日常英語 to get something off the ground 啟動，開始

在英語里，除了用“start”來表示“開始、啟動”以外，我們還可以用“to get something off the ground”來形象地描述“使一件事情開始”或“使其成功進行”。就像蓋房子，只有把地基打好了，才能順利地加蓋樓層。

例句

We're going to have to work hard to get this business off the ground.

我們接下來得努力工作，才能順利地開始做這門生意。

I wanted to open a restaurant, but I just couldn't get enough investment to get it off the ground.

我曾是想開家餐館，但由于沒有獲得足夠的資金故沒能成型。

It's not easy to get a project off the ground, the first few weeks are really important.

要把一個項目做成功絕非易事，開始的幾周時間至關(guān)重要。