2026-08-18 - work-transition-and-english-retrieval

shift back into work mode<br>经过一段时间的面试准备之后，我需要重新回到日常工作状态。

After a long period of interview preparation, I need to shift back into work mode.

clear my backlog<br>我想先把之前积压的任务处理完，再接新的事情。

I want to clear my backlog before taking on anything new.

refresh my memory<br>我翻了翻聊天记录，想把之前项目的内容重新回忆起来。

I went through the chat history to refresh my memory.

pick up where I left off<br>等我把上下文重新捋清楚之后，就可以从上次停下来的地方继续。

Once I’ve refreshed the context, I can pick up where I left off.

fall behind schedule<br>我的进度已经落后了，所以这周得真正推进一些事情。

I’ve fallen behind schedule, so I need to make real progress this week.

have room to move on<br>等我把迁移工作收尾之后，就有余地继续做更多需要协作的工作了。

Once I wrap up the migration, I’ll have room to move on to more collaborative work.

I’d rather … than …<br>我更想先把现在手头的工作做完，而不是接一个新的大项目。

I’d rather wrap up my current work than take on a major new project.

my main bottleneck is<br>我目前最大的瓶颈，是没办法足够快地调取出单词和句型。

My main bottleneck is retrieving words and sentence patterns quickly enough.