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外刊 & 职场经常出现 get a leg up,千万别直译成 "把腿抬起来"

听到 get a leg up 别以为在说抬腿!它其实是在告诉你“占得先机”

不少小伙伴看到 “get a leg up” 这个表达可能会困惑,

“get” 是得到,“leg” 是腿,“up” 是向上,

字面直译好像是“把腿抬起来”,听起来像健身动作,和“获得优势”有什么关系?

先来听一下它的英文解释:

To get a leg up means to get an advantage over other people or to receive help that puts you in a better position.

意思是:获得比别人更多的优势,或者得到帮助,让自己处于更有利的位置。

这个表达的起源通常和骑马有关。过去人们上马时,常常需要别人双手托住自己的腿或脚,帮自己跨上马背,这个动作就叫 give someone a leg up。

后来引申为“给人帮助、让人获得优势”。在竞争或职场语境里,

get a leg up 就表示抢先一步、得到提携或占得先机。

“get a leg up” 翻译成中文可以是:

获得优势、抢占先机、得到提携、领先一步、得到帮助。

例如:

Learning a second language can help you get a leg up in your career.

学一门第二语言能帮你在职业发展中占得先机。

Having a mentor can give you a leg up when you're starting a new job.

刚开始一份新工作时,有位导师能帮你更快站稳脚跟。

原声再现

-Uh, what's the catch?

-这里有什么猫腻吗?

-Oh, there's no catch.Just helping the youth of America get a leg up.Right now, we're offering no payments for the first six months and a thousand-dollar credit limit.

-没有猫腻。只是要助美国青年一臂之力。现在我们提供前六个月,无需还款的优惠,还有一千美元的额度。

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This is Jessica.

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that puts you in a better position.

To get a leg up means to get an advantage over other people or to receive help that puts you in a better position.

, , gives someone a leg up.

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