
Make sth. harder than it has to be=make something easy into something difficult 把......弄得很復(fù)雜,多此一舉
Dave is making it harder than it has to be by insisting we wait for the red light before we cross the street. Dave堅(jiān)持說要等紅燈變綠燈我們才能過馬路.他真是多此一舉.
Don't make it harder than it has to be.Just do what boss says so we can all get out here early. 你就別添亂了,只要按老板說的去做,我們都能早早收工.
Pep talk 鼓勵(lì)人的演說,說辭
My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting.I think it really helped me to close the deal. 在會議之前,老板給我很多鼓勵(lì),這使我能夠把單子簽下來.
Angela needed a good pep talk after she didn't get asked to the prom. 沒有人請Angela跳舞,我們該給她一點(diǎn)鼓勵(lì).