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

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. 據某些作者稱，美國1877年左右就出現瞭啦啦隊，當時普林斯頓大學的學生們在比賽時站在觀眾席上大聲吶喊口號。如今大多數啦啦隊成員都是女性。

今日短語

這個短語 to give a leg up 的意思是助人一臂之力。

例句

I have a great job in a posh restaurant. My mother gave me a leg up when she taught me to cook French dishes.

Mary had an uncle well connected to the business world. It gave her a leg up.

請註意

另一個短語 to pull someone's leg 就是開某人玩笑的意思，比如說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.

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