
Cheerleaders perform before the NFL football game between the St Louis Rams and the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium in London. Photo: Darren Staples/Reuters
今日小常識(shí)
According to some authors, cheerleading started around 1877 in the United States, when Princeton University students yelled chants from the stands at games. Nowadays most cheerleaders are women.
據(jù)某些作者稱,美國(guó)1877年左右就出現(xiàn)了啦啦隊(duì)。當(dāng)時(shí)普林斯頓大學(xué)的學(xué)生們?cè)诒荣悤r(shí)站在觀眾席上大聲吶喊口號(hào)。如今大多數(shù)啦啦隊(duì)成員都是女性。
今日短語(yǔ)
短語(yǔ) a leg up on someone 的意思是與他人相比具有優(yōu)勢(shì)。
例句
My grandmother attended a catering course in France last year. Now, when it comes to cooking, she definitely has a leg up on the family.
If you study hard, you'll have a leg up on the competition when it comes to finding a good job.
請(qǐng)注意
另一個(gè)短語(yǔ) to pull someone's leg 就是開(kāi)某人玩笑的意思,比如說(shuō)些完全捏造或不可能的事情。
What?! You've won a million dollars in the lottery? You are pulling my leg!