有暴風雪要來的時候，情況也是一樣，大家會提前去雜貨店採購。

When those things happen, you can say we were slammed at work tonight or we were slammed at work today.

當這些情況發生時，你就可以說 we were slammed at work tonight 或 we were slammed at work today。

Similar to being slammed at work is to be swamped at work.

和 to be slammed at work 類似的說法是 to be swamped at work。

And again, this simply means to be extremely busy and even overwhelmed.

這同樣只是表示你非常忙碌，甚至有點應接不暇。

as a result, you have more flexibility or more options when you're choosing to talk about how busy you are at work.

結果就是，當你想表達你在工作上有多忙時，你有更多的彈性或更多的選擇。

Just as you would say we were slammed at work today, you could also say we were swamped at work today.

就像你說 we were slammed at work today 一樣，你也可以說 we were swamped at work today。

Or maybe you have a large number of projects that you're working on and all of them have deadlines that are approaching very soon.

或者，你可能手上有好幾個專案，而且它們的截止日期都非常接近。

So you might say, I'm really swamped at work right now.

所以你可能會說，我現在工作上真的忙翻了。

A third fun option that also means an overwhelming amount of work is to be snowed under.

第三個有趣的說法，同樣也是指工作量非常大，就是 to be snowed under。

Of course, with this expression, you can imagine being under a mountain of snow snow.

當然，用這個說法時，你可以想像自己被埋在一座雪山底下。

And that definitely would feel overwhelming.

那種感覺絕對會讓人覺得應接不暇。

I have several students who are tax accountants, and

我有好幾位學生是稅務會計師，

I know from the months of January to April in the United States, my students are snowed under with paperwork.

我知道從美國的一月到四月，我的學生們都忙得不可開交，處理著大量的報稅文件。

Before we move on to several idioms we can use, let's talk about one more collocation, and

在我們進入幾個可以使用的慣用語之前，我們先來談談另一個詞組，

It may be when you aren't busy enough, or or you have so much time that you're trying to be busy, you're trying to find something to keep yourself occupied.

它可能是在你沒有那麼忙的時候，或者你有很多時間，你正試著讓自己忙起來，試著找點事做。

In those situations, we use the collocation to keep someone busy or to keep oneself busy.

在這些情況下，我們可以使用這個詞組來讓別人忙碌，或是讓自己忙碌。

For example, you might say to a colleague, if you've got extra time, let me know.

舉例來說，你可能會跟同事說，如果你有多餘的時間，讓我知道。

I definitely have some tasks to keep you busy.

我絕對有一些任務可以讓你忙。

And now let's move on to a variety of idioms that we have to express how busy we are and how we feel.

現在我們來看看各種用來表達我們有多忙以及我們感受的慣用語。

One of my favorites on the list today is burning the candle at both ends.

我今天名單上最喜歡的慣用語之一是「燃燒兩端的蠟燭」。

This idiom is used when we want to highlight that we are excessively busy or working extremely hard, and

這個慣用語用來強調我們過度忙碌或極度努力工作，

the result might be that we're overwhelmed, feeling stressed, or we've lost our peace of mind.

結果可能是我們感到不知所措、壓力很大，或是失去了內心的平靜。

We also tend to use this idiom when we have an immediate deadline coming.

當我們有即將到來的最後期限時，我們也傾向於使用這個慣用語。

For example, I'll be burning the candle at both ends this weekend to get the project done on time, or our team is burning the candle at both ends in order to meet our deadline on Friday.

例如，我這個週末會燃燒兩端的蠟燭來準時完成專案，或者我們的團隊為了在週五前趕上截止日期，正在燃燒兩端的蠟燭。

When we use that idiom, it sends a clear picture of an individual or a team of people working extremely hard to for a longer than normal period of time.

當我們使用這個慣用語時，它會清楚地描繪出一個人或一群人在比平常更長的時間裡極度努力工作的景象。

While that first idiom is typically focused when we have an immediate deadline, another idiom that we use to talk about having a lot of work over a lengthy period of time is to have a full plate or to have a lot on your plate.

雖然第一個慣用語通常用在我們有即將到來的截止日期時，但另一個用來談論長時間工作過多的慣用語是「have a full plate」或「have a lot on your plate」。

第三個選項是「have your hands full」。

When we use one of those idioms, it indicates that you have so many different responsibilities right now, and

當我們使用這些慣用語時，表示你現在有太多不同的責任，

as a result, you absolutely cannot take any more responsibility.

結果就是，你絕對無法再承擔任何責任了。

For example, if someone asks you to volunteer for an event but you know you absolutely do not have the time to do so, you might say, I would love to volunteer, but

舉例來說，如果有人請你為某個活動義務幫忙，但你知道你絕對沒時間，你可能會說，我很想去幫忙，但是

I've got too much on my plate right now, or I have my hands full at work.

我現在的盤子裡裝太多東西了，或者我在工作上忙得不可開交。

If a friend asks you to go out for coffee after work again, you could say, I would love to, but

如果朋友又約你下班後去喝咖啡，你可以說，我很想去，但是

I've got a full plate this week and I can't get away.

我這週的盤子已經滿了，我沒辦法抽身。

Similar to having your hands full is to be up to one's eyeballs or neck in something.

