今日短語

Get worked up 這個短語可以被用來形容某人因什么事情被惹生氣或使其變得十分激動。

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.

請注意

短語 working up to 的意思是逐步為困難的事情來做準備。這可能是一件令你緊張或不好意思開口說出的事情。

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?