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在日常對話中，短語 “hard at it” 被用來形容人們 “埋頭苦幹，付出額外努力去完成一件事情”。形容詞 “hard” 在這個短語中的意思是什麼？聽對話，學習這個短語的用法。
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Feifei
大傢好，歡迎收聽 AYYBLOG英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目，我是菲菲。
Neil
And I’m Neil. And in this programme, we’re learning a phrase that describes putting lots of effort into what you are doing. It’s ‘hard at it’.
Feifei
Hard at it. 這個短語用來形容一個人 “賣力地工作”。
Neil
Yes. But not just work – if you’re putting lots of effort into doing anything, we can say you are hard at it. The ‘hard’ part is the adjective and means involving lots of effort, and the ‘it’ refers to the thing you are doing.
Feifei
其實，短語 “hard at it” 的意思就是 “埋頭苦幹”，可以是 “幹工作”、“幹活兒”，也可以是 “其它任何形式的努力苦幹”。形容詞 “hard” 在這裡的意思是 “辛苦的，努力的”。比如，昨天我在健身房裡努力鍛煉，我是不是就可以說：“I was hard at it.”？
Neil
You could – and well done by the way – you wouldn’t find me hard at it at the gym. Yesterday, I was hard at it trying to study for my Spanish language test.
Feifei
It seems we were both busy, hard at it, doing something difficult.
Neil
Yes, and we weren’t the only ones – listen to these examples.
Examples
Don’t disturb Vera, she’s hard at it trying to finish the paperwork for the project.
If you’re looking for Dad, he’s hard at it in the kitchen making food for the party.
I’m hard at it on a practice run, trying to get fit for a marathon I’m taking part in next month.
Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。以上我們介紹瞭短語 “hard at it” 的含義和用法。我們可以用 “hard at it” 來形容一個人 “埋頭苦幹，賣力地做一件事情”，這件事情可以是工作、學習、鍛煉等任何一件需要付出額外努力去完成的事情。
Neil
Yes, and note that this has an informal use and refers to anything you’re making extra effort to do and you are really focused on.
Feifei
註意：“hard at it” 多用於日常會話中，特別強調 “一個人專註於手頭的工作，勤奮做事”。Well, Neil, I’ve been hard at it at work today. I think I deserve to finish early and head to the gym again for another workout.
Neil
Lucky you. I’ve still got this pile of work to do, so I’ll be hard at it until late. Wish me luck!
Feifei
Good luck Neil. Bye!
Neil
Bye.
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