Beat the drum for 摇旗呐喊_时尚英语

Beat the drum for 摇旗呐喊

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鼓是古代就有的乐器，而且虽然不同的国家有各种不同的乐器，然而鼓却几乎是各国共有的最为普遍应用的乐器。

人们在战场上击鼓助阵，在喜庆中打鼓助兴，在游行时也擂鼓吸引大家的注意。难怪beat the drum² for会成为日常通用的习惯用语。那么作为习惯用语它是什么意思呢?

我们来看个例子。这是个学生在说自己和伙伴怎么为大学戏剧俱乐部演出的一台戏作宣传。

A few³ of us the members took⁴ a bunch⁵ of tickets out and beat¹ the drum for the play with our friends. And we sold⁶ enough to fill⁷ all the seats⁸, the first time in history. 俱乐部的几个成员把一大把票子拿到外面去和我们的朋友一起作推销宣传。卖出的票足以使剧场座无虚席。这是有史以来第一次。

这里的beat the drum for the play意思显然是为这场戏作宣传，beat the drum for类似于中国成语: 为什么摇旗呐喊。

有时beat the drum for里面的drum也可以是复数形式。这样，这个习惯用语就成了beat the drums⁹ for，但是它的意思不变。

我们再看个例子，这是几名记者正谈论一个州长在竞选连任的过程中获胜的阻力很大，所以州长不得不竭尽全力地开展竞选。

He's in real¹⁰ trouble¹¹; people don't like him much. So he's out early beating¹² the drums for himself¹³, trying to raise¹⁴ campaign¹⁵ money and find groups to support¹⁶ him. 他可真是困难重重，因为人们都不怎么喜欢他。所以他赶早开展宣传为自己大吹大擂，尽力募集竞选资金并寻觅支持他的团体。

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1 beat
n.打，敲打声，拍子；v.打，打败
参考例句：
You can fight him,but can you beat him?你可以打他，但是你能击败他吗？ The dry grass caught fire, but we beat it out.干草着火了，但我们将它扑灭了。

2 drum
n.鼓，鼓声，鼓状物，冰丘；vi.击鼓，作鼓声，引起兴趣；vt.召集入伍，逐出，(经过努力)推动...，连续击打
参考例句：
They play the drum on monday.他们在星期一玩鼓。 Don't drum the table with your fingers.不要用手指敲打桌子。

3 few
adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的
参考例句：
There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。 I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

4 took
vt.带，载(take的过去式)
参考例句：
I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。 It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

5 bunch
n.串，束；群，帮
参考例句：
A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。 I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

6 sold
v.动词sell的过去式、过去分词
参考例句：
John's house was sold to a Frenchman.约翰的房子卖给了一个法国人。 This kind of books is sold by all booksellers.所有的书商都出售这种书。

7 fill
vt.填充，弥漫，供给，满足，供应；vi. 充满，装满；n.满足，装满，充分，填方
参考例句：
Fill the tank with water.把水槽灌满水。 Many people find it difficult to fill in a form.许多人发现表格填写困难。

8 seats
n.席位( seat的名词复数 )；（活动、机构等的）中心；所在地；有…座位的v.使就座( seat的第三人称单数 )；使就职；使获得座位（或席位）；可容纳若干座位
参考例句：
We have provided seats for the convenience of our customers. 为方便顾客我们备有座位。 When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. 门一开，人们便疯狂地朝座位奔去。

9 drums
n.鼓（名词drum的复数形式）v.打鼓（drum的第三人称单数）
参考例句：
Tony Cox on drums 鼓手托尼?考克斯 He is a bad man on drums, and the fans love him. 他是一个很棒的鼓手，鼓迷们都喜爱他。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 real
adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的
参考例句：
You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？ The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

11 trouble
n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神
参考例句：
I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。 The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

12 beating
n.打，敲打；[纸] 打浆；脉搏；失败vt.（心脏等）跳动(beat的现在分词)
参考例句：
to give sb a beating 把某人揍一顿 The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds. 病人的心跳停顿了几秒钟。

13 himself
pron.他自己
参考例句：
He is proud of himself.他为自己感到自豪。 He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

14 raise
v.提高，举起；饲养，养育；引起，惹起
参考例句：
Why didn't you raise the question at the meeting? 这问题你怎么没有在会上提出来？ He went to ask for a raise.他要求增加工资。

15 campaign
n.运动；竞选活动；战役；vi.参加运动；进行竞选；作战
参考例句：
The election campaign heated up in that state.该州竞选运动激烈起来了。 The campaign had begun during his absence.在他不在期间运动已经开始了。

16 support
n.支持，援助，供养；vt.支援，帮助，支持
参考例句：
You may depend on their support.你可依靠他们的支持。 He is the only support that his poor old mother has.他是他可怜的老母亲的唯一赡养者。

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