英語口語練習小對話 第67期:催促迫使

迷你對話：

A:Hurry up! Time is money!

快點！時間就是金錢。

B:Don't build a fire under me. I know the importance of time.

別催我，我知道時間的重要性。

A:But you are too slow to follow them.

但是你太慢了，跟不上他們。

B:Don't you see I'm trying my best?

你沒看見我正在盡力嗎？

地道表達：

build a fire under sb

小編講解：

buil是動詞，有“構成，形成，使成爲”的意思，build fire就是“生火”的意思，build a fire under sb字面意思是“在某人的腳下點把火”，引申爲“催促某人行動起來”。

支持範例：

landlord built a fire under the poor pesants for the debt.

地主催促可憐的農民還債。

't build a fire under us for an answer to your request.

不要催促我答覆你們的請求。

are building a fire under them to take an action.

他們催促他採取行動。

boss built a fire under his emplyee to make an explaination to it.

老闆催促他的僱員對這件事做出解釋。

詞海拾貝：

y up：趕快，快點

y up, or we'll be too late to get anything to eat.

快走吧, 再晚了就吃不上飯了。

y up or we will miss the train.

快點兒，不然我們就趕不上火車了。

' s hurry up so that we may finish the work in time.

咱們快一點，好及時完成任務。

'll have to hurry up if we want to finish it today.

想今天完活，我們就得抓緊點兒了。

... to...：太......而不能......

is too youg to bear the misery.

他年紀太小了不能承受這樣的痛苦。

is too stupid to get through the final exam.

Mary智力太差了，不能通過期末考試。

manage is too busy to have a talk to you about your salary.

經理太忙了，沒法和你談你的薪水問題。

one's best：盡力，努力

Eg.I try my best, but the coach finds fault with everything I do.

我已經盡力了，但是教練仍然百般對我做的每一件事挑剔。

Eg.I'll try my best to procure you that original French novel.

我將盡全力給你搞到那本原版法國小說。

have been trying our best to come up with a solution.

我一直在竭力相處一個解決辦法。

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