學個詞：Beat the drum

In English, when we say 'to beat the drum' or 'to bang the drum' we mean to speak with enthusiasm about an idea in order to persuade or convince other people to support it. Some examples：

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Part of the job of a prime minister is to visit other nations and beat the drum for your country, to support business and jobs.

Mary is shy but her colleagues keep telling her: "If you don't beat the drum for your own ideas, who will?"

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"Beat the drum"或是"bang the drum"意指"敲邊鼓"、"搖旗吶喊"、"鼓吹"，尋求他人的支持認同，用站台、喊聲、起鬨、附議等振聲威、求贊同。

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