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Reader Question: pep talk “Well, thanks for the pep talk.” Could you explain “pep talk”? My comments: A pep talk is a talk or speech delivered by someone in order to give encouragement. A boss may give a pep talk to a group of employees to bolster morale and increase productivity, while coaches of sports teams can be found giving pep talks to their team players before and during a game to help them strive for the win. Good friends are frequent givers of pep talks when we’re down and need our spirits lifted. The word “pep” comes from “pepper”, an everyday sharp spice which gives flavor to many dishes. In the same way that you can add pepper to spice up your food, you can “pep” up a person and boost their mood with an invigorating chat. High schools in North America are known to have “pep rallies” where students gather together, usually in the school gymnasium, to cheer on the school’s sports team with the help of energetic cheerleaders. 本文仅代表作者本人观点，与本网立场无关。欢迎大家讨论学术问题，尊重他人，禁止人身攻击和发布一切违反国家现行法律法规的内容。 Related stories | |
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Nancy Matos is a foreign expert at China Daily Website. Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Nancy is a graduate of the Broadcast Journalism and Media program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. Her journalism career in broadcast and print has taken her around the world from New York to Portugal and now Beijing. Nancy is happy to make the move to China and join the China Daily team. |
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