嗨,大家好!今天我们一起来学学习语go the extra mile。话不多说,让我们直接进入正题吧!
go the extra mile的意思是“to make more effort than is expected of you”,即“付出比别人期望中还要大的努力”。
这句习语源于马太福音(马太福音是指《圣经》新约的一卷书)第5章第41节,是对耶稣的诫命的改编,书上的原话是这样的:“And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.”。根据罗马的典章法,一名罗马士兵遇到一名犹太人时,可以命令那个犹太人背着他的行李走一英里。而耶稣让他的信徒们多走一英里。现今,宗教意义很少被用到,现在常来用来描述某人多做额外的事情。
例句:
Mike is a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.
迈克是个好人,帮助朋友总是尽心尽力。
下面再介绍两个有用的习语:
go the distance
go the distance的意思是“to manage to continue until the end of a competition”,即“坚持到比赛结束”。
例句如下:
More and more riders are now determined to go the distance.
现在越来越多的骑手决心赛完全程。
go the whole hog
go the whole hog的意思是“to do something as completely as possible”,即“贯彻到底,一不做二不休”。
举个例子:
I've already lost half my job, I might as well go the whole hog and lose it completely.
反正我的工作已经丢了一半了,干脆一不做二不休,走人算了。
以上就是今天所学内容,你学会了吗?
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