3:Bob! Hey, Bob, wakeup! It's already 9:30 and you've got that big math test at 10 o'clock. Come on, man, shake a leg! Come on, - you've got to get moving right now!
他使劲叫醒Bob,因为已经到九点半了,而Bob十点有数学大测验。时间紧迫,所以他要Bob必须立刻行动起来。 显然他说shake a leg,是催促Bob赶快行动。这就是这个习惯用语的意思。
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It's true that nobody has any good idea of how to test string theory, but who's to say someone won't wakeup tomorrow morning and think of one?
确实,怎样检验弦理论,现在没有什么好主意,但是谁又能说某人明早醒来时不会想出一个好主意呢?
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Life has a way of playing these tricks on us as a test and a challenge to wakeup and live our lives.