自己的工作还忙不过来呢
“We're already drowning in our own work.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我们在中间有多为难
“how difficult our position is.”
自己的 工作 还 忙不过来 呢
“We're already drowning in our own work.”
有谁有那么闲哪
“Who would go out of their way”
“I'm overwhelmed already, don't drag me into your mess.”
Complaining about one's overwhelming workload is a polite and universally accepted buffer in Chinese offices to avoid unwanted responsibilities without directly confronting peers.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
too busy to manage; swamped
A very common complement structure used to express having too much work or too many tasks to handle.
Emphasizes the ongoing state of being overwhelmed and adds an assertive tone to the complaint.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I'm stuck at work. I can't get away.”
“But I can complete it if I work overtime. But our company...”
“Are the company matters very troublesome?”
“I've been too busy.”
“It's just that I'm quite busy today.”