特別聲明

該文章中的迷你對話選自口語書籍，對話精講為可可編輯編寫。

第一、迷你對話

A: The poor girl is up to the eyes in study all the day.

這個可憐的女孩整天忙著學習。

B: Yeah, she has a lot of homework.

是的，她有很多功課要做。

A: Today’s children have not the chance to play, to make fun of them.

現在的孩子可是沒有時間完了。

B: Right. So in some way we are happier.

是的，相比之下，我們就幸福多了。

A: Yeah, at least when we are children, we have not so much homework to do.

是的，至少當我們是孩子的時候，最起碼沒有那么的作業。

第二、對話精講

1. 地道表達

【地道短語】up to the eyes

【解詞釋義】這個引喻來自一個工作量很大的人，好像完全被水淹沒了一樣。

【支持范例-1】The boss is up to the eyes in work.

老板的工作忙得不可開交。

【支持范例-2】I'm up to my eyes in arrangements, for the training sessions.

我也正忙著為培訓課程作安排。

【近似短語】up to the shoulders

up to the neck

up to the ears

2. 詞海拾貝

make fun of：取笑，拿......開玩笑

【例句-1】It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.

嘲笑殘疾人是不對的。

【例句-2】It was miserable of you to make fun of him.

你取笑他，這是可恥的。

in some way：在某種意義上

【例句】Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death.

人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。

at least：至少

【例句-1】We need at least 24 hours' notice of cancellation.

如欲取消，請至少提前24小時告知。

【例句-2】At least Jeremy had the good form to go back and apologize.

杰里米回去道歉至少是有禮貌的舉動。