第一, 情景对话
A: Jump to it, or we'll be late.
抓紧点,要么我们要迟到了。
B: You go ahead, and I'll follow you.
你先走吧,我随后就到。
A: OK, but you have to be on time.
好的,但你一定要按时到啊。
B: Trust me, please.
放心吧!
第二, 词海拾贝
jump to it
exp. Be used to tell somebody to hurry and do something quickly. (赶快,加紧)
e.g. You have got ten minutes to clean this room. Now jump to it.
你有十分钟的时间打扫这个房间。现在开始吧。
e.g. Come on, jump to it—this room needs to be completely clean in an hour!
快点,赶快干吧——这个房间需要在一小时内完全打扫干净!
e.g. You' ll have to jump to it if you want to catch the train.
如果你要赶火车就得快一点了。
e.g. I need to have the job done before eleven. Come on,jump to it!
我要你在十一点以前干完,快点,赶紧动手!
Don't dawdle about in that half-hearted fashion.Jump to it.
不要那样三心二意地混日子了,赶紧做事吧。
第三, 语汇积累
1. go ahead:先走
e.g. You go ahead; I'll catch you up in a few minutes.
你先走,我几分钟就会赶上你。
e.g. I will go ahead with three of you, and the remainder can wait here.
我将和你们三个向前走,剩下的人可以在这里等着。
2. on time:准时
e.g. His sense of duty pricked him on to finish the work on time.
他的责任心驱使他按时完成工作。
e.g. Many people count on the bus to be on time every day.
每天都有许多人指望公共汽车准时。