【句子】I try so hard to keep up but I can’t. 【Desperate Housewives S1E7】
【发音】[aɪ] [traɪ] [səʊ] [hɑ:(r)d] [tʊ] [ki:p] [ʌp] [bʌt] [aɪ] [kɑ:nt]/[kænt]
【发音技巧】hard to完全失去爆破；keep up连读；but I 连读；can’t 英美读音区别；
【翻译】我百般努力试图赶上，但却是徒劳。
【适用场合】
keep up
能明白……；能跟上……的进度；……和……保持步调一致
eg: I read the papers to keep up with what's happening in the outside world.
我读报纸，是为了跟上外面世界的步伐，不掉队。

eg: Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.
Penny用午餐时间处理工作，为了尽早把工作进度赶上。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
The union called the strike to press for wage increases which keep up with inflation.