【句子】But check it out. I got my act together. 【Desperate Housewives S02E02】
【发音】/bʌt/ /tʃek/ /ɪt/ /aʊt/ /aɪ/ /gɒt/ /gɑːt/ /maɪ/ /ækt/ /təˈgeð.ə(r)/
【发音技巧】But check失去爆破；check it out两处连读+闪音；got my不完全爆破；act失去爆破；act together失去爆破；
【翻译】但是你看，我已经采取行动，合理安排了。
【适用场合】
今天节目中，我们讲一下这个短语，叫做get my act together，
它其实指的是：“有条理地行事；合理安排；表现得体”；
to take action to become well-organized, prepared, or in a better state of life
或者
to start to behave more appropriately or effectively; get organized
口语中，近似表达也有：get it all together
或者粗俗一点的说法是：get one’s shit all together
一个意思。但这个shit真挺粗俗的，不建议大家用，但要能听懂。

eg: You need to get your act together and finish packing so that we can leave for the airport on time tomorrow morning.
你得合理安排一下，打包完，这样我们明天早晨才能准时出发去机场。

eg: I've got to get my act together and start getting my work done.
我得合理安排好，开始工作，把我的工作完成。

eg: When I have my act together, I'll get a job.
当我能有条不紊地行事的时候，我就会得到一份工作的。

eg: Once Joe gets his act together he'll get a raise.
一旦Joe能表现得体，做事有条不紊，他会加薪的。

eg: You'd better get it all together before the boss comes back.
你最好在老板回来之前，把事情全部都安排妥当。

eg: He’s been trying to get his life together.
他一直试图让自己的生活变得井井有条。

eg: He needs to get his act together if he’s going to pass.
如果他想合格的话，就必须好好表现了。

eg: I had no direction after college and drifted along for several years, until I got my act together in my thirties with a steady job and good relationship.
大学毕业以后我没什么方向和规划，漂泊了一些年，三十多岁的时候我才有了一份稳定的工作，有条不紊地能处理好各种人际关系。

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If you want to be finished by Monday, you'll have to get your act together.