To be up against it 赶时间
Traders at a Stock Exchange in Brazil. Photo: Inacio Texeira / AP
今日小常识
According to figures issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2011 people in Greece, Hungary and Poland worked the most hours per week in Europe.
根据经济合作与发展组织在2011年公布的数据显示，每周职员工作时间最长的国家是希腊，匈牙利和波兰 。
今日短语
如果说你是 up against it， 那就意味着你非常忙，工作很紧张，任务有固定的截止时间。
例句
I'm sorry I'll call you later. I'm really up against it today.
He's got lots to do today. He's really up against it.
I was up against it last week. Sorry I didn't have time to see you.
请注意
另一个和时间有关的短语是 to race against the clock, 意思是同时间赛跑，在规定时间内完成任务。
It's a race against the clock. I don't think I'm going to have this presentation done in time.
