现代人的生活大都忙忙碌碌，压力很大。“忙碌”“没空”用英语要怎么说？

1. be busy: when you cannot do something because you have already arranged to do something else

例：

"Can I speak to Tom?"  "I'm sorry, he's busy right now. Can he call you back later?" （-我找汤姆。  -抱歉。他现在很忙。他回头再打给你，好吗？）

I kept asking her to come out for a drink but for some reason she was always busy. （我几次邀请她出去喝点东西，但她总有一些原因特别忙。）

2. have something on: to have already arranged to do something, for example to meet someone or to go to a party, so that you are unable to do something else that someone has invited you to do

备注："have something on"是英式英语口语的用法。

例：

Do you have anything on Saturday night? = Have you got anything on Saturday night?（你周六晚上有安排吗？）

What do you have on for tomorrow? （你明天有什么安排？）

If you're not having anything on tomorrow, you could come to the beach with us. （如果你明天没有安排，可以跟我们一起去海边。）

3. not available: if you are told that someone is not available when you ask to see them or to speak to them on the telephone, you cannot see them or speak to them because they are busy doing something else

例：

I'm sorry, but Mrs White isn't available at the moment. Shall I get her to call you back? （抱歉，怀特太太现在没空。我请她稍后再打给你，好吗？）

Collins was not available on Thursday night. （柯林斯周四晚上没空。）

We should go out for lunch. Are you available next Tuesday? （我们该出去吃顿饭了。你下周二有空吗？）

I'm available to give speeches. （我有空，可以做演讲。）

4. have a previous/prior engagement: to have already made a definite arrangement to do something, so that you cannot do something else - used especially when you are replying to an invitation

备注：''have a previous/prior engagement''是正式的用法，常用于回复别人对你的邀请。

例：

I'll just check her diary. She may have a prior engagement. （我去查查她的记事本，她可能事先有其他安排了。）

Mr Lewis regrets that he is unable to attend, owing to a previous engagement. （路易斯先生因为事先有其他安排不能来，感到很遗憾。）

补充：

在非正式的情况下，因为事先有安排而拒绝别人的邀请，还可以用''I have other plans.''

5. tie somebody up/ be tied up: to be busy in your job, for example because you have a lot of work to do or you have an important meeting, and therefore unable to do anything else

例：

Meetings tied me up for most of the afternoon. （我差不多整个下午都在开会，好忙。）

I'm sorry, but he's tied up at the moment. Could you call back later? （抱歉，他现在很忙，你稍后再打来好吗？）

I'd like to help but I'm a bit tied up at the moment. （我很想帮忙，但是我现在有点忙。）

I can't see you tomorrow. I'm tied up all day. （我明天不能见你，我明天整天都很忙。）

6. it's not a good time:

备注：''a good time''指的是''a convenient time to do something''。该句一般用在口语中，委婉地告诉别人“现在不方便”，就是“我很忙”。

例：

"I'm too busy to talk to you now.'' "When would be a good time?''

（-我这会儿太忙了，没空和你说话。  -什么时候方便？）

I'm afraid Friday isn't a good time for me—I've got a dance class. （恐怕周五我不方便，我要上舞蹈课。）