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Go the extra mile 是什么意思?努力之外还多做了什么

Go the extra mile 表示付出超出要求的努力。按时到场很用心,下班后仍送迷路游客回酒店却多了一层:为什么后者更能体现这条习语?

Go the extra mile 表示比别人期待的做得更多,额外付出努力。常用来赞扬员工、老师或服务人员:对方没有止于本职工作,还做了没人要求的事。它常见于工作交流、简历和评论;学术作文通常可改成 do more than is required。

什么情境适合说 go the extra mile?

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开始学习

go the extra mile + for someone; go the extra mile + to + verb

  • The hotel staff went the extra mile and made us a packed breakfast because we had an early flight.
  • My teacher always went the extra mile for students who struggled with grammar.
  • If you want a good reference, be ready to go the extra mile during your internship.

修改原因

修改前Our support team always does the extra mile for clients.

修改后Our support team always goes the extra mile for clients.

意思是多做一些,因此容易选 does。但这条习语用的是行路的画面:再多走一英里。所以动词是 go,冠词是 the:go the extra mile。

Cambridge Dictionary

Make an effort 只是努力去做;go the extra mile 则表示超出了别人提出或预期的要求。比较:I made an effort to arrive on time. She went the extra mile and printed handouts for the whole group.

动手练习

Everyone praised the receptionist, who had ___ by walking a lost tourist to his hotel after her shift.

(gone the extra mile / gone too far)

查看答案

gone the extra mile — 接待员已经下班,却还陪迷路游客走回酒店,做得超出了工作要求,因此受到赞扬,用 gone the extra mile。Gone too far 则表示过分了,通常带批评意味。

写一个给你的帮助超出了职责要求的人。说明对方是谁,以及具体多做了什么。

When I was moving flats, my landlord went the extra mile and lent me his van for the whole weekend.

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