we tend to squeeze all of our thoughts into a very short period of time and try to get our idea across
全塞在一起，聽的人跟不上
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/ˈpɑp ʌp ɪn maɪ ˈmaɪnd/ · phrase
突然冒出來、突然想到
An idea just popped up in my mind.
我腦中突然冒出一個想法。
Her name just popped into my head.
她的名字突然冒出來。
A song popped up in my mind on the way home.
回家路上腦中突然冒出一首歌。
更常聽到 pop into my head。
/ɪn ˈtʃʌŋks/ · phrase
一塊一塊地、分段地
I feel like Bill Gates expressed his ideas in chunks.
我覺得比爾蓋茲講他的想法，是一塊一塊講的。
Read the report in chunks, not all at once.
報告分段看，不要一口氣看完。
I paid it back in small chunks.
我一點一點還清的。
講話的 chunk 是一個意思一組，組跟組之間停一下、換口氣。
/ˈskwiz … ˈɪntu/ · phrasal verb
把……硬塞進
We tend to squeeze all of our thoughts into a very short period of time.
我們常常把所有想法塞進很短的時間裡。
Can you squeeze one more meeting into Friday?
星期五還塞得下一場會嗎？
We squeezed five people into the back seat.
我們後座硬塞了五個人。
tend to 後面接原形：tend to squeeze，不是 squeezing。
/ˈɡɛt jɚ aɪˈdiə əˈkrɔs/ · phrase
讓人聽懂你的意思
You're not given enough time to express it or get your idea across.
你沒有足夠的時間把它講清楚，讓人聽懂你的意思。
A simple drawing can get your idea across.
畫個簡單的圖就能讓人懂。
I tried to get my point across, but nobody listened.
我想讓大家懂我的意思，但沒人在聽。
across 是「傳到對方那邊」。重點不是講了，是對方懂了。
/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs/ · adjective
同時的、同步的
It's not totally, fully simultaneous.
還沒有完全同步。
The talk had simultaneous interpretation.
那場演講有同步口譯。
Their answers were almost simultaneous.
他們幾乎同時回答。
/ɪt ˈɪz wʌt ɪt ˈɪz/ · phrase
就是這樣了、事情就這樣
Maybe that's not the proper word to say, but it is what it is.
這樣講可能不太對，但就是這樣啦。
The flight is delayed. It is what it is.
班機延誤了，就這樣吧。
I don't love the new office, but it is what it is.
新辦公室我不太喜歡，但就這樣了。
改變不了、只好接受時說。語氣是聳肩，不是生氣。
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