
اگر بخواهیم که در زبان انگلیسی بگوییم “سرم شلوغ است” یا به عبارت عامیانه “سرم شلوغه”، معمولا از جلمه I’m busy یا نهایتا برای نشان دادن شدت آن از I’m very busy استفاده میکنیم. اما در ادامه قصد داریم 20 جمله فوق العاده را به همراه مثال و تلفظ به شما آموزش دهیم که از این پس به سادگی میتوانید از آنها برای رساندن همین مفهوم استفاده کنید.
عبارت | مثال |
Lots to do | I have lots to do. |
Swamped | I am swamped. |
Up to one’s neck | I am up to my neck now. |
Up to one’s ears | I am up to my ears today. |
Tied up | I’m tied up this month |
Agenda or diary is full | Sorry, my agenda/diary is full right now. |
Buried with work | I’m completely buried with work; please, call me next week. |
Occupied | I’m occupied with my new start-up at this moment. |
Overloaded | I would love to volunteer but I’m so overloaded at work right now. |
Overstretched | I’m overstretched with professional and personal responsibilities. |
Over-extended | I’m over-extended to my absolute limit. |
Enough on one’s plate | I have enough on my plate right this moment. |
Snowed under | I’ve been snowed under the whole month. |
Bigger fish to fry | I have a bigger fish to fry today, remind me tomorrow. |
Other priorities | I have other priorities, sorry. |
Slammed | I’m absolutely slammed with work. |
All booked up | I’m all booked up this fortnight. |
Have a lot going on | I have had a hell of a lot going on this past month or so. |
Can’t take any more on | I just cannot take any more on this week; we must reschedule it for next week. |
Stressed | I’m horribly stressed. |
بسیاری از کلماتی که در جدول بالا استفاده شد، نقش صفت را در جمله دارند که برای شناخت و یادگیری دقیق adjective در جملات و نحوه استفاده آنها بهتر است که سری به مقاله مربوطه بزنید.
