你的生活是不是开始忙碌起来了呢？很多人的工作上现在可能忙着开始新的项目，也有人可能忙着计划接下来该去哪里玩一玩，那在形容自己或者别人超级忙碌的时候，除了用”I’m so busy.”或者”You are so busy.”还有没有其他地道的表达方式呢？

C: Hi guys. I’m Chris.

J: And I’m Joy. We’ll be talking about another idiom today that is: busy beaver or busy as a beaver. It means that someone is very busy, hardworking or really good at tackling many things at once. You can use it like this:
I’ve been a busy beaver. / You really are busy as a beaver. / They are gonna be busy beavers.

C: Well we all know that the animal: beaver is always working on building something for its home. They are famous for being extremely industrious. We can use it to describe people for being super busy with something. I’ve heard that some people go to work on weekdays and have a part time job on weekends. They are basically working 7 days a week. You can say: They are busy as beavers. Or when the weekend comes you want to go to a restaurant. You find out that it’s crowded with people. So you can say that the waitors and waitresses are busy beavers. Now we are gonna use the idiom in a conversation:

J: Have you finished your monthly report yet John?

C: Yeah. Everything’s ready to go. I’ve also reorganized the documents and sent all copies to the department managers.

J: That’s great. You’ve been busy as a beaver this month!

C: Have you been a busy beaver recently? Don’t forget to practice your English everyday.

J: Absolutely! And remember to share our channel with people you know. Talk to you next time! Bye!

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