迷你对话学地道口语第618期:洗心革面重新做人

　　Subject：Clean up your act.
迷你对话
A: Shirley, I am promoted to be the deputy¹ editor-in-chief.
Shirley, 我被提升为副主编了。
B: Congratulations. Clean up your act.
祝贺你，好好表现吧。
地道表达
clean up one’s act
1. 解词释义
Clean up有很多含义，例如：打扫，整理，清理，梳理还有大捞一把的意思。Clean up your act在面意思是“清理你的行为”，引申为“好好表现吧”或“洗心革面，重新做人”。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. You had better clear up your act, if you want to go to a good school.
如果你想上好的学校就要洗心革面，奋发图强。
e.g. If he doesn't clean up his act soon, he's goings to get himself canned.
他要是不改过自新，肯定会被炒掉的。
e.g. He had better clean up his act, or he will be out of a job.
他最好发奋图强,否则会失去工作。

1 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。