迷你对话学地道口语第14期:忙得不可开交

（单词翻译）

　　[00:00:55] We are going to the concert this evening.
我们今天去听音乐会。
[00:06:27] Will you join us.
你和我们一起去吗？
[00:07:58] I 'm very sorry I can not.
非常抱歉我不能去。
[00:11:00] Why not?
为什么。
[00:12:22] I 've been snowed under with since my boss was away on business.
因为老板出差了，我工作多得忙不过来。
习语：be snowed under
讲解：该习语的字面意思是“被埋在雪下”，引申为“某人工作太多而忙得不可开交”。
支持范例：I have been snowed under with work, I just didn't have the time.
我近来忙得不可开交，抽不出时间来。
After his brilliant performance, that actor has been virtually¹ snowed under by fan mail.
那个演员精彩表演之后，他对像雪片般—琶来的影迷信穷于应付。
迷你对话：
A :We aregoing to the concertthis evening. Will you join us.
B :I'm very sorry I can't.
A :Why not?
B :I've beensnowed underwith since my bosswas away on business.
参考翻译：
A : 我们今天去听音乐会。你和我们一起去吗？
B : 非常抱歉我不能去。
A : 为什么。
B :因为老板出差了，我工作多得忙不过来。
词海拾贝：
be away on business：离开出差
go to the concert：去听音乐会