迷你对话学地道口语第542期:能量;精力

Subject：My get-up-and-go has got up and left.

迷你对话

A: My get-up-and-go has got up and left. Would you please ask for someone else’s help?

我浑身一点气力也没有，你能问问别人得到帮助吗？

B: No problem.

没问题。

地道表达

get-up-and-go

1. 解词释义

Get-up-and-go做形容词时，意思是“有进取心的，干劲十足的”；作名词是，意思是“能量，精力”。在对话中是“能量”“精力”的意思。其英文解释为：Initiation of action motivated by energy and ambition。My get-up-and-go has got up and left.的意思是“我浑身一点力气都没了。”这句话用于描述一个人很疲劳时候的状况。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. She' s got lots of get-up-and-go.

她干劲十足。

e.g. With his get- up- and -go he ought to be a successful salesman.

以他的热情，他应该是一个成功的推销员。

e.g. He's the right man for it; I know he's got a lot of get-up-and-go.

他干这个正合适, 我知道他是个很有魄力的人。

Ps：ask for的意思是“请求，要求”或“寻找”。例如：

He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。

He asks for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.他请假去探望住院的母亲。