英语听力汇总   |   尽全力,别只说do whatever it takes

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更新日期:2022-05-17浏览次数:532次所属教程:常用英语口语

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尽全力,别只说do whatever it takes

看到销售数字一再滑落,王老板在每一次会议上总是一字不差的重申:We'll do whatever it takes to meet this quarter's sales target!(我们要尽一切努力达成本季销售目标!)就这样连续一个月,同事们听得耳朵都长茧了!其实王老板可以换个说法,信心喊话:

1  all-out effort 全力以赴

例:

If we want to achieve our sales objectives, everyone in this company has to make all-out effort.(如果我们想达成销售目标,公司的所有员工都必须全力投入。)

说明:all-out当形容词,意即“毫无保留、竭尽全力”,all-out effort即是全力以赴。

2  pull out all the stops 不遗余力

例:

We have to pull out all the stops to stick to our annual sales plan.(大家都必须不遗余力赶上年度销售计划。)

说明:pull out all the stops这个惯用语是从音乐界流传而来。stops指的是管风琴上控制各个笛管的圆钮,把圆钮全都拔起,所有笛管就会齐声共鸣,用以引申为“不遗余力、使出全力”。

3  try the whole bag of tricks 使出浑身解数

例:

The sales goal is waiting for us to reach. Let's try the whole bag of tricks!(销售目标正等着我们去达成,让我们使出浑身解数吧!)

说明:tricks是指“诀窍、方法”,the whole bag of tricks字面意思是整袋子的法宝,引申为“浑身解数”。

4  apply oneself to something 专心致力于

例:

We should apply ourselves to this quarter's sales target.(我们应专心致力于达成本季销售目标。)

说明:apply oneself to后面接某个目标(名词或动名词),是指专心致力于某事。