“Like Gangbusters”是什么意思？
📖 逐句对照翻译
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.
现在是VOA学英语的《词汇掌故》节目。
With a new project, you may want to start with energy and excitement.
对于一个新项目，你可能想以饱满的精力和热情开始。
If that is the case, you could say you want to start like gangbusters.
如果是这样的话，你可以说你想以轰轰烈烈的方式开始。
To start like gangbusters means you start a project on the right foot – an exciting one!
像 gangbusters 一样开始，意味着你以正确的方式启动一个项目——一个令人兴奋的开端！
You begin with energy, speed, and attention-getting success.
你以能量、速度和引人注目的成功开始。
Let’s hear some examples:
让我们听几个例子：
She works like gangbusters and gets the job done quickly.
她干劲十足，很快就把工作完成了。
The wildflowers are spreading like gangbusters.
野花正在疯狂地蔓延。
We can use this expression to describe something that starts with a lot of enthusiasm.
我们可以用这个表达来形容某件事一开始就充满热情。
It can also mean someone or something is having great effect -- usually in a good way.
它也可以表示某人或某事物正在产生巨大影响——通常是以好的方式。
Whatever the attempt is, it is successful.
无论尝试什么，都会成功。
To start something like gangbusters can also mean it involved great force or aggressiveness.
开始某事如“gangbusters”也可以表示它涉及巨大的力量或侵略性。
For example, the partners worked like gangbusters to open their business before their rivals in the city.
例如，合伙人们干劲十足，抢在城里的竞争对手之前开张了他们的生意。
Like gangbusters can simply mean something is growing very fast.
“Like gangbusters”可以简单地表示某事物正在非常快速地增长。
For example, if the economy is growing like gangbusters, it is growing very fast.
例如，如果经济正在飞速增长，那就是在非常快速地增长。
Sometimes we add the phrasal verb “come on,” making the expression to come on like gangbusters.
有时我们会加上短语动词“come on”，构成to come on like gangbusters这个表达。
The expression to come on like gangbusters can also mean to work hard and in an energetic, forceful manner to get something done.
表达“to come on like gangbusters”也可以指努力工作，以充满活力、强有力的方式完成某事。
Here are some examples:
这里有一些例子：
When I gave the lesson to my students, they came on like gangbusters to try to solve the mystery.
当我给学生们上课时，他们劲头十足地试图解开这个谜团。
The new employee came on like gangbusters during her first few months on the job.
这位新员工在入职的头几个月里干劲十足，表现得非常抢眼。
But why gangbusters?
但为什么是“帮派克星”呢？
As a noun, gangbuster is a term for a law-enforcement officer who breaks up organized crime.
作为名词，gangbuster 指的是捣毁有组织犯罪的执法官员。
Gangbusters often use forceful or aggressive means.
帮派分子通常使用强硬或侵略性的手段。
Word experts say the expression like gangbusters comes from a popular radio show called Gang Busters broadcast in the United States from 1935 to 1957.
词汇专家表示，like gangbusters这个表达源自一档名为《Gang Busters》的流行广播节目，该节目于1935年至1957年在美国播出。
This crime-fighting radio drama started with a lot of noise and excitement – police sirens, screams, gun fire and exciting music.
这部打击犯罪的广播剧以一片喧嚣和激动人心的场面开场——警笛声、尖叫声、枪声以及激昂的音乐。
Gangbuster is also an adjective.
Gangbuster也是一个形容词。
It can describe something that is excellent or successful.
它可以形容某事物非常出色或成功。
For example, experts are reporting of a gangbusters housing market in rural areas.
例如，专家们报告称农村地区的住房市场异常火爆。
It can also describe someone who is energetic or eager to do something.
它也可以用来形容一个人精力充沛或渴望做某事。
For example, if someone asks you to volunteer during the weekend you can say, “I’m not really gangbusters over that idea.
例如，如果有人让你周末去做志愿者，你可以说：“我对那个主意并不是特别热衷。”
" However, this usage is not as common as to come on like gangbusters.
然而，这种用法不如“来势汹汹”那么常见。
And if you do not want to use gangbusters, you could say you started something with a bang.
如果你不想用“gangbusters”这个词，你可以说你轰轰烈烈地开始了一件事。
To start or begin something with a bang means you start in an exciting and noticeable way.
以引人注目的方式开始某事，意味着你以一种令人兴奋且引人注目的方式启动。
You can also say to be back with a bang.
你也可以说“to be back with a bang”。
Here’s an example using that expression:
这是一个使用该表达方式的例子：
The singer took a year off.
这位歌手休息了一年。
But with her new album, she’s back with a bang.
但凭借这张新专辑，她强势回归。
And that’s end of this Words and Their Stories.
这里是《词汇与故事》节目的全部内容。
Until next time, I’m Anna Matteo.
下次见，我是安娜·马特奥。
Anna Matteo wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
安娜·马特奥为VOA英语学习频道编写了这节课程。
