今日短語(yǔ)
Get worked up 這個(gè)短語(yǔ)可以被用來(lái)形容某人因什么事情被惹生氣或使其變得十分激動(dòng)。
例句
“So your football team lost again. I don’t know why you get so worked up. It’s only a game.”
“The fact that you always say ‘it’s only a game’ is what really gets me worked up!”
Calm down, there’s no point getting worked up about the traffic. There’s nothing you can do about it.
請(qǐng)注意
短語(yǔ) working up to 的意思是逐步為困難的事情來(lái)做準(zhǔn)備。這可能是一件令你緊張或不好意思開口說(shuō)出的事情。
例句
I’m working up to asking for a pay rise. I think I’ve earned it, but the boss can be a bit difficult to talk to sometimes. So maybe I’ll do it tomorrow. Or perhaps next week.
I’ve been working up to asking her out on a date. But I don’t want to ask her in case she says no. Can you ask her for me?
