1. 词汇:get a kick from (someone or something)
释义:To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or excitement from something. (从……中得到乐趣)
例句:Even as an adult, I still get a kick from building sandcastles at the beach.
即使是成年人,我仍然从在海滩上堆沙堡中获得乐趣。
She really gets a kick from doing wheelies on her motorcycle in front of an audience.
她真的从在观众面前表演摩托车后轮平衡特技中得到快乐。
She got a real kick from seeing her photo in the newspaper.
她在报纸上看到自己的照片,感到很高兴。
2. 词汇:get a kick out of (someone or something)
释义:To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement, or excitement from something. (从……中得到乐趣)
例句:Say, Barby, let me tell you something. I really get a kick out of being around you. If you feel the same way about me, maybe we ought to get serious and think about getting engaged to each other.
咳,芭比,我有些想法要告诉你。和你在一起真使我感到非常愉快。要是你对我也有同样的感觉的话,那我们得认真对待我们的关系,考虑我们是否应该订婚了。
I'm not a kid anymore but I still get a big kick out of going to see a circus. The elephants, the clowns, the acrobats--they make me feel like a kid again.
我已经不是个孩子了。但是,每次去看马戏总是使我感到非常高兴和激动,那些大象、小丑和杂技、使我感到我好像又成了一个孩子似的。
He gets a kick out of bossing people around.
他用支使人跑来跑去的办法取乐。
3. 词汇:kick around
释义1:To informally discuss something, typically a plan or idea. (非正式地讨论,非正式地考虑)
例句:We've been kicking around the possibility of moving to Portland, but it's still just an idea.
我们一直在考虑搬到波特兰的可能性,但这只是一个想法。
I want to call a meeting where we can all kick around ideas without any limitations, and see what we can come up with.
我想召集一个会议,在那里我们可以毫无限制地讨论各种想法,看看我们能想出什么来。
Fred and Bob kicked around some plots for a new movie.
弗雷德和鲍勃讨论了一部新电影的情节。
Let's meet before next week's meeting, Jane. I want to kick around some ideas with you.
咱们下周开会前先见一面,简,我有些想法想和你交流一下。
释义2:To treat someone or something badly. (粗暴地对待,恶劣地对待)
例句:I finally quit my job. My boss wouldn't stop kicking me around.
我终于辞职了,我的老板对我很粗暴。
Stop kicking my car around. It does everything I need a car to do.
别乱动我的车,它可以做我需要一辆车做的所有事情。
He always kicked his sons around and they left home for good.
他从不善待儿子们,以至于他们离开家再也不回来了。