一分鐘英語 第175期:Go the Extra Mile 加倍努力

Welcome to English in a Minute!

歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

Americans use "miles" as a measure of distance.

美國人用“miles（英里）”來衡量距離。

But what does it mean if you: Go the Extra Mile

但這是什麼意思呢：加倍努力

Let's listen to Anna and Jonathan:

我們來聽一聽安娜和喬納森怎麼說：

Oh, my! Anna, that is an interesting look!

哦，天哪！安娜，你的裝扮很有意思！

I am just trying out my Halloween costume a little early.

我只是提前試了試我的萬聖節服裝。

I see that. You sure do go the extra mile every Halloween. That must have taken time to make!

明白了。你每個萬聖節都格外努力啊。那一定花了不少時間吧！

I just really want to win the costume contest this year!

我真的很想贏得今年的萬聖節服裝比賽！

To "go the extra mile" means to make a special effort at something.

“go the extra mile”的意思是你在某件事上特別努力。

It can also mean to work very hard to reach a goal.

它也可以表示爲了實現目標而努力工作。

Think of an athlete running an extra mile to train harder.

想像一下，一名運動員爲了刻苦訓練多跑一英里。

And taht's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！