本週片語 pick up steam 漸入佳境
pick up steam 原指以蒸氣 (steam) 為動力的火車或汽船等交通工具逐漸增加蒸汽動力，使行進速度加快，在這裡 (pick up steam) 引申形容事物"逐漸開始發展"；"聲勢增加"等意思。
例句:
As the US economy has picked up steam, the unemployment rate has dropped.
隨著美國經濟景氣逐漸回升，失業率也已經下滑。
會話:
James: That meeting was so boring. I'm glad I only had to stay ten minutes.
詹姆士: 那個會議超無聊的。我很高興我只需要留在那裡十分鐘。
Eileen: Actually, it really picked up steam about twenty minutes into it, and the rest of the hour was very interesting.
艾琳:其實會議開始二十分鐘後就開始進入狀況了，之後剩下的時間講的東西真的很有趣。
pick up steam 原指以蒸氣 (steam) 為動力的火車或汽船等交通工具逐漸增加蒸汽動力，使行進速度加快，在這裡 (pick up steam) 引申形容事物"逐漸開始發展"；"聲勢增加"等意思。
例句:
As the US economy has picked up steam, the unemployment rate has dropped.
隨著美國經濟景氣逐漸回升，失業率也已經下滑。
會話:
James: That meeting was so boring. I'm glad I only had to stay ten minutes.
詹姆士: 那個會議超無聊的。我很高興我只需要留在那裡十分鐘。
Eileen: Actually, it really picked up steam about twenty minutes into it, and the rest of the hour was very interesting.
艾琳:其實會議開始二十分鐘後就開始進入狀況了，之後剩下的時間講的東西真的很有趣。
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