【句子】I’m trying to get up the nerve to tell her how I feel. 【Modern Family S2E24】
【发音】/aɪm/ /ˈtraɪɪŋ/ /tə/ /get/ /ʌp/ /ðə/ /nɜː(r)v/ /tə/ /tel/ /hɜː(r)/ /haʊ/ /aɪ/ /fiːl/
【发音技巧】get up连读+闪音；up the不完全爆破；tell her击穿；
【翻译】我正想鼓起勇气向她表白呢。
【适用场合】
英语当中get up one’s nerve to do sth.
指的是某个人鼓起 勇气，下定决心做某事；

to muster or draw upon one's courage or resolve to do something
eg: I wanted to ask Mary Sue to the prom, but I never got up the nerve.
我想邀请Mary Sue和我一起去舞会，但是我一直没鼓起勇气。

eg: I hope Jonathan finally gets up his nerve to ask his boss for a raise.
我希望Jonathan最终能够鼓起勇气要求老板涨薪水。

eg: I’m trying to get up the nerve to quit.
我一直在设法鼓起勇气辞职。

口语里也经常可以说：
have the nerve to do sth. 有做某件事的勇气；
don’t have the nerve to do sth. 没有做某件事情的勇气；

eg: I can't believe she had the nerve to call me fat!
我真是不敢相信啊！她居然有胆量说我胖！

eg: I didn't have the nerve to tell him what I really thought of his suggestion.
我没有勇气告诉他，我对他建议的真实想法。

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我最终鼓起了勇气，辞职了自己开始创业。