迷你对话学地道口语第779期:振作起来
时间：2019-02-15 作者：英语课 分类：迷你对话学地道口语
英语课
Subject: You should pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
第一．迷你对话
A: You should pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
你要凭你自己的力量振作起来。
B: Yes, I know very well. But it is usually very difficult to do it.
是的，我非常清楚，但是通常很难呀。
第二．核心短语
put oneself up by one’s bootstraps
1. 解词释义
Pull oneself up by one’s bootstraps的字面意思是“提着鞋带把自己提起来”，比喻为“重新振作”的意思。用于描绘不依靠他人，凭借自己的力量和努力重新振作起来改变不好的处境。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. Mace 1 was attempting to pull himself up by his bootstraps. There was savage 2 hatred 3 in his eyes.
梅斯试图重新振作起来，眼里射出凶残、仇恨的光。
e.g. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, lad, and be a man for yourself.
振作起来，伙计，为了你自己，勇敢一点。
e.g. You must try to pull yourself up by your bootstraps for your family depend on you.
你应该振作起来--你的家庭都指着你呢。
e.g. Pull yourself up by your bootstraps and face up to life.
振作起来面对生活。
n.狼牙棒，豆蔻干皮
- The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand-to-hand fighting.剑和狼牙棒是肉搏战的最佳武器。
- She put some mace into the meat.她往肉里加了一些肉豆蔻干皮。
adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人
- The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
- He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
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