101 things I'd like to do for you
我愿意為你做的101件事

4. I would like to write you a letter every day. Read them when you feel lonely or down in the dumps. Even if I am not there, you'll be able to find the courage to pull yourself together.
4. 我愿意每天給你寫一封信，當(dāng)你孤單、寂寞、沒有信心的時(shí)候，就算我不在你的身邊，但愿你在那些信紙當(dāng)中仍能鼓起重新振作的勇氣。

【知識(shí)點(diǎn)撥】

句中出現(xiàn)了兩個(gè)有意思的短語：down in the dumps和pull oneself together。一起來看看它們的含義和用法吧：

down in the dumps

這個(gè)短語的意思是“悶悶不樂”“心情低落”，在句中可以和be、feel等系動(dòng)詞連用。例如：

Some people tend to crave the sweet stuff when they feel down in the dumps.
有些人心情低落時(shí)會(huì)抑制不住地想吃甜食。

"Potential employers or connections aren't going to bring on people who are down in the dumps just to make them feel better, " says Glickman.
格利克曼說，潛在雇主或社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)朋友不會(huì)為了讓人好受點(diǎn)就去提挈那些垂頭喪氣的人。

意思相近的短語還有be/fall in low spirits; be in blue; be in a blue mood等。例如 ：

The baseball team was in low spirits as they returned from the defeat.
當(dāng)棒球隊(duì)鎩羽而歸時(shí)，他們心情都非常沮喪。

I'll read my grandfather's letters carefully when I miss my family very much, when I'm in a blue mood, and when I'm frustrated.
每當(dāng)我非常想家時(shí)，每當(dāng)我心情不好時(shí)，每當(dāng)我感到灰心喪氣時(shí)，我就會(huì)仔細(xì)讀爺爺?shù)膩硇拧?/div>

pull oneself together

意思是“振作起來”“冷靜下來”。例如：

Sometimes the need to pull oneself together for the child’s sake can seem like a blessing.
有時(shí)候，需要為了兒女振作起來，對(duì)父母而言也是一種福氣。

He immediately pulled himself together, glancing round in fear of anyone found him.
他很快定下神來，向周圍瞥了一眼，生怕有人發(fā)現(xiàn)他。

表示“振作起來”的詞組還有pull up one's slacks和snap out of it，例如：

It seems nobody can pull up his slacks after his wife's death.
他的妻子去世以后，似乎沒有人能使他振作起來。

Even if you were wasting time all the years before, you can still snap out of it and begin a new life now.
就算你之前幾年都在荒廢時(shí)間，現(xiàn)在你仍然可以振作起來，開始新的生活。

還有比較簡(jiǎn)單的cheer (somebody) up:

He encouraged the family to cheer up after the earthquake.
地震之后，他鼓勵(lì)全家人振作起來。

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此系列漫畫由原作者蓬蓬小蘑菇（微博地址：）授權(quán)滬江網(wǎng)進(jìn)行發(fā)布，知識(shí)點(diǎn)撥由滬江英語原創(chuàng)，轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)務(wù)必注明。