主题句：My hands are tied. 我很忙。
这个短语直译过来是我的手被缠住了，引申为我很忙，无法分身。在英语里，表示很忙的句子有很多，举例来说：I'm as busy as a bee. 我忙得跟蜜蜂一样。/I'm busy with my work. 我忙于工作。/ I've got a lot of work to do. 我有很多事情要做。/I'm occupied writing post cards.我正忙着写明信片。/My hands are tied. 我很忙。
SCENE 1
Helen： Could you do me a favor and help me repair my bicycle？ 能帮忙修一下我的自行车吗？
Lee： Sorry, my hands are tied. You can ask John for help. He's free. 对不起，我很忙，帮不了你，你可以找约翰帮忙，他有空。
SCENE 2
Jane： Mark, could you help me take photos？ 马克能帮我拍几张照片吗？
Mark： I would really like to help, but my hands are tied. My boss will #e back in ten minutes. 我很想帮你，但我分不开身，我老板10分钟后就回来了。
SENTENCES
1. My hands are tied. I must hand in my homework this afternoon. 我很忙，今天下午必须把家庭作业交上去。
2. My hands are tied. I'll talk to you about the problem later in the evening. 我无法分身，我晚上稍晚再和你讨论这个问题。
3. My hands are tied. I'll see the film you re#mended next week. 我现在正忙，下周来看你推荐的那部电影吧。
