(be) up to從事…，忙於…；做(壞事)
用例1
A: 你最近在忙什麼？我一週沒見你了。
What are you up to these days? I haven’t seen you for a week.
B: 忙著複習準備期末考試。
I’m busy preparing for the final exam.
用例2
你下班以後忙些什麼呢？
What are you up to after you get off work?
What do you usually do after work?
用例3
他們知道我是做什麼的。
They know what I’m up to.
用例4
是她容忍你這麼做的。
She put you up to this?
注：副詞短語up to this作賓語補足語
用例5
你在搗什麼鬼？
What the hell are you up to?
注：be up to做（壞事）；mischief(名) 損害, 傷害，災禍, 惡作劇
用例6
我聽見他們倆嘀嘀咕咕的就知道沒做什麼好事。
I heard them two whispering so I knew they must be up to something.
用例7
他又耍老花招了——他一直靠裝扮成盲人從人們手裡騙取錢財。
He's up to his old tricks again—he's been getting money from people by pretending to be blind.
注：by…blind介詞短語作方式狀語
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