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今週は仕事ばかりやっていたよって英語でなんて言うの?

"How have you been this last week?" と聞かれて 「今週は仕事ばかりやっていて、他に何も出来なかったよ」 「今週は仕事ばかりやっていて、毎日夜帰るのが遅かったよ」 というような表現をしたいのですが、どのようにするのが良いでしょうか…? よろしくお願いします。
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Akihiroさん
2016/09/03 12:38
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  • I was just working all week.

  • I was only doing work all week.

「今週は仕事ばかりやっていたよ」はこのように言えます: I was just working all week. I was only doing work all week. 「仕事をする」は動詞としてworkまたはdo workです。 「ばかり」はjustまたはonlyになります。 all weekは「一週間中」という意味です。 「~していた」は、過去進行形のパターンのwas/were ~ingを使います。 「今週は仕事ばかりやっていて、他に何も出来なかったよ」 I was just working all week and couldn't do anything else at all. 「今週は仕事ばかりやっていて、毎日夜帰るのが遅かったよ」 I was only doing work all week and I got home late every night.
Jaime 英会話講師・翻訳家
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  • ① I've been busy all week with work

「今週ずーっと仕事で忙しかったよ」を英語にするなら: 「① I've been busy all week with work」で始めます。 他に何もできなかったなら: 「① I've been busy all week with work, so I haven't had any free time」 帰るのが遅かったら: 「① I've been busy all week with work, so I've been getting home late」 ジュリアン
Julian Sushi Chef / English Teacher / Cyclist / Horseman
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  • 1. I've been going non stop

  • 2. I've been super busy at work

  • 3. Totally snowed under

1. You state you have been really busy. 2. You state you have been really busy at work. 3. You state you have too much work to handle. "How's life?" "Totally snowed under."
1. すごく忙しい、と伝える表現です。 2. 仕事ですごく忙しい、と伝える表現です。 3. やることが多すぎる、という表現です。 "How's life?" "Totally snowed under." 人生どうよ?やることでいっぱい。
Ian W DMM英会話講師
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  • I've been occupied all week, with work!

  • I have been very wrapped in work this week!

These are different ways to say that you have been very "busy" with work this week.
今週は仕事で「とても忙しかった」と英語で言う場合、いろんな言い方があります。
Ronel DMM英会話講師
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  • I have been busy all week with work.

  • I'm good, but I've been so busy with work all week.

When someone asks "How have you been doing?" and you want to express that you have been busy with work, you can say, "I'm good, but I've been so busy with work all week."
人に「最近どう?」と聞かれて、「仕事でずっと忙しかった」と言いたい時は: "I'm good, but I've been so busy with work all week." (調子は良いのだけど、今週はずっと仕事が本当に忙しかった) ↑と言うことが出来ます。
Jason T DMM英会話講師
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  • I have been swamped with work all week.

  • I've had a lot on my plate at work .

  • I have been slaving away at work all week.

"I have been swamped with work all week." This means you have had a lot of work to do at work and have had an excessive amount of tasks to get through. e.g "The country was swamped with goods from abroad" "I've had a lot on my plate at work ." This means to have a lot of work to do or a lot of problems to deal with. e.g "I don't want to burden my daughter with my problems; she's got enough on her plate with her husband in prison. Simon can't take on any more work. He's got his plate full as it is." "I have been slaving away at work all week." If you say that a person is slaving over something or is slaving for someone, you mean that they are working very hard. e.g . "When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove"
"I have been swamped with work all week."今週は仕事漬けだった。これはやることが多すぎて仕事がいっぱいだったという意味です。 例 "The country was swamped with goods from abroad"その国は、海外からのものであふれていた "I've had a lot on my plate at work ."仕事でやることがたくさんありすぎる 片付けなければいけない仕事がたくさんあるという意味。 例 "I don't want to burden my daughter with my problems; 娘には自分の問題でわずらわせたくないの。she's got enough on her plate with her husband in prison. 彼女は自分旦那が刑務所にいて手一杯だから。Simon can't take on any more work. He's got his plate full as it is."サイモンはこれ以上仕事は引き受けられない。もういっぱいいっぱいだよ "I have been slaving away at work all week."この一週間まるで奴隷のように働いている。 誰かのために奴隷のように一生懸命働いているという意味。 例"When you're busy all day the last thing you want to do is spend hours slaving over a hot stove"一日中忙しいとき、絶対嫌なのは奴隷のようにあくせく働いてばかりいることだ。slaving over a hot stoveで、一生懸命あくせく働くという意味です。slaving away と同じ意味で使えます。
Babz DMM英会話講師
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  • I have been busy all week.

  • I have been swamped with work.

I have been busy with work. I have been busy at work. I have been swamped at work. I have been super tired and busy with work.
I have been busy with work. I have been busy at work. I have been swamped at work. (仕事ばっかりだったよ。) I have been super tired and busy with work. (仕事ばっかりで、疲労困憊したよ。)
Kim Ann DMM英会話講師
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