You'll never get out of it (unless you make a very conscious effort), because there is no end to the to-do list, the emails, the IMs and phone calls, the meetings and meetings and yes, more meetings.

你将永远不能摆脱它(除非你自觉地努力摆脱它)，因为任务清单，emails，即时消息和电话都是无穷无尽的，还有那些会议，会议，是的，还有更多的会议。

youdao

A more popular screening choice nowadays is no phone calls at all.

现在更流行的筛选方式根本不用电话。

youdao

I spent the day making phone calls, only to be told over and over that no one had room for more critters.

我打了一整天电话，结果一遍又一遍地被告知，已经没有地方接纳更多的小动物。

youdao

In short, from now on, you might have to fend off even more phone calls at the dinner hour from brokers flogging illiquid "investments" that no sane person should touch.

WSJ: The Intelligent Investor: When Laws Twist Markets