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keep up持续;跟上;收拾 -10个动词搞定英语口语catch篇第79讲

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keep up
持续;跟上;收拾

<no01,they kept the noise up all night.
他们吵了一整晚。

<no02,keep up the good work!
继续加油!

<no03,dave couldn't keep up with the other students in the new school.
戴甫夫跟不上新学校里的其他学生。

<no04,i had to run to keep up with them.
我得跑步才跟得上他们。

<no05,jeff worked hard to keep the apartment up, but he kept it up well.
杰夫很努力地收拾住的公寓,不过他收拾得很干净。

<no06,how do you keep up this big mansion?
你是怎么把这幢大别墅收拾得这么干净?

英语广角镜

keep up 作“跟上”解释时,记得后面要加 with,再接跟上的人或事。

除了上面的用法外,还有一个很有趣的短语 keep up with the joneses ,是指“和邻居比较”。

这个短语出自于二十世纪初在报上连载的四格漫画,keep up with the joneses。

故事是叙述迈金尼一家人(the mcginis)搬到高级住宅区之后,不断地和他们的邻居琼斯家(the joneses)比阔。只要琼斯家买了什么新东西,或是请了新佣人,迈金尼家就会努力跟进。

这个漫画在报纸上连载之后,大受读者欢迎,连载了二十八年之后才结束。从此以后,keep up with the joneses 就是指“和邻居比较;和左邻右舍比排场比阔气”。且看下列例句:

●edward is always trying to keep up with the joneses.
爱德华老是不断地和邻居比较。