【句子】Don’t you think it spices up the room? 【Desperate Housewives S1E20】
【发音】/dəʊnt/ /juː/ /θɪŋk/ /ɪt/ /spaɪsɪz/ /ʌp/ /ðə/ /ruːm/
【发音技巧】Don’t you音的同化；it spices up不完全爆破+连读；up the不完全爆破；
【翻译】难道你不觉得这么一装饰，家里更好看了吗？
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习一个短语：
spice sth. up
这个短语本来字面的意思是：
1. 加点东西让食物/饮品更辣
to add some ingredient to food or drink in order to make it spicier
eg: Some red chilis would really help spice up this pasta.
加些红辣椒，可以让这份意面增味不少。

eg: I like to spice my eggs up with hot sauce.
我想要加点辣酱在我的鸡蛋上，增加风味。

2. to add excitement or interest to a speech, story or performance
让一个演讲、故事或者表演更加刺激、有趣

eg: He'd spiced up his speech with a few rude jokes.
他讲了一些粗俗的笑话，让自己的演讲更有趣。

eg: Why don't we spice the trip up a little bit with some diving?
为什么我们不去潜潜水呢，让这次旅途更有趣？

eg: Judy liked to spice her lectures up by telling jokes.
Judy喜欢在她的演讲稿里加一些笑话来提升效果。

eg: We spiced up the party by playing some games.
我们组织大家玩了一些游戏，让这场派对变得更有趣了。

eg: That necklace really spices your outfit up.
那条项链，真的画龙点睛，让你的整个装扮都更出彩了。
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Please refrain from spicing up your reports with such colorful language—stick to the facts, if you don't mind.