BBC Learning English 英语教学

To get something off the ground 启动,开始(项目、活动)

Learning English: Today’s Phrase – To get something off the ground: Images/Getty

在英语里,除了用“start”来表示“开始、启动”以外,我们还可以用“to get something off the ground”来形象地描述“使一件事情开始”或“使其成功进行”。就像盖房子,只有把地基打好了,才能顺利地加盖楼层。

例句

We're going to have to work hard to get this business off the ground.
我们接下来得努力工作,才能顺利地开始做这门生意。

I wanted to open a restaurant, but I just couldn't get enough investment to get it off the ground.
我曾是想开家餐馆,但由于没有获得足够的资金故没能成型。

It's not easy to get a project off the ground, the first few weeks are really important.
要把一个项目做成功绝非易事,开始的几周时间至关重要。

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