英语地道说之"Keep afloat"

【导读】我们在进行英语口语练习的时候，常常会出现汉语式英语，所以想要英语说得地道，想要拥有地道英语口语，就需要我们通过一些学习素材来进行英语练习，今天给大家带来的是英语地道说之"Keep afloat"，下面我们就一起来学习一下吧。

今日分享的口语学习素材来自CNN的报道：

Restaurant owner Wang said that there hadn't been enough support yet from the government to help him pay the rent or keep his business afloat—and even though he believed it would eventually come, it might not be fast enough.

译文：餐馆老板王先生说在租金、维持店面正常运转方面政府提供的支持还不够，认为那一天最终会来，只是迟早的问题。

keep something afloat：本意是浮在水面上，这里指使......维持经营，使......不负债。

例1：He has been out of work for two years and was only able to keep afloat with the unemployment benefits.

他已经失业两年了，全靠失业补贴，才能勉强维持。

例2：The company needs to shut down three subsidiaries in order to stay afloat

这家公司需要关闭三家子公司，才可以保证继续经营下去。

想要说出地道的英语口语，就需要选择好的英语口语素材，并坚持进行练习，相信你的英语水平会得到很大的提升的，加油!