帮领导买杯咖啡、帮同事送份资料等这些需要跑腿的事，都可以统称run an errand [ˈɛrənd] 或errands。“我得出去办事了，半小时后回来。”I've got to run an errand, and I'll be back in half an hour；“我老板叫我去帮他办件公事 “ My boss asked me to run an errand for his business.