【句子】I’ll help for as long as I can, but I have a lot on my plate tonight. 【Desperate Housewives S1E6】【发音】[aɪl] [help] [fɔ:(r)] [æz] [lɒŋ] [æz] [aɪ] [kæn] [bʌt] [aɪ] [hæv] [ə] [lɒt] [ɒn] [maɪ] [pleɪt] [tə'naɪt] 【发音技巧】have a lot连读；but I 连读；plate和tonight完全失去爆破；【翻译】我尽量帮忙，但是我今晚还有很多事情要做。【适用场合】life-saver 救命恩人，就是字面的意思。have a lot on one’s plate: 盘子上有很多东西；引申义：手头有很多事情要处理eg: I know you've got a lot on your plate - take it easy.我知道你手头有很多事要做——别急。Seriously, how do you cram it all in?cram v. 猛吃；填满；硬挤；死记硬背功课；eg: Eight children were crammed into the back of the car.车后面塞了八个孩子。to do many things in a short period of time短时间完成多项任务eg: I managed to cram three countries into a week's business trip.我一周出差去了三个国家。eg: She's cramming for her history exam.她正为她的历史考试临时抱佛脚。【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】假如你整学期都很用功，你就不需要在考试前抱佛脚。
