迷你對話學地道口語第542期:能量;精力

Subject：My get-up-and-go has got up and left.

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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

get-up-and-go

1. 解詞釋義

Get-up-and-go做形容詞時，意思是“有進取心的，幹勁十足的”；作名詞是，意思是“能量，精力”。在對話中是“能量”“精力”的意思。其英文解釋爲：Initiation of action motivated by energy and ambition。My get-up-and-go has got up and left.的意思是“我渾身一點力氣都沒了。”這句話用於描述一個人很疲勞時候的狀況。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. She' s got lots of get-up-and-go.

她幹勁十足。

e.g. With his get- up- and -go he ought to be a successful salesman.

以他的熱情，他應該是一個成功的推銷員。

e.g. He's the right man for it; I know he's got a lot of get-up-and-go.

他幹這個正合適, 我知道他是個很有魄力的人。

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.他竟然厚着臉皮要求增加薪水。

He asks for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.他請假去探望住院的母親。