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你有过在比赛或竞争中获得惊人开始的经历吗？本期节目教你如何用表达 “a flying start” 来描述 “良好的开端，迅速的发展，成功的开始”。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Jiaying
大家好，欢迎收听 “地道英语” 节目。我是佳莹。

Neil
… and me, Neil.

Jiaying
Neil，咱们部门的才艺秀，你的节目准备得怎么样了？

Neil
I've been too busy writing a presentation for you, and doing your shopping. Why are you asking me to do everything for you?

Jiaying
因为你很能干啊！再说了，我需要时间练习我的表演。I need time to perfect my act for the talent show. I have made a flying start!

Neil
What? For your act, you're starting to learn how to fly?

Jiaying
你听错了，我说的是 “a flying start”。表达 “a flying start” 可以用来指 “一个良好的开端，成功的开始”。通常，我们用它来描述 “（在比赛或竞争中某人）迅速起步，抢得优势”。我正在练习表演雨伞杂耍呢！

Neil
Oh, OK. Well done on making a flying start on your umbrella juggling act! I can't wait to see it!

Jiaying
I've already juggled seven umbrellas! I'll show you my skills while we listen to these examples.

Examples
Your son has made a flying start in the class. He's a brilliant student.

The athlete got off to a flying start. She set a record in the swimming event.

A flying start on a diet and losing a few kilos early on can really boost someone's confidence.

Jiaying
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。本期节目中，我们一起学习如何用 “a flying start” 来表示 “一个良好的开端”。

这个表达通常和 “have/make/get off to” 搭配使用 —— have a flying start、make a flying start 或 get off to a flying start。

Neil
I can't believe you juggled all seven umbrellas. How long did it take you to learn?

Jiaying
About an hour. Like I said, I got off to a flying start.

Neil
You really did. That was amazing. I need a flying start for my act. I'm learning to say the alphabet backwards!

Jiaying
Well, good luck with that boring act.

Neil
Thanks.

Jiaying
Right! I need to go and train harder. I want to win this talent show! Bye!

Neil
Bye.