Dialogue:
A: I get really pumped up about school dances.
学校的舞会鼓舞了我。
B: If you like it, I can take you to it every week.
如果你喜欢,我可以每周都带你去。
词海拾贝:
pump up
exp. To get someone, including oneself, mentally ready for something. (使某人做好思想准备)
e.g. The coach tried to pump the team up so they would win.
教练试图激励全队,这样,他们能取得胜利。
e.g. The coach talked and talked to pump them up.
教练不停地说,给他们打气。
e.g. The coach pumped us all up just before we headed out onto the field.
就在我们上场前,教练给我打气。
e.g. I was pretty nervous before the test so I took a few minutes to pump myself up before I started.
考试前我很紧张,所以在开始前我花了几分钟时间给自己打气。