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Go the Extra Mile
2018/01/14 18:31
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本日主題: 付出額外的努力 (請看內文,會更清楚喔!!!)

"Go the extra mile" means to set forth the effort more than you expected or required for the purpose of achieving goals, finishing correctly or pleasing someoneWhen you hear "I appreciate you always go the extra mile for this project", the person express his gratitude to you because you make this project more complete or more progress done than they expected. Usually, the phrase "go the extra mile" appears in the positive situation.

"Go the extra mile" 的意思是付出超乎期待的努力或者是多做了比原來計畫的還要更多,為了要達成目標、正確地完成任務或者是讓特定的人開心。 當你聽到"I appreciate you always go the extra mile for this project",說話者是在表達他的感謝,因為你的額外付出讓這個企劃更完整,或是更多的進度比預期的提早完成。通常"go the extra mile"會出現在好的情境中,不會是用來罵人的。


When you see the word "extra", it means more than required. Here "mile" literally means the distant unit, and we can make extensions from it. For instance, in a figurative way, distance unit can be thought as time, effort, physical energy or care. It's just an analogy. Overall, "go the extra mile" means to do more, show more or pay more to let one thing done more beautifully, check Picture.1 and Picture.2.

當你看到"extra"時,通常是指更多的。在這裡"mile"字面上的意思就是距離的單位,我們可以在此做更多的延伸。例如,距離的單位可以被認為是時間,努力,體力或是關心。都是一個比喻。整體來說"go the extra mile"的意思就是做更多、表示更多或是付出更,好讓一件事情能夠被更完美的完成。參考 Picture.1 and Picture.2.
Picture.1 go the extra mile

Picture.2 go the extra mile

Situations you can use "go the extra mile"

1. We have decided to go the extra mile to finish the work set that should be done tomorrow. In this way, we can be more relaxed tomorrow~!!!

1. 我們已經決定今天要把明天的工作一起完成。這樣一來,我們明天就可以輕鬆多了~!!!

2. To go the extra mile, we have bought dinner for today's last-minute rush.   

2. 為了額外的驚喜,我們已經買好晚餐做最後的衝刺。

3. As a restaurant owner, he sometimes goes the extra mile for his customers that is a surprise for all of people there. 

3. 身為一個餐廳老闆,他常常為顧客來點特別的,這對大家來說是一個很棒的驚喜。

4. The boss showed his appreciation to all the employees for going-the-extra-mile effort.

4. 老闆對他全部的員工表示他的感謝,因為他們額外付出的努力而表示感謝。

5. If we can all embrace our dream, we must go the extra mile very often and unexpectantly. 

 

5. 如果我們可以擁抱夢想,我們一定常常會付出額外的努力,且是非預期的。

No Chinese Interference-"go the extra mile"

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