第一，迷你對話

A: You seems to be up in the ears. What have you been doing?

你最近好像忙得不可開交，你一直在做什么？

B: I've been preparing for the entrance examination.

我轉移至在準備入學考試。

A: Well, you have have adequate preparation.

哦， 那么你一定準備得很充分了。

B: I can't say!

我不敢肯定。

第二，地道表達

be up in the ears

1. 解詞釋義

Be up in the ears的意思是“忙得不可開交”“非常忙”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. I'm up in the ears at the moment.

我現在忙極了。

E.g. Before Christmas the shop assistants are up in the ears.

圣誕節前店員忙得不可開交。

E.g. I've been up in the ears all week. I have no time to relax.

我這星期忙得不可開交，沒時間放松。

E.g. I cannot go out tonight because I'm up in the ears in work.

今晚我不能出去，因為我工作忙得不可開交。