Welcome to One Sip English,
欢迎来到《One Sip English》。
the tiny show where we take one English word or phrase,
这是一档小小的节目，我们每次挑一个英文单词或短语，
slow it down,
把它放慢，
and sip it together
一起“啜饮”它，
until it really stays in your mind.
直到它真的留在你的脑子里。
Today’s phrase is:
今天的短语是：
perk somebody up
perk somebody up
and also
以及
perk up.
perk up。
Imagine this.
想象一下。
It’s Monday morning.
周一早晨。
You slept too late.
你起晚了。
You sit at your desk.
你坐在桌前。
Your eyes are half open.
你的眼睛半睁着。
Your brain feels heavy.
你的脑子很沉。
Then someone brings you
这时有人给你端来
a hot cup of coffee.
一杯热咖啡。
You drink a few sips.
你喝了几口。
Suddenly your eyes feel brighter.
突然间，你的眼睛变亮了。
You sit up straight.
你坐直了。
You start to talk more.
你也开始更爱说话了。
The coffee
这杯咖啡
perks you up.
让你一下子精神起来。
So, what does
所以，什么叫
perk somebody up
perk somebody up 呢？
mean?
它是什么意思？
It means
它的意思是
to make someone feel
让一个人感觉
more awake,
更清醒，
more alive,
更有活力，
more cheerful,
更开心，
more energetic.
更有精神。
You can use it
它既可以用来形容
for both body and mood.
身体状态，也可以形容情绪状态。
If you are tired,
如果你很累，
and something makes you feel
有某件事让你感觉
more awake,
更清醒了，
it perks you up.
那就是它让你精神起来了。
If you feel sad,
如果你很难过，
and something makes you
有某件事让你
a little happier,
稍微开心一点，
it perks you up.
那也可以说它让你振作了一点。
We often say:
我们常说：
“A cup of coffee will perk you up.”
“一杯咖啡会让你精神起来。”
“This song always perks me up.”
“这首歌总能让我振作起来。”
“Some fresh air will perk you up.”
“呼吸点新鲜空气会让你精神起来。”
You can also drop “somebody” and say
你也可以把 “somebody” 省掉，直接说
perk up by itself.
perk up。
For example:
比如：
“I was so tired,
“我当时太累了，
but I perked up after lunch.”
但午饭后我就精神起来了。”
Or:
或者：
“She looked really down,
“她看起来很沮丧，
but she perked up when her friend arrived.”
但朋友一来，她就立刻有精神了。”
You can even use it
你甚至还可以用它来形容
for places or situations.
场合或局面。
“The party was boring,
“派对一开始很无聊，
but things perked up
但气氛开始变得热闹起来，
after more people came.”
在更多人到场之后。”
Now, let’s compare it
现在，我们把它和
with cheer up.
cheer up 对比一下。
Cheer up
Cheer up
is mostly about feelings.
主要是关于情绪的。
From sad → less sad.
从难过 → 没那么难过。
From low mood → better mood.
从情绪低落 → 情绪变好。
“You look upset.
“你看起来不太开心。
I hope this ice cream
希望这份冰淇淋
cheers you up.”
能让你开心一点。”
Perk up
Perk up
can be about mood,
可以是关于情绪，
but also about energy.
也可以是关于精力。
You are sleepy → now awake.
你很困 → 现在清醒了。
You are slow → now active.
你很慢 → 现在变得积极了。
So:
所以：
Coffee doesn’t really
咖啡并不太算是
“cheer you up”
“让你变开心”
(it’s not about sadness),
（它不是在对付难过），
but it can
但它可以
perk you up.
让你精神起来。
A funny video
一个搞笑视频
can both
既可以
cheer you up
让你心情变好，
and
也可以
perk you up.
让你更有精神。
A few useful patterns
下面是几个很好用的句型，
you can copy:
你可以直接套用：
“Let’s get some fresh air.
“我们去呼吸点新鲜空气吧。
It’ll perk you up.”
会让你精神起来。”
“I was exhausted,
“我当时精疲力尽，
but talking to her
但和她聊了聊，
really perked me up.”
真的让我振作/精神了不少。”
“Music like this
“这种音乐
always perks me up
总能让我精神起来，
when I’m working.”
尤其是在我工作的时候。”
So next time
所以下次
you see a friend
你看到朋友
who looks tired or down,
看起来又累又丧，
you can say:
你可以说：
“You look exhausted.
“你看起来累坏了。
Come on,
来吧，
let’s get something to perk you up.”
我们去弄点东西让你精神起来。”
One small action,
一个小动作，
one small phrase,
一句小短语，
and the whole mood
整个氛围
perks up.
都能一下子提起来。