Henry, what have you been up to?
亨利,最近忙什么呢?
Oh, not much.
哦,没忙什么。
What have you been up to?
最近忙什么呢?
You know, just getting prepared for the coming mid-term exam.
你知道的,就是忙着准备即将来临的期中考试。
重点讲解:
What have you been up to?
What are you busy at?
What are you busy at?意思是“在忙什么呀?”,但是这种表达太过书面化,老外遇到熟人时一般会说What have you been up to?短语be up to在这里是 “忙于…”的意思。此外,be up to在口语中还常常表示“取决于…”,相当于depend on,如:It's up to you.这由你决定。