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A: How’s the new job going?
B: It’s a bit overwhelming. I think I might have bitten off more than I could chew.
A: Maybe you should delegate some tasks or ask for help.
B: You’re right. I’ll talk to my boss about it.
翻译:
A: 新工作怎么样?
B: 有点让人不知所措。我觉得我可能承担了太多。
A: 也许你应该分派一些任务或者寻求帮助。
B: 你说得对。我会和老板谈谈的。
bite off more than one can chew
试图做超出自己能力范围的事情,通常会导致失败或过度劳累
例句1:
Don’t bite off more than you can chew. Start with a small goal.
不要做超过你能力范围的事情。从小目标开始。
例句2:
If you bite off more than you can chew, you might get stressed.
如果你承担了超出自己能力的事情,你可能会感到压力。
例句3:
If we bite off more than we can chew, we'll lose everything.
如果我们打脸充胖子,我们将失去一切。
overwhelming
强悍而令人难以应对的
例句1:
The amount of work I have to do is overwhelming; I don’t know where to start.
我必须做的工作量太大了;我不知道从哪里开始。
例句2:
The workload was overwhelming at the office today.今
天办公室的工作量压得人喘不过气来。
delegate(sth to sb)
授权;把...委托给...
例句1:
You should delegate some of your work to others.
应该将一些工作委托给其他人。
例句2:
Can you delegate the arrangement of the meeting to someone else?
你能将会议安排的工作委托给其他人吗?
例句3:
I will delegate the task to my assistant.
我会将这项任务委托给我的助手。