愉悦口语:第835期 我在忙呢英文怎么说

 讲解文本：

句型：
In the middle of something 正在忙

今日例句：
Sorry, I can`t go to the party with you now, I am in the middle of something.
不好意思，现在我不能跟你去参加晚会，现在正在忙着。

If you are really in the middle of something important¹, just let me know.
如果你手头的事情真的很重要，告诉我。

I was² in the middle of serving³ a customer⁴ when you called me.
你给我打电话的时候，我正在忙着照顾一个顾客。

If people ask you whether⁵ it`s a good time to talk, you can be honest<sup>6</sup> and say you`re in the middle of something.
如果对方问你说话是否方便时，你可以实话实说，称自己在忙于某事。

1 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

2 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

3 serving   

n.服务；（食物或饮料的）一份；上菜adj.用于上菜的v.（为…）服务( serve的现在分词)；任（职）；提供；端上

参考例句：

• The number of prisoners serving life sentences has fallen. 被判无期徒刑的囚犯数目下降了。
• She can't come to the telephone; she's serving a client. 她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 customer   

n.顾客，主顾；家伙

参考例句：

• The customer is always right.顾客永远是正确的。
• I visited the customer yesterday.我昨天去拜访客户了。

5 whether   

conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…

参考例句：

• I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
• I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。

6 honest   

adj.诚实的；真诚的

参考例句：

• He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
• He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。