Snowed under 忙得不可開交
Sliding down a Boston street during a blizzard this year
今日小常識(shí)
The word 'ski' originated from the Old Norse word 'skíe ' which means 'split piece of wood or firewood'. Old Norse belongs to the North Germanic language which was spoken by people who lived in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
英語單詞 ski 來源于古諾爾斯語單詞“skíe”，意思是“一塊木頭或柴火”。古諾爾斯語是維京時(shí)期居住在斯堪地納維亞居民使用的語言。
今日短語
Snowed under 這個(gè)短語其實(shí)和“snow 雪”并沒有什么關(guān)系。在英語里，人們常用這個(gè)表達(dá)來形容“忙得不可開交”。
例句
I'm sorry, I can't write that report for you right now – I'm snowed under with work today.
I'm going to treat myself to a spa weekend. I've been so snowed under lately; I need some time to relax.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)同單詞 “snow 雪”有關(guān)的短語是 snowed in，意思是“大雪封門，被困在家里”。
Wendy rang to say that she can't come for dinner tonight – she's snowed in.
