重點講解:
1. give sb. a lift
搭便車;搭順風車;
eg. I'll give you a lift to the station.
我用車順便送你到車站去吧 。
eg. It was nice of him to give us a lift to the office this morning.
他真好,今天早上他讓我們搭便車到公司 。
2. give up
放棄;戒除;
eg. She was not going to give up her hard-won freedom so easily.
她不會這么輕易地放棄得來不易的自由 。
eg. You ought to give up smoking; I gave it up last year.
你應該戒煙,我去年就戒掉了 。
3. go the extra mile
加倍努力;加把勁;
eg. The President is determined 'to go the extra mile for peace'.
總統決心“為實現和平而加倍努力” 。
eg. This benefits employers by motivating employees to go the extra mile and remain loyal to the company.
這會激勵員工加倍努力、保持對公司的忠誠,因而對雇主是有利的 。
4. succeed in
達到目的;成功做成;辦到;
eg. Such offerings may also succeed in reducing the demand for pirated music.
提供此類的服務也許還能成功削減盜版音樂的需求量 。
eg. Jack has desire to succeed in negotiation.
杰克渴望在談判中取得成功 。
5. be prepared to do sth.
愿意(做…)的;
eg. You should also be prepared to answer direct questions about your current compensation.
你也應該準備回答直接問及你薪酬的各種問題 。
eg. By definition, entrepreneurs are natural risk takers, prepared to swim against the tide.
創業者當然是天生的冒險者,隨時準備逆流前行 。
6. break down
(機器或車輛)出毛病,損壞;
eg. The virus caused the computer to break down.
病毒使得計算機出故障了 。
eg. If the machine is operating after it has run out of oil, it may break down.
如果沒油還繼續運轉的話,這個機器會出故障的 。
7. kiss goodbye to
任其失去;放棄;承認對…無能為力;
eg. After this letter from the bank, we can kiss goodbye to our holiday in Australia.
收到銀行的這封來信之后,我們只能放棄去澳大利亞度假的希望 。
eg. Well, you can kiss goodbye to your chances of promotion.
你就甭想晉升了 。
vt. 比 ... 活得長,幸免于難,艱難度過