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“Level up” 的意思是 “将某物提升、改善到与其它同类事物相等的水平”，它既可以用来谈论严肃的事情，也可以用来谈论日常生活中的小事。听节目，学习这个动词短语的用法。

（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欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目，我是佳莹。

Rob… and hello, I'm Rob. Now, in English we have a phrasal verb that describes improving something, so it becomes the same level or standard as something else – it’s 'level up'.

JiayingLevel up. 这里，动词 “level” 的意思是 “使某物与同类事物处于同等水平”，介词 “up” 则用来说明 “提升到这一水平”。因此，我们用 “level up” 来表示 “给某物升级，改进或改善某样东西，从而使这个事物与其它同类事物处于同等水平”。

RobWhen we 'level up', it's often for things that are important and serious. For example, the standard of education at one school may be improved so that students receive the same quality of teaching that they do at another school. They level up. This process is called 'levelling up'.

Jiaying但我们还可以用 “level up” 来描述 “改善日常生活中的事情”。

RobThat's true. I want to level up the clothes in my wardrobe, so I look cool and fashionable like everybody else!

JiayingGood idea, Rob. You look so last year! Anyway, let's hear some more uses of 'level up'.

ExamplesThe company has levelled up wages for its staff to match those of a rival business.

Our team needs to level up if we stand any chance of beating our opponents at the weekend.

We're levelling up our training scheme so that everyone gets the chance to use it.

Jiaying你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。以上我们介绍了动词短语 “level up” 的含义和用法。它用来描述 “改善或改进某事，使其与其它的同类事物处于同等水平”。

RobAnd remember, we can talk both about levelling up something important, like the economy, or something more personal such as your foreign language ability. Jiaying, if you level up your Spanish, you could come to the conversation club with me!

JiayingNot yet. I've got some levelling up to do! Time to study first. Hola... me… llamo… Jiaying.

RobThis could take a while. Adios! Bye-bye.

JiayingGoodbye.