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第一、迷你对话

A: Good news!

好消息。

B: What is it?

什么消息？

A: The state of economy is starting to go up in our country.

我们国家的经济状况开始好转。

B: That’s just the short in the arm we need.

那正是我们需要鼓舞人心的事情呀。

第二、对话精讲

1. 地道表达

【地道短语】the shot in the arm

【解词释义】此习语源于20世纪20年代吸毒者所用的俚语。Shot原意为“注射”，最初该语是指“麻醉剂下的注射”。现在该语常用语口语，比喻指“兴奋剂，刺激物，激励”，常与“get, have, give”等词连用。有时候可以翻译为中文中的“强行针”。

【支持范例】The money was a great shot in the arm for the company.

对该公司来说，这笔钱真可谓是雪中送炭。

The big sale was a shot in the arm to the failing company.

那笔大生意给那间摇摇欲坠的公司打气。

Your encouraging words were a real shot in the arm.

你对我的鼓励真是一针兴奋剂。

For journalists and radio commentators the raid had been a mighty shot in the arm.

对新闻记都和电台的时事评论员来说，这次出击倒是一大兴奋剂。

第三、词海拾贝

go up

【双语释义】If a price, amount, or level goes up, it becomes higher or greater than it was. 译为：（价格、数量或水平）上涨，上升

【语法信息】~ to/from/by

【典型例句】The cost has gone up to $1.95 a minute.

该项费用已上涨到每分钟1.95美元。

Prices have gone up 61 percent since deregulation.

价格自解除管制以来已经上涨了61%。

Inflation may be rising, if (it is) so, prices will go up.

通货膨胀率可能上升。如果是这样，物价就会上涨。

If there is a shortage of any product prices of that product go up.

如果任何一种产品短缺，那种产品的价格就上涨。