【情景對話】

This too shall pass!

一切都會過去的！

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A: So, what are you up to these days?

B: I volunteer at the hospital.

A: That's awesome!

B: And I like to run and write some poetry.

A: Nice.

B: Aw, I hope you can get out of your funk.

A: Me too. I hate being depressed.

B: This too shall pass!

1. be up to? 從事…，忙于…

What are you up to these days?

你最近在忙什么？

What are you up to after you get off work?

你下班后忙些什么？

【一詞多義】

be up to? 做(壞事)

What the hell are you up to?

你在搗什么鬼？

【拓展】

be up to one's ears in sth? 忙于…，埋頭于…，深陷于…

I'm up to my ears in work.

我現(xiàn)在工作忙得不可開交。

She's up to her ears in debt.

她債臺高筑。

be up to one's eyes in sth? 做…忙得不可開交

I'm up to my eyes in homework this week.

這周作業(yè)忙得我團(tuán)團(tuán)轉(zhuǎn)。

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be up to one's neck (in sth)? 忙碌（于…）

I'd like to help, but I'm up to my neck at the moment.

我很樂意幫忙，但我這會兒正忙得不可開交。

be up to one's eyeballs in sth? 做…忙得不可開交

I'm up to my eyeballs in reports.

我正在寫報告，忙得不亦樂乎。

2. volunteer

(1) n. 志愿者

Red Cross volunteer? 紅十字會志愿者

volunteer for the army? 志愿參軍

volunteer for service? 主動提供服務(wù)

(2) v. 自愿去做

volunteer to help? 主動提供幫助

volunteer to work? 主動工作

3. funk

be in a blue funk? 極為恐懼/緊張，驚恐不安，十分擔(dān)憂

They are in blue funk, They are too scared to do anything.

他們處在極度恐懼當(dāng)中，嚇得一件事情都不敢做。

get out of a funk? 擺脫低靡心情，擺脫恐懼

When you do something physical - such as laughing or singing - it's chemically beneficial and can get you out of a funk.

當(dāng)你做一些肢體行為如歡笑或歌唱，能夠讓你擺脫畏懼感，這是一種通過化學(xué)方式釋放心情的有益行為。

4. hate doing? 不喜歡做某事，討厭做某事

I hate doing chores.? 我討厭干家務(wù)活。

hate sb's guts? (informal) 對某人恨之入骨

We hate each other's guts.

我們彼此恨之入骨。

sb's pet hate = sb's pet peeve (NAmE)? 特別厭惡的東西

My pet hate is combing my hair.

我最討厭的事是梳理頭發(fā)。

hate for sb. to do sth.? 討厭(不想)某人做某事

I'd hate for you to get sick.

我不想你生病。