托福考试分类词汇学习:pep talk

2022-06-13 09:37:12

  俗话说“条条大路通罗马”,背诵

  He was asked to give a pep talk to England's soccer team for its World Cup qualifying match (he politely declined) and to offer campaign tips to embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

  他被邀请给即将参加世界杯预选赛的英国足球队做动员讲话(但他婉言谢绝了),并受邀给即将参加大选的英国首相戈登•布朗提供一些竞选的建议。

  在上面的报道中,pep talk是 “动员讲话,鼓舞士气的讲话” 的意思。例如:The university president gives the graduates a pep talk.(校长给毕业生们做了一个动员讲话。)又如:The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time.(教练在半场的时候给球员们打气。)

  Pep一词的意思是“精力、活力、劲头”,例如:She's always full of pep in the morning.(早晨她总是精力充沛。)通过给某人做pep talk,可以让某人精力充沛(give pep to someone)。Pep也可以作动词用,意思是“使精力充沛,使充满活力,振奋,鼓励”,在表示“振奋、鼓励”的意思时,pep经常与up连用,例如:The good news pepped him up.(这个好消息使他精神振奋。)又如:pep up the economy(振兴经济)。

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