Bust a gut 拼了命地工作

Play audio file 内容简介 Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil 穿着背心短裤，头戴吸汗带，一身跑步行头来到录音间还对菲菲说他要“bust a gut 弄破内脏”。真吓人！他到底在干什么？听节目，学习一个和“努力工作”有关的习惯表达。

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Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. I'm Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil and joining me is .

大家好！

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In this programme we have an expression which means 'to make a great effort to achieve something'.

Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil, why are you wearing that running gear in the studio? Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil">Neil 穿着一身跑步的行头来上班，好像有点儿不太合适。I'm not sure that shorts and a vest are appropriate for the workplace! As for those sweatbands…

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Well, , it's because I'm desperate to get fit. You see, I'm running a marathon at the end of the month and I've barely started training. I'm really going to have to bust a gut to be ready in time.

Yes, you really do need to start training but surely busting a gut is not going to help!

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I'm not going to bust my gut literally! To bust a gut means 'to make a huge effort to achieve something'. Imagine working so hard your stomach – or gut – actually breaks!

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