第一四七課: 

今天我們要學的片語是talk up。 Talk是講話， talk-up就是大聲講，或是大膽地講。比如有人在台下呼籲說：“大聲講， 讓我們聽到你，” "Talk up so we can hear you." 還比如，孩子在學校受了欺負，家長鼓勵他說， "Talk up and the school will help you," “大膽講， 學校會幫助你的。”

Talk-up也有宣傳，宣揚的意思。布希總統在田納西州宣傳他的醫療保險改革計劃，"Bush talked up his new plan to increase medical coverage of the uninsured." 布希主張修改稅法， 使沒有保險的人能夠購買更多的醫療保險。今天我們學習的片語是talk up......

Jessica Hall說，這都是發脾氣惹的禍， "She got into trouble for losing her temper." 她說，凡有可能在駕車時發火的人都應當吸取這個教訓， "The experience should be a lesson for others who might lose their temper on the road" 今天我們學習的片語是lose your temper, lose his temper, lose her temper...