To give a leg up 助人一臂之力
Cheerleaders perform before the NFL football game between the St Louis Rams and the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London. Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters
今日小常識(shí)
According to some authors, cheerleading started around 1877 in the United States, when Princeton University students yelled chants from the stands at games. Nowadays most cheerleaders are women.
據(jù)某些作者稱，美國(guó)1877年左右就出現(xiàn)了啦啦隊(duì)，當(dāng)時(shí)普林斯頓大學(xué)的學(xué)生們?cè)诒荣悤r(shí)站在觀眾席上大聲吶喊口號(hào)。如今大多數(shù)啦啦隊(duì)成員都是女性。
今日短語
這個(gè)短語 to give a leg up 的意思是助人一臂之力。
例句
I have a great job in a posh restaurant. My mother gave me a leg up when she taught me to cook French dishes.
Mary had an uncle well connected to the business world. It gave her a leg up.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)短語 to pull someone's leg 就是開某人玩笑的意思，比如說些完全捏造或不可能的事情。
What?! You've won a million dollars in the lottery? You are pulling my leg.
