在英語(yǔ)里,除了用“start”來(lái)表示“開(kāi)始、啟動(dòng)”以外,我們還可以用“to get something off the ground”來(lái)形象地描述“使一件事情開(kāi)始”或“使其成功進(jìn)行”。就像蓋房子,只有把地基打好了,才能順利地加蓋樓層。
例句
We're going to have to work hard to get this business off the ground.
我們接下來(lái)得努力工作,才能順利地開(kāi)始做這門(mén)生意。
I wanted to open a restaurant, but I just couldn't get enough investment to get it off the ground.
我曾是想開(kāi)家餐館,但由于沒(méi)有獲得足夠的資金故沒(méi)能成型。
It's not easy to get a project off the ground, the first few weeks are really important.
要把一個(gè)項(xiàng)目做成功絕非易事,開(kāi)始的幾周時(shí)間至關(guān)重要。