Express your 'busy' life accurately

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IN daily life, it's pretty common to ask about someone else's life: \"How are you doing today?\"

Instead of saying \"I'm busy\" all the time, try the following words and phrases, to express your situation in a more creative way.

bustling 忙乱的

This word refers to someone who is in a hurry.

All over the streets of New York City, people are bustling in and out of shops, buying Christmas presents. (在纽约的大街小巷上，人们行色匆匆地穿梭于店铺之间，忙着购买圣诞礼物。)

hectic 紧张而忙碌

This word refers to circumstances that are very stressful.

Fridays are always the most hectic days for me. There's so much to do that I almost lose my mind. (周五是我最紧张忙碌的一天。要做的事太多了，我都快晕菜了。)

in tearing hurry 手忙脚乱

The expression means that someone is so busy that he or she cannot do something in an orderly way. Several important tasks are \"tearing\" the person apart.a

There's no tearing hurry. Just stay a bit longer. (也没有太急的事情，就多待一会儿吧。)

up to one's ears (in work) (工作)忙死了

The expression gives the picture of someone nearly drowning (溺毙) in work.

I've got so much to do these days. I'm up to my ears in paperwork. (这几天我有好多事要做。这些文书工作要忙死我了。)