Bust a gut 拼了命地工作
Play audio file 内容简介 Neil 穿着背心短裤,头戴吸汗带,一身跑步行头来到录音间还对菲菲说他要“bust a gut 弄破内脏”。真吓人!他到底在干什么?听节目,学习一个和“努力工作”有关的习惯表达。
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Neil
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. I'm Neil and joining me is .
大家好!
Neil
In this programme we have an expression which means 'to make a great effort to achieve something'.
Neil, why are you wearing that running gear in the studio? Neil 穿着一身跑步的行头来上班,好像有点儿不太合适。I'm not sure that shorts and a vest are appropriate for the workplace! As for those sweatbands…
Neil
Well, , it's because I'm desperate to get fit. You see, I'm running a marathon at the end of the month and I've barely started training. I'm really going to have to bust a gut to be ready in time.
Yes, you really do need to start training but surely busting a gut is not going to help!
Neil
I'm not going to bust my gut literally! To bust a gut means 'to make a huge effort to achieve something'. Imagine working so hard your stomach – or gut – actually breaks!
Urgh! Here are some examples of the expression 'to bust a gut'.
Examples
We're going to have to bust a gut to get this report done by tomorrow. We're only half-way through and it's already 7pm.
The problem with today's millionaire footballers is they're not prepared to bust a gut for their national team.
There are train strikes and the traffic is terrible. I had to bust a gut to get here on time today.
Neil
To bust a gut – to make a great effort to achieve something.
To bust a gut 的意思是非常努力得做某事以达到目标,可以理解为汉语里常说的“拼了命地干活,玩儿了命地工作”。从例句中可以看出,to bust a gut 即可以用来描述体力活动也可以描述非体力的活动和事情。
Neil
Yes so come on . We need to bust a gut to get this programme finished so I can go out for a training run.
Alright, alright, we're done now – go and bust a gut.
Neil
I'm off – bye!
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