】Sara: Hey.【嗨】Roc: What’s the matter? You look unhappy.【怎么了？你看起来不开心。】Sara: I have too much on my plate. I can’t make it.【我有太多工作要做
我办不到啊
】Roc: What? What are on your plate? You can’t do what? I don’t understand.【什么意思？你盘子里有什么？你办不到什么？我不明白。】Sara: Oh, Roc! I mean I have a lot of work to do. I have to finish the report, have a meeting and making a training plan. I can’t make it!【噢，Roc
我的意思是我有太多工作要做，我得完成报告，开会，还要写一个培训计划。我办不到啊
】Roc: I see. You should learn the time management.【我明白了，你应该学习时间管理。】Sara: Yeah, I know. But do I have time!【是啊，我知道，但我哪有时间啊
】从对话中我们可以明白have a lot on my plate的意思是have a lot work to do，也就是有很多工作要做。也可以说have enough on my plate, have a lot on my plate.请看下列例句：I am sorry I can’t talk with you, I have a lot on my plate.不好意思我不能和你说话，我有很多事情要做。She always has enough on her plate, so she seldom talks with us.她总是有很多工作在做，所以她不怎么跟我们说话。除此之外，也可以用以下方式表达自己有很多工作要做：a lot to do.很多事情要做。I can’t go with you, because I have a lot to do.我去不了，我有很多事情要处理。a busy schedule繁忙的日程安排Oh god! I have a very busy schedule today.天哪，我今天日程安排满了。a hectic schedule紧凑的安排My boss always has hectic schedules.我老板的时间总是安排的很紧凑。a grueling schedule繁忙的时间表Everyone has a grueling schedule, because it’s the end of the year.每个人时间都安排得满满的，因为到年底了。 a punishing schedule繁重的日程安排She made a punishing schedule for herself for not thinking of her ex-boyfriend.她为自己安排了繁重的日程，为的是不去想前男友。a tight schedule紧张的日程安排Before the test, each student has a tight schedule to have a good review.考试之前，学生们为了好好复习都给自己安排了紧张的日程。除了以上表达某人有很多工作要做以外，我们也可以用下面这个句子来问别人都有哪些工作在做：What’s on your plate?你正在做什么？今日好文推荐读完这8个要点，把英语动词go的用法掌握清楚还不会情态动词的用法？用3分钟读完这篇文章，你将完全掌握它
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