大家好,歡迎來的餅哥英語的頻道,今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——a thousand and one, 這個短語的含義不是指「一千零一」,其正確的含義是:
a thousand and one 非常多的,許許多多的,極多的
I can't talk right now - I have a hundred and one things to do this morning.
我現在不能閒聊——今天上午我有許許多多的事情要做。
I can't drive you to the mall, I already have a thousand and one things to get done today.
我不能送你去商場,我今天已經有非常多的事要做了。
I've got about a thousand and one clients to meet with today, so if you need anything from me, you'd better make it snappy!
我今天還有非常多的客戶要見,所以如果你需要我做什麼,你最好快一點。
I’m so busy — I』ve got lectures to prepare and a thousand and one letters to write — I just don’t know where to start.
我太忙了--我還要準備講座,還要寫非常多封信--我只是不知道從哪裡開始。
She’s always got a thousand and one excuses for everything.
對於一切,她總是有非常多的藉口。