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1. 1. On one’s plate 有(工作)要處理

      She has too much on her plate. She needs to assign some of the work to another person.

       

   2. Have the bandwidth 有能力

      The company is growing too fast. They don’t have the bandwidth to manage the changes.

       

   3. Know the ropes 熟知內情

      She knows the ropes around here. She’s a good guide.

       

   4. Catch on 開始明白

      Let’s put him in charge of the new process because he catches on quickly.

       

   5. A dry run 排練

      I need to do a dry run with this presentation before I gave it to the whole company.

       

   6. Troubleshoot something 發現(問題)

      We hired her to troubleshoot the problems in the process. She’ll identify them, and then the team will correct them.

       

   7. Get the bugs out 修理(軟體)

      We have to get the bugs out of this new program before the release date.

       

   8. Plug and play 即插即用

      I’ll be able to have this new program up and running in five minutes. It’s plug and play.

       

   9. Down to the wire 最後一刻

      He doesn’t plan this work well, so he always has to work down to the wire.

       

   10. Heads up 給個提醒

       Our boss warned us. He gave us a heads up about the change in the procedure.

        

   11. Be burned out 精力耗盡

       We took a break because everyone was burned out and needed a rest.

         

We have a lot on our plate. For example, we’ve gotten three new projects just this week, and I don’t know if we have the bandwidth to finish the work on time. There’s only one experienced engineer who really knows the ropes. We have two new employees, who catch on quickly, but this is a very heavy schedule. We need to do a dry run with the prototype before we release the software to the customer. It’s critical that we have enough time to troubleshoot problems in this program and then get the bugs out before the release. The marketing department is already advertising this software as plug and play, so it has to be trouble free and very easy to install. We can probably finish the first job by next Friday, but I think the next one will be down to the wire because we only have three days after that to finish it. I gave Don a heads up and told him to be ready to put in some overtime for the next several days. We’ll need a few days off after it’s over so no one gets burned out.