| Change log entry 37095 | |
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| Processed by: | ycandau (2011-08-07 01:08:53 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 35870 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> MoE: 汽車、機車等交通工具全速前進如：「八號賽車在緊要關頭加足馬力向前衝，終於領先抵達終點。」 比喻竭盡全力去做。如：「聯考只剩一個月，你得加足馬力，好好準備。」 The "Taiwan Panorama" translator doesn't seem to know the idiom: 說火車要加足馬力才能登上勝興站並不誇張，這裡的坡度高達千分之二十六，對噸位龐大的火車是一大考驗 "To say that trains have to add horse power before they can climb to the Shenghsing station is no exaggeration: This slope, with a rise of 2.6%, is a major test for trains. " Editor: not as common as 开足马力 (which we have) |
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+ 加足馬力 加足马力 [jia1 zu2 ma3 li4] /to go at full throttle/(fig.) to go all out/to kick into high gear/ |