understatement什么意思

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Person A: "How is your day going?"
Person B: "Quite busy. I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I'm not even half done yet."
Person A: "You must feel stressed out now."
Person B: "That’s an understatement."
最后一句什么意思?

understatement什么意思
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Person A: "How is your day going?"
你过得怎么样?

Person B: "Quite busy. I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I'm not even half done yet."
很忙。我在准备明天市场战略的演讲稿。我连一半都没完成。

Person A: "You must feel stressed out now."
你一定感到很有压力吧。

Person B: "That’s an understatement."
你那么说还算是轻的。

(注:说话人的意思是他现在已经焦头烂额了。)

understatement n.保守的陈述, 掩饰

Person A: "How is your day going?" 你过的怎么样?
Person B: "Quite busy. I’m preparing for my presentation tomorrow on our marketing strategy. I'm not even half done yet." 很忙碌。我正准备明天市场战略的演讲稿呢。到现在为止,连一半也没完成。
Person A: "You must feel stressed out now." 你一定感到压力很大吧?
Person B: "That’s an understatement." 这都是掩饰。

我理解的中文版:
A:近来过得怎样?
B:很忙啊,现在正准备明天市场策划的演讲稿呢!目前为止,演讲稿的一半都没做好。
A:因此你一定感觉挺压抑,对吧?
B:何止啊!