大家好，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——on hand, 這個短語的含義不是指「在手上」，其正確的含義是：
on hand 在跟前，在旁邊
For those of you who don't have an atlas to hand, Newcastle is a city in the northeast of England.
謹向手頭沒有地圖冊的人說明，紐卡斯爾是英格蘭東北部的一座城市。
We have to make sure we have a third member of staff on hand in case we get really busy during the dinner rush.
我們必須確保我們有第三個員工在旁邊，以防萬一我們在晚餐高峰期的時候非常忙的情況。
There is always a nurse on hand if you need help.
如果你需要幫助的話，總是有一個護士在旁邊。
Are there enough people on hand to hold a meeting?
有足夠的人在跟前準備開會嗎？
There are experts on hand to give you all the help and advice you need.
有現成的專家在跟前為你提供所需的一切幫助和建議。