一分鐘英語 第55期:Jazz It Up

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歡迎來到《英語一分鐘》欄目！

Jazz is a kind of music that started in America.

爵士樂是一種音樂。它起源於美國。

Here is an idiom that uses the word Jazz: JAZZ IT UP.

有一個關於爵士的慣用語，JAZZ IT UP。

I am getting tired of the way my apartment looks.

我厭倦了公寓的樣子。

I think I need to jazz it up a bit.

我得讓它看起來更有活力。

Oh, I can help with that.

我可以幫忙呀，

All we need to do, is put some paint on the walls, add a couple of plants, hang some art work.

我們要做的，就是在牆壁上塗上顏料，種上幾株植物，懸掛一些藝術品。

Don't you think this is a wee bit too much?

你不覺這樣有點誇張嗎？

No. No. It looks great. You want your place jazzed up. Well, this is jazzed up.

不，不，這看起來太棒了。你想要你的公寓生動活潑，這樣就會面目一新了。

To jazz it up means to make something more exciting, more interesting, or just more fun.

使某物變得生動，意味着使之更令人激動，更有意思，或者更有樂趣。

To jazz something up means to shake things up a bit, just like music.

使活潑歡快，就是讓其震撼一點，如同音樂一樣。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。