实用英语:英语如何表达“压力很大”? ll: hang in there, li hua! after friday it will be all over, and then you can relax. lh: hang in there? 那是什么意思呀? ll: hang in there. hang in there just means "to keep enduring" or "to persist through a difficult situation." lh: 噢,hang in there的意思就是,在困难的情况下再忍一忍,或者坚持下去。hang in there - hmm……这个说法很有意思。不过hang这个词本意不是“悬挂”吗? ll: that's right, but "hang in there" can also mean "to stay the same" or "to not give up". lh: 噢,我明白了,hang in there就是要"坚持下去,不要放弃"的意思。 ll: exactly! remember last semester when you had two tests and a term paper due the same week, you hung in there and even managed to get good grades. when things get tough, you just have to hang in there. lh: 我当然记得上学期的那个礼拜。一个星期里,我有两门课要考试,还要交一篇学期论文。我当时咬紧牙关坚持学习,结果还得了好分数。所以你说,这就是hang in there的意思吧? ll: you're right! let me give you another example. if someone is having an emergency and calls the 9-1-1 emergency hotline, the operator might say, "hang in there, an ambulance will be there in a few minutes". lh: 噢,你说要是遇到紧急情况打911电话,接线员可能会说,hang in there! 也就是说:"别着急,坚持一下,救护车马上就到"的意思。 ll: so, just hang in there, li hua. you'll finish the papers before friday and get good grades for the test too! lh: 嗨,larry, 我刚考完试。现在好了,我可以轻松一下了。 ll: well, i'm glad to see you so happy now that your test is over and those papers are done. you were really stressed out last week! 查看更多