英語口語練習小對話 第618期:洗心革面重新做人

Subject：Clean up your act.

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迷你對話

A: Shirley, I am promoted to be the deputy editor-in-chief.

Shirley, 我被提升爲副主編了。

B: Congratulations. Clean up your act.

祝賀你，好好表現吧。

地道表達

clean up one’s act

1. 解釋

Clean up有很多含義，例如：打掃，整理，清理，梳理還有大撈一把的意思。Clean up your act在面意思是“清理你的行爲”，引申爲“好好表現吧”或“洗心革面，重新做人”。

2. 例句

e.g. You had better clear up your act, if you want to go to a good school.

如果你想上好的學校就要洗心革面，奮發圖強。

e.g. If he doesn't clean up his act soon, he's goings to get himself canned.

他要是不改過自新，肯定會被炒掉的。