迷你對話學地道口語第1921期:有某人的支持

第一，情景對話

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A: Tom is very nervous. He is going to run for the chairman.

湯姆很緊張，他要競選主席。

B: Let's have us at his back.

我們去支持他吧。

A: All right. We'll talk to him tonight.

好啊，今晚我們找他談談。

第二，詞海拾貝

have someone at one’s back：有某的支持，得到某人的支持

e.g. If you make this decision you will certainly have the President at your back.

你如果採取這項決定的話，一定會得到總統的支持。

e.g. Mike has the manager at his back in his argument with the customer because he is right.

Mike與顧客的爭吵中，老闆會支持他，因爲他是對的。

e.g. The candidate has a large number of people at his back.

這位候選人有很多支持者。

e.g. Simon knows that he has the head of the Department at his back.

西蒙知道他有系主任的支持。

第三，語彙積累

1. run for：競選

e.g. I'm planning to run for the school board.

我打算競選聯合校董會董事。

e.g. Five candidates want to run for the presidency this year.

今年有五名候選人想競選總統。

2. at one’s back：得到支持

e.g. There must be someone at his back.

他後面一定有人在撐腰。

e.g. He was a benefactor with collective society at his back.

他是一個捐助者，有整個社會作他的後盾。

e.g. The boy has done many evil deeds, but he does not fear anything with his father at his back.

這個男孩幹了許多壞事， 但他有恃無恐，因爲其父當他的後臺。