1、encourage

鼓勵;激勵

When things aren't going well, he encourages me, telling me not to give up.

事情進展不順的時候，他鼓勵我說不要放棄。

使有希望;使有信心

Investors were encouraged by the news.

那個消息給了投資者信心。

Mr Blair said he had been encouraged by recent Irish statements about the issue.

布萊爾先生說最近愛爾蘭有關這一問題的申明使他看到了希望。

鼓動；勸說；慫恿

We want to encourage people to go fishing, not put them off.

我們希望鼓勵人們去垂釣，而不是打消他們的熱情。

Herbie Hancock was encouraged by his family to learn music at a young age.

赫爾比·漢考克年幼時家人就鼓勵他學音樂。

刺激;助長;促進

a natural substance that encourages cell growth.

促進細胞生長的天然物質

Such secrecy breeds and encourages fear and suspicion.

如此保密的做法滋生并加劇了人們的恐懼和疑慮。

2、get down

使沮喪；使憂郁

At times when my work gets me down, I like to fantasize about being a farmer.

有時當工作讓我沮喪時，我喜歡幻想自己是一個農場主。

俯身；跪下；趴下

She got down on her hands and knees on the floor.

她雙手撐地跪在地上。

'Get down!' she yelled. 'Somebody's shooting!'

“趴下！”她大聲喊道，“有人開槍！”

（費力地）吞下；勉強咽下

I bit into a hefty slab of bread and cheese. When I had got it down I started talking.

我咬了一大塊面包和奶酪，強咽下去之后開始說話。