“地道英语”：Give it some welly! 加把劲呀！
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大家好,欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目。 在每期节目中,我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士,或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或短语。 I'm Fei Fei, and I'm joined by Georgie. Hi Georgie, how are you? I'm okay, Fei Fei. I'm just really struggling to open this jar. Come on, Georgie, give it some welly! 啊!

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. 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 BBC Learn English colleagues. 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.

你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目。 刚刚我们学习了表达 give it some welly 的意思和用法。 它的意思是用点力,加把劲。

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? 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. Oh, 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. 当某人正在费力地完成一个动作的时候,我们就可以对他说, give it some welly, 加把劲呀,来给他加油或让他使出更大的力气。

同时这个表达也可以用于描述某个人做事的时候非常卖力。 Give it some welly 这个表达非常轻松活泼,使用的时候会给人一种友善的感觉,所以我们可以大胆地尝试在不同的场合中使用它。 Remember to give it some welly if you want to learn English well. Thanks for joining us. Bye. Bye.

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