Switching gears a little bit, what's your favorite holiday?

切换一下话题，你最喜欢的节日是什么？

Next week, we'll be switching gears and talking about how to write great research papers and essays.

下周，我们将转换话题，讨论如何写出优秀的研究论文。

In English, switching gears means you have moved on to something else - a different job or a different subject.

在英语中，“switch gears”的意思是你切换到了其他东西上--一份不同的工作或一个不同的主题。

That's because your body is switching gears, from converting carbohydrates to the only energy it has left: fat.

那是因为你的身体正在转换连接装置，由转化碳水化合物到转化它所剩下的唯一能量：脂肪。

This is a big switching gears 'cause I need to know.

这是一个很大的开关装置， 因为我需要知道。

Switching gears, any union chatter over there?

换个话题 有什么工会的苗头吗?

And switching gears, we've been working with a number of partners who have been working on getting drag and drop in their applications.

还有交换齿轮，我们和不少伙伴共同工作，他们一直努力让拖拽和放置进入他们的应用。

So switching gears a little bit, or taking a step back, are consecutive pandemics kind of our new reality?

DB：所以稍微换档，或者退后一步，连续的大流行是不是我们的新现实？

So you should be well-practiced in switching gears and switching modes of explanation in all three ways.

因此，你应该熟练掌握这三种方式的切换方式和切换解释模式。

That right buffer time can also be helpful when you're switching gears, when you need to mentally switch focus from one top priority to another.

当你需要转换思路，将注意力从一个首要任务转移到另一个首要任务时，适当的缓冲时间也会很有帮助。

Let's unpack some of that language, switching gears or context switching refers to the mental energy that's required, and the frustration we experience, when our mind quickly shifts from focusing on one task to something totally unrelated.

让我们来解释一下这些语言，换挡或上下文切换指的是当我们的思维迅速从关注一项任务转移到某件完全不相关的事情时，所需的精神能量和所经历的挫败感。