第一,情景对话
A: John is very busy recently.
约翰最近看起来很忙。
B: He has many irons in the fire.
他手上揽了几份工作。
A: But he can manage to keep all of them hot.
但他还可以兼顾得很好。
B: He's really energetic.
他真是精力充沛。
第二,词海拾贝
have many irons in the fire
exp. To have several simultaneous activities or potential undertakings or opportunities. (同时有个事情要做)
e.g. I have many irons in the fire at work right now and it's going to be tricky to balance all of them over the next few weeks.
我现在在工作上有很多事情要做,在接下来的几周内平衡这些事情是很棘手的。
A: How's the job search going?
工作找得如何呢?
B: No interviews yet, but I have many irons in the fire.
还没有面试,但我有很多事情要忙。
I have no time to rest because I have many irons in the fire.
我没时间休息,因为我有很多事情要做。
To have many irons in the fire will make you exhausted.
太多事情要做会让你筋疲力尽的。