有时我们“让自己过于分散”
📖 逐句对照翻译
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
现在是VOA学英语的《词汇掌故》节目。
Today we talk about our busy lives.
今天我们谈论我们忙碌的生活。
Many people have family and work responsibilities.
许多人都有家庭和工作责任。
We might have religious or community activities.
我们可能有宗教或社区活动。
Taking care of our health is also important.
照顾我们的健康也很重要。
And let’s not forget about our personal projects, our interests, and our friendships.
我们也不要忘了自己的个人项目、兴趣爱好和友谊。
With everything on our plate, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, overextended, and overcommitted.
面对手头的一大堆事情，我们很容易感到不堪重负、力不从心和过度承诺。
However, if we try to do too much, we may spread ourselves too thin.
然而，如果我们试图做太多事情，可能会使自己过于分散。
This expression means we have taken on too much.
这个表达的意思是我们承担了太多。
We are pushed to the limit.
我们被逼到了极限。
People who are spread too thin, take on too many jobs, projects, or goals.
那些精力过于分散的人，承担了太多的工作、项目或目标。
The heavy load requires more energy or attention than they possess.
沉重的负担需要比他们所拥有的更多的精力或注意力。
If we work on many projects simultaneously, or at the same time, it is possible that none will get done well, if they get done at all.
如果我们同时开展多个项目，那么可能没有一个项目能做好，甚至根本完不成。
And it is possible such multitasking could stress us out.
而且这种多任务处理可能会让我们感到压力。
Being spread too thin can also be described as biting off more than we can chew.
分身乏术也可以被形容为贪多嚼不烂。
When we bite off more than we can chew, we attempt to do more than is possible.
当我们贪多嚼不烂时，我们试图做的超出了可能完成的范围。
Here is a VOA Learning English English in a Minute video explaining the idiom "to bite off more than you can chew."
这是一个VOA慢速英语《一分钟英语》视频，讲解习语“to bite off more than you can chew”。
Now, let’s hear these some of these terms and expressions used in a conversation.
现在，让我们听听其中一些术语和表达在对话中的使用。
A: So, how are your classes going?
那么，你的课程进展如何？
B: Not great.
不太好。
Many of my best students are failing my course.
我的许多最优秀的学生在这门课上都不及格。
They all missed an important deadline for a project.
他们都错过了一个项目的重要截止日期。
A: That's strange.
这很奇怪。
What else do they have going on?
他们还有什么其他事情在进行？
B: A lot!
乙：很多！
They are all performing in the same play.
他们都在同一部戏里演出。
So, they have had rehearsals every night for the past month.
所以，过去一个月里他们每晚都在排练。
And many have part-time jobs as well.
而且许多人还做着兼职工作。
A: Sounds like they’ve spread themselves too thin.
听起来他们摊子铺得太大了。
They’ve got too much going on.
他们手头的事情太多了。
B: I think you’re right.
我想你是对的。
A: So, what are you going to do?
那么，你打算怎么办？
B: Well, first I’ll extend the deadline.
好的，首先我会延长期限。
And then I’m going to warn them about biting off more than they can chew.
然后我会警告他们不要贪多嚼不烂。
And that’s all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories.
以上就是我们这一期《词汇与故事》的全部时间。
Until next time, I’m Anna Matteo.
下次见，我是安娜·马特奥。
Anna Matteo wrote this story for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这篇故事。