跟「have your hands full」類似的是「be up to one's eyeballs or neck in something」。

For example, to be up to your eyeballs in paperwork.

舉個例子，像是忙著處理一堆文件。

As I mentioned earlier, I have many students who are accountants, and

就像我前面說的，我有很多學生是會計師，

during tax season, my students are definitely up to their eyeballs in paperwork.

在報稅季的時候，我的學生們絕對是忙著處理一堆文件。

Is there anything that you have on your plate right now and you feel like you are up to your neck or you're up to your eyeballs in that thing?

現在是不是有什麼事情讓你覺得「滿到不行」或「焦頭爛額」？

You can share your example with me in the comments below.

你可以在下面的留言區分享你的例子給我。

When you have your plate full or you're up to your neck in something, you definitely might be at maximum capacity.

當你盤子裡裝滿東西，或是忙到不行的時候，你絕對是處於滿載的狀態。

In other words, you just cannot take on anything else.

換句話說，你真的沒辦法再接受任何事情了。

Just like the examples we used with to have your hands full or to have a full plate.

就像我們之前用過的「have your hands full」或「have a full plate」這些說法一樣。

If someone asks you to do something and you know that you absolutely do not have the time or the energy to do it, you could say, I'm at my maximum capacity right now.

如果有人請你做一件事，而你知道你絕對沒有時間或精力去做，你就可以說：「我現在的容量已經到極限了。」

Another idiom and favorite on today's list that also means to reach your maximum ability or energy level is is to be at full bandwidth.

今天清單上另一個很棒的慣用語，意思也是達到你的最大能力或能量水準，就是「at full bandwidth」。

Typically, when we use that idiom, we're talking about someone's emotional or mental energy or ability to do something.

通常，當我們使用這個慣用語時，我們是在談論某人的情緒或心智能量，或是做某件事的能力。

If you've reached your full bandwidth, you have no more emotional energy or mental energy to give to something else.

如果你已經達到了 full bandwidth，你就沒有更多情緒能量或心智能量可以投入到其他事情上了。

If we've reached maximum capacity or we've reached full bandwidth, it might be because you've bitten off more than you can chew.

如果我們達到了 maximum capacity 或 full bandwidth，可能是因為你「bitten off more than you can chew」。

The idiom here is to bite off more than you can chew, and

這裡的慣用語是「bite off more than you can chew」，

that means to take on more work or responsibility than you're capable of doing.

意思是承擔了比你能力所能負荷的更多的工作或責任。

And this often happens when we say yes to too many things.

這通常發生在我們答應了太多事情的時候。

Have you ever been in that situation at work where multiple people ask you to take on a new responsibility and you Say yes to to all of them.

你曾經在工作上遇過這種情況嗎？好幾個人請你接下新的責任，而你卻全部答應了。

In those situations, you may have bitten off more than you can chew, and

在那些情況下，你可能「bitten off more than you can chew」，

as a result, you reach your maximum capacity or full bandwidth.

結果導致你達到了 maximum capacity 或 full bandwidth。

A great example sentence with this idiom is, last week I agreed to take on extra responsibilities at work, but

這個慣用語很棒的例句是，上週我答應在工作上承擔額外的責任，但是

I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew.

我想我可能「bitten off more than I can chew」。

All right, we've got one more idiom to learn today for an alternative way to talk about how busy you are.

好了，我們今天還有一個慣用語要學，用來談論你有多忙碌。

Our last idiom is to have a lot of irons in the fire.

我們最後的慣用語是「have a lot of irons in the fire」。

We use this idiom when we have multiple projects or multiple unrelated tasks.

當我們有多個專案或多個不相關的任務時，我們就用這個慣用語。

And here's an example of how I would use this idiom.

這是我會如何使用這個慣用語的例子。

We have three major projects with deadlines coming soon, so I have a lot of irons in the fire at work right now, and

我們有三個主要專案即將到期，所以我現在在工作上「have a lot of irons in the fire」，

I'm having a difficult time focusing or concentrating on just one thing.

我現在很難專注或集中精神只做一件事。

Before I move on to our final alternative to saying I'm busy, I want to pause here just for a moment.

在我繼續介紹我們最後一個表示「忙碌」的替代說法之前，我想先暫停一下。

Many of the idioms I highlighted indicate that someone may have said yes to too many things.

我強調的許多慣用語都表示某人可能答應了太多事情。

I know that saying no to someone when they request something from you is really challenging, so if you struggle with saying no, especially in English, I have a lesson that might be helpful to you.

我知道當有人向你提出請求時，拒絕他們真的很具挑戰性，所以如果你在說「不」時感到掙扎，尤其是在英語中，我有一堂課可能會對你有幫助。

I have a past lesson on how to politely say no in English so that you can avoid saying yes to too many things.

我有一堂過去的課程，教你如何禮貌地用英語說「不」，這樣你就可以避免答應太多事情。

And now let's get to our final example on the list, a phrasal verb to be tied up with.

現在讓我們來看看清單上的最後一個例子，一個動詞片語 to be tied up with。

This we often use the words at the moment, at the office or at work.

我們常常會用 at the moment、at the office 或 at work 來搭配這個詞。

To be tied up at the moment to be tied up at work.

to be tied up at the moment，to be tied up at work。