我们总是有很多杂事要办,比如寄个信啦,买个东西啦,取款、领钱等等。这个“办点杂事”可以用 run errands 来表示。
Errands 指的是短的行程,像寄信这些小事都走不了多远,所以run some errands 或是 do some errands 就可以表示“办点杂事”,比如:
She came late because she had to run a lot of errands before she came.
她来晚了,因为来以前她必须做许多杂事。
I want to run some errands.
我要去办点杂事。
有一个词跟 run some errands 很像,就是 chore,指的就是“家务,杂务”。例如:After I finished chores, I sat down and had a cup of coffee.
曾经在广播上听到一句很感性的句子,那是在母亲节的时候吧,主持人说“I have to thank my mom. She spends her whole life taking care of her children and running errands.”就是说“我的母亲终其一生都在为照顾她的小孩和一些杂务奔波。”