1.spur someone to do 鼓動,激勵
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats.
是金錢驅使這些漁民駕駛單薄的小船冒險出海遠航 。
2.calls the shots 發號施令
The directors call the shots and nothing happens without their say-so.
董事們發號施令,沒有他們的指示什么都不能做 。