职场英语学习：提心吊胆的等词的口语表达
<p>提心吊胆的 <span word="jumpy">jumpy</span> / 不用担心 <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> / 触礁;濒于破裂 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocks">rocks</span> / 担任 <span word="serve">serve</span></p><p>「提振」也就是<span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span>;<span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span>的同义词是<span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="up">up</span>，就是「加强;使其更花俏(或更吸引人)」</p><p>反义词是<span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="down">down</span>(降低;使柔和;缓和)</p><p><span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>就是指「巨款;一大笔钱」</p><p><span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="through">through</span>就是「抄近路」</p><p><span word="red">red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span>就是「繁琐的官僚手续」</p><p><span word="city">city</span> <span word="hall">hall</span>是「市政府;市政厅」</p><p>「提振」也就是”<span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span>”，同时也有「加强，使更有力」的意思，”<span word="beef">beef</span>”虽然是牛肉，但是也同时具有人身上的「肌肉」和「用肌肉使出的力量」的含意。.因此，”<span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span>”就彷佛是提升用肌肉使出的力量，使其加强，更有力，我们可以说：</p><p>例 1) <span word="It">It</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>.</p><p>(我花了一大笔钱来强化汽车引擎。)</p><p>解释："<span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>"就是指「巨款;一大笔钱」，如果真的用我们一支手臂和一支腿才能换的东西想必价钱一定非常的昂贵，因此 "<span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span>"就是「巨款;一大笔钱」，<span word="cost">cost</span> (花费)是动词的用法，特别要请大家注意的是，在这个句子里"<span word="cost">cost</span>"是用过去式的「曾经花费」来解释比较妥当，因为"<span word="cost">cost</span>"的过去式和现在式都是"<span word="cost">cost</span>"，而不是像大部分的动词会在尾端加上"-<span word="ed">ed</span>"。</p><p>“<span word="beef">beef</span> <span word="up">up</span>”的同义词是<span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="up">up</span>， <span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="up">up</span>不是「多加一点汤」喔!其实<span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="up">up</span> 的由来确实是有一点这样的暗示，但是<span word="soup">soup</span> <span word="up">up</span>的意思其实是「加强(某东西)的马力或效率;使其变得更花俏(或更吸引人)」。</p>
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