第一, 情景对话
A: I'm hoping that my teacher will jack up my grade because she likes me.
因为老师喜欢我,所以我希望他能提高我的分数。
B: Don't dream of it. She's not that kind of person.
别做梦了。老师根本不是那样的人。
第二, 词海拾贝
jack up
exp. To increase sharply. (大幅度增加,提高)
e.g. Please stop jacking up the volume on the TV. I can barely hear what mother telling me something.
请不要把电视音量调得太大,我几乎听不到妈妈跟我说话。
e.g. The grocery store jacked up the prices again last night.
杂货店昨晚又太高价格了。
e.g. Because of the drought, the stores jacked up the price of lettuce.
由于干旱,商店提高了莴苣的价格。
e.g. That candidate is going to jack taxes up after the election.
那位候选人将在选举后增加税收。
第三, 语汇积累
dream of:梦想
e.g. He finally realized his dream of becoming an actor.
他当演员的梦想终于实现了。
e.g. I dream of being the best footballer in the town.
我梦想成为全城最好的足球队员。