每日一句口语 80

I'm in the middle of... 我正忙着……

用法透视

这里的"in the middle of..."表示正在做某事的过程中。

支持范例

1. I'm just in the middle of coordinating¹ the press conference².

我正忙着协调安排记者招待会。

2. I was in the middle of making a pie for dinner when the telephone rang.

我正忙着做正餐吃的馅饼，这时电话响了。

3. They were in the middle of a party when the parents came back suddenly.

父母返回时，他们正在开晚会。

会话记忆

A: Marry, Mr Johnson wants these documents to be copied.

玛丽，约翰先生需要这些文件的复印件。

B: Oh, no. You see I'm in the middle of something. Could he wait?

噢，不。你看我正忙着呢。他能不能等会儿？

A: I'm afraid...

我恐怕……

B: All right, all right. He'll get them as soon as possible.

好吧，好吧。我尽快让他拿到复印件。

1 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

2 conference   

n.（正式的）会议；讨论

参考例句：

• We're having a conference and we'd like you to sit in.我们将举行一次会议，希望你来旁听。
• The conference will come to a close this afternoon.今天下午会议闭幕。