英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第542期:能量;精力
迷你對話
A: My get-up-and-go has got up and left. Would you please ask for someone else’s help?
我渾身一點(diǎn)氣力也沒有，你能問問別人得到幫助嗎?
B: No problem.
沒問題。
地道表達(dá)
get-up-and-go
1. 解詞釋義
Get-up-and-go做形容詞時(shí)，意思是“有進(jìn)取心的，干勁十足的”;作名詞是，意思是“能量，精力”。在對話中是“能量”“精力”的意思。其英文解釋為：Initiation of action motivated by energy and ambition。Myget-up-and-go has got up and left.的意思是“我渾身一點(diǎn)力氣都沒了。”這句話用于描述一個(gè)人很疲勞時(shí)候的狀況。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. She' s got lots of get-up-and-go.
她干勁十足。
e.g. With his get- up- and -go he ought to be a successful salesman.
以他的熱情，他應(yīng)該是一個(gè)成功的推銷員。
e.g. He's the right man for it; I know he's got a lot of get-up-and-go.
他干這個(gè)正合適, 我知道他是個(gè)很有魄力的人。
Ps：ask for的意思是“請求，要求”或“尋找”。例如：
He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水。
He asks for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.他請假去探望住院的母親。
