我们可以回老家过年的英语怎么说（春节回家乡那老乡）

A person from the same village，town or province.

we call it ——老乡

老乡的英文：

fellow-townsman

fellow-villager

countryman/country folk

*fellow ['feloʊ]

n. 家伙；同事；同伴

folk [foʊk]

n. 人们；（某类或来自某个地方的）人；双亲；<口>大伙儿；民间音乐

be snowed under——忙的不可开交

A：We are going to the concert this evening.Will you join us?

B:l'm very sorry l can't.

A:Why not?

B:l've been snowed under with since my boss was away on business.

1. 学习笔记：

be snowed under 忙的不可开交

be away on business:离开出差

go to the concert 去听音乐会

涨姿势——

1. have/get one’s hands full 很忙，应接不暇

Three emergency cases came into the hospital at the same time and the doctors really had their hands full. 三个急诊病人被同时送到医院，医生们真是应接不暇。

2. be up to one’s neck 忙得不可开交

I can’

t possibly come out tonight, I’m up to my neck in work. 今晚我不可能出来，我的工作忙得不可开交。

3. a million things 很多很多事情 It’s hard to slow down when you are trying to do a million things. 当你想要干成百上千件事情的时候是很难慢下来的。

4. be as busy as a bee 忙忙碌碌，忙死忙活的 He was as busy as a bee trying to put the house in order. 他为了要把家里弄得整整齐齐，忙了好一阵子。

5. busy as a beaver 忙得团团转 He is working so hard that he is as busy as a beaver. 他没日没夜地工作，看起来很忙。

6. be tied up 被占用，很忙 I’ll be tied up the rest of the week, I am afraid. 这个星期我恐怕都抽不出时间。

7. in the middle of something 正忙于某事 I’m in the middle of something. Could you call back later? 我现在很忙，你能过会给我打电话吗？

8. time to catch one’s breath 喘口气的功夫 I don’t even have time to catch my breath. 我连喘口气的工夫都没有。

9. irons in the fire 要做的事情 Don’t have too many irons in the fire. 不要揽事太多。

『点外卖』怎么说？

叫外卖一般会说成：order delivery，一般指有人给你送货上门的。

当你想要网上下单或者电话下单的时候都可以这么说：

√ Hi, I'd like to order some delivery.

√ Hi, I'd like to get XXX (food) delivered.

√ Let's get delivery!

deliver [dɪ'lɪvɚ] v.点外卖 delivery n.

外卖软件:delivery Apps

『order in』

它指的是打电话叫外卖或外卖食物这样的行为，相对于自己煮或外出吃饭

e.g. I'm too tired to cook. Let’s order in.

(我太累了不想煮饭。我们打电话叫外送食物吧。)

➽=order …… delivery

小试牛刀：

We____________ for dinner yesterday. 我们昨天叫比萨当晚餐。

****如果是到店自取或外带的食物则叫做 takeout, takeaway, carryout等，注意它们都是不可数名词哦~

点外卖时的附加条件

点外卖时，要什么、不要什么，要: with___; 不要: without___；

√ With

I'd like to order a large pizza with extra cheese.

我要点个大披萨，多加芝士。

√ Without

I'd like to order a pizza without the green peppers.

多加什么、表达双份

Extra___; double____:

√ Extra

When I order Chinese BBQ pork with rice, I always ask for extra sauce.

我点叉烧饭的时候，都会多要一点汁。

"Extra"的意思就是多给一点儿，通常不需要加钱。

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