Give it some welly! 加把勁呀！

內容簡介

在本期節目中，主持人菲菲和 Georgie 要講解一個輕松活潑的表達：“give it some welly”。這個表達的意思是 “加把勁”。我們不但可以用它來為某人完成一項費力的事情加油鼓勁，還可以用它來描述某人 “為瞭完成某件事非常賣力”。聽節目，學習如何使用表達 “give it some welly”。

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Feifei
大傢好，歡迎收聽 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。在每期節目中，我們都會介紹一個英語母語人士或講英語流利的人會用到的習慣用語或短語。I’m Feifei, and I’m joined by Georgie. Hi Georgie, how are you?

Georgie
I’m OK, Feifei… I’m just really struggling to open this jar.

Feifei
Come on Georgie, give it some welly!

Georgie
There we go! Now, Feifei, you used a great expression there – give it some welly! And that’s what we’re learning in this programme. It’s a British English expression used to encourage people to put more effort or force into an activity, usually something physical, like me opening this jar.

Feifei
Yes, it’s an imperative, but it’s quite friendly and fun, so don’t worry, you won’t sound rude if you say it. It can be used in lots of contexts, like cycling up a hill – “Give it some welly!” Or hammering a nail into a very hard wall – “Give it some welly!”

Let’s hear some more examples from our AYYBLOG Learning English colleagues.

Examples
I was at karaoke the other day and I was a bit shy at first, but everyone just said “Come on, give it some welly!” so I sang really loudly.

You’re going to have to hit the ball harder than that. Come on, give it some welly!

My dad was trying to move the sofa at home and it wouldn’t move at all, but I said “give it some welly” and he gave it one last push and it moved into place.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。剛剛我們學習瞭表達 “give it some welly” 的意思和用法。它的意思是 “用點力，加把勁”。

Georgie
Now, its most common use is as an imperative, to encourage people to put some effort in. Although, you might also hear it used to describe someone putting in some effort. For example, did you hear Beth singing karaoke the other night?

Feifei
Yes, she really gave it some welly, didn’t she? I watched my son the other day trying to push a chair across the room – he really gave it some welly!

Georgie
That’s so cute! OK, let’s recap. We’ve learned ‘give it some welly’, which we use to encourage people to put some more effort or force into an activity.

Feifei
當某人正在費力地完成一個動作的時候，我們就可以對他說 “Give it some welly! 加把勁呀！” 來給他加油或讓他使出更大的力氣。同時，這個表達也可以用於描述 “某個人做事的時候非常賣力”。“Give it some welly” 這個表達非常輕松活潑，使用的時候會給人一種友善的感覺，所以我們可以大膽地嘗試在不同的場合中使用它。

Georgie
Remember to give it some welly if you want to learn English well. Thanks for joining us. Bye!

Feifei
Bye!