核心句型：
The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase.
在增加預(yù)算的問題上，董事長心里也是猶豫不決，拿不定主意。
be at sixes and sevens其實和六七沒有多大關(guān)系，而是想當(dāng)于中文中的“七上八下，亂七八糟，拿不定主意”。因此，當(dāng)美國人說"The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase."時，他/她要表達的意思就是:"The chairman is hesitating about the issue of budget increase."、"The chairman has no idea about the issue of budget increase."。
情景對白：
Terry: What's the chairman's attitude about your proposals?
泰瑞：你的那些提議，董事長怎么看？
Benjamin: The chairman is at sixes and sevens over the issue of budget increase.
本杰明：在增加預(yù)算的問題上，董事長心里也是猶豫不決，拿不定主意。
搭配句積累：
①Our project is facing a serious budget shortfall.
我們的項目正面臨嚴(yán)重的預(yù)算不足。
②Since we're not sufficiently funded, we might have to suspend the project.
由于經(jīng)費不足，我們或許不得不暫停項目了。
③We have submitted the application for more funds.
我們已經(jīng)提交了資金申請。
④In order to restart the project, our company has to experience a series of reforms.
為了重新啟動項目，我們公司得進行一系列改革。
單詞：
shortfall n. 不足，差額
The government has refused to make up a £30,000 shortfall in funding.
政府拒不補上 30，000 英鎊的資金缺口。
We have to borrow money to cover the shortfall between expenditure and revenue.
我們不得不借錢以彌補收支間的差額。
The results of a growing number of studies suggest that even a modest vitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health.
越來越多的研究結(jié)果提示,即使是輕微的維生素攝入不足對健康也是有害的。