“我们队打得很顽强。”用英语怎么说? -k8凯发天生赢家

本期难度 ★☆☆☆☆

今日口语

 

【句子】he's lucky he didn't put up a fight.   【modern family s03e05】

 

【发音】/hiːz/ /ˈlʌk.i/ /hiː/ /ˈdɪd.ənt/ /pʊt/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /faɪt/

 

【发音技巧】didn't put失去爆破;put up a两处连读 闪音;

 

【翻译】他倒是挺走运,没动手。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一个很简单的短语:

put up a fight

这个短语什么意思呢?

to struggle, fight, resist, etc.

斗争,奋斗,抵抗

eg: she won't accept the decision. she'll put up a fight.

她不会接受这项决定的。她肯定会奋起反抗的。

eg: he put up a fight when the police tried to arrest him.

当警方试图逮捕他的时候,他反抗了。

eg: i expect they'll put up a fight when we announce the pay cuts, but they'll either have to accept them or look for other work.

我本来猜想,当我们宣布减薪时,他们会奋起反抗的,但他们也没别的选择:要么接受减薪,要么就另找工作。

然后呢,在口语当中,在这个表达的基础之上,我们加上形容词,也可以说:

put up a good/brave fight

指什么意思呢?

to make a brave or valiant effort against someone or something, especially when outmatched or unlikely to succeed

在困难的情况下,英勇地斗争,顽强地奋斗

eg: our team put up a good fight.

我们队打得很顽强。

eg: they put up a good fight against a more experienced football team.

面对一支更有经验的足球队,他们打得很顽强。

eg: they put up a good fight, but they never really had a chance to defeat us.

他们进行了顽强的斗争,但从未真正有机会击败我们。

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