Today, we're gonna learn a great expression and the different variations of it so we can avoid mistakes using this expression.

今天，我們將學習一個很棒的表達方式及其不同的變體，這樣我們就可以避免使用這個表達方式時出現的錯誤。

And today, we're learning this expression, get a jump on.

今天我們要學的是「搶佔先機」。

You can also say, get the jump on.

你也可以說，get 「the」 jump on.。

So you can use the article "a" or the article "the." And they mean the same thing.

所以你可以用冠詞「a」或冠詞「the」。 它們的意思是一樣的。

The expressions "get a jump on" and "get the jump on" mean to take advantage by acting fast, by doing it quickly, by being the first one.

「Get a Jump On」和「Get the Jump On」這兩個表達方式的意思是透過快速行動、快速行動、成為第一個來佔據優勢。

You can get a jump on somebody or you can get a jump on something, and you can say, get a jump on or get the jump on.

你可以搶先某人一步，也可以在某件事情上搶先一步，你可以說 get a jump on或get the jump on。

Let's hear some examples.

讓我們聽聽一些例子。

They get a jump on them for change.

他們搶先一步。

Well, if we want to get a jump on them, we'd better get going to Kenya.

如果我們想趕在他們前面，我們最好去肯亞。

What? - The other pieces...

還有哪些作品？

You're lucky to get a jump on them, actually.

其實你能搶先一步就不錯了。

I just want to get a jump on traffic.

我只是想避開交通高峰。

You gotta jump on it with the trip over to Danver's in the morning.

你得早點出發，早上前往丹弗。

Yeah. Well, why did you get a jump on it and pretend like I'm not?

是的。好吧，你為什麼要先行動起來，假裝我不存在呢？

Way up. We need to get the jump on him.

趕快。我們需要先行動。

If I move first, I can get the jump on him.

如果我先走，就能搶先一步。

It must just be local lawyers and accountants who saw the news and want to get a jump on it.

一定是當地的律師和會計師看到新聞後想搶先一步。

I would like to get a jump on John Glenn's trajectory.

我想先算約翰格倫的軌道。

I'll get the jump on you.

我會搶在你前面。

You get the jump on winter.

冬天來了，你就能搶佔先機。

I can get the jump on everybody.

我可以搶在所有人前面。

Example of something: traffic.

舉東西的例子：交通。

They better leave early if they want to get a jump on traffic.

如果他們想要避開交通高峰，最好早點出發。

It means they better leave early, they should leave early to get the advantage by being there first.

這表示他們最好提前出發，藉由先到達現場以獲得優勢。

So there's less traffic.

交通流量較少。

So they better leave early if they want to get a jump on traffic.

如果他們想避開交通，最好早點出發。

All right.

好的。

And you should, they should leave early.

應該，他們應該早點離開。

If they wanna get a jump on traffic. Let's practice.

如果他們想要趕早躲避交通。我們來練習吧。

Should they leave early if they wanna get a jump on traffic?

如果他們想避開交通，是否應該提前離開？

That's right.

這就對了。

They should leave early if they want to get a jump on traffic.

如果他們想避開交通，就應該早點出發。

Example, the company released their new software earlier, earlier than planned, earlier than expected.

例如，該公司發佈新軟體的時間比計劃的早，比預期的早。

Why? To get a jump on the competition, to get a jump on the competitors, to do it first and get the advantage.

為什麼？ 為了在競爭中搶先一步，在競爭對手中搶先一步，搶先一步並獲得優勢。

So the company released their software early to get the jump on the competition.

該公司提前發佈了自己的軟體，以便在競爭中搶佔先機。

Let's practice.

我們來練習一下。

Why did the company release their software early?

公司為何提前發佈軟體？

That's right.

這就對了。

The company released their software early to get the jump on the competition.

該公司提前發佈了自己的軟體，以便在競爭中搶佔先機。

And sometimes we use the verb have.

有時，我們會用動詞 half。

Example, they have the jump on us. That means they're ahead of us.

例如，他們搶先我們。這意味著他們比我們領先。

If we're competing for something, they are in the lead, they have to jump on us.

如果我們在競爭中，他們處於領先地位，他們必須先行動，抓住機會。

Let's hear an example of the expression "have the jump on."

讓我們來聽一個 have the jump on 的例子。

He does have the jump on us.

他確實比我們搶先一步。

He said he does have the jump on us.

他說他確實比我們先到。

It means he's ahead of us in a competition or whatever we're competing for.

這表示在競爭中，或者無論我們正在爭奪什麼，他都在我們前面。

He's ahead and we're behind.

他在前面，我們在後面。

He does have the jump on us.

他確實比我們搶先一步。

And when you use the verb have, you have to use article "the," have the jump on.

使用動詞 have 時，必須使用冠詞 the，have the jump on。

We don't have the option of saying "have a jump on."

我們不會說 have a jump on。

It's only with the article "the." He does have the jump on us.

只會使用冠詞 the。他確實領先我們。

I cannot say have a jump.

我不能說 have a jump。

Why not?

為什麼不呢？

Well, in America, we don't say have a jump.

在美國，我們不說 have a jump。

We only say have the jump, have the jump on somebody, have the jump on something.

我們只說 have the jump，have the jump on somebody，have the jump on something。

We never say have a jump.

我們從不說 have a jump。

But in England, in the UK, in Britain, have a jump means to have sex.

但在英國，have a jump 意思是做愛。

So don't say that.

所以別這麼說。

What?

什麼？

Well, you know? - What she means is that we're gonna have a jump.

你知道？- 她的意思是我們要上床。

Does that mean I can't have a jump then? - Looks that way.

這代表我不能愛愛嗎？- 看起來是。

He imagined to have a jump of that on.

他會像會上床。

Only use the article "the." Have the jump.

請只用冠詞 the。Have the jump。

He does have the jump on us.

他確實比我們搶先一步。

But more commonly, the expression is used with "get," and you can use either article, "get the jump on" or "get a jump on."

但更常見的是，這個表達方式與 get 一起使用，你可以說 get the jump on 或是 get a jump on。

It means to have the advantage because you acted first, because you did it early.

這意味著你擁有優勢，因為你先行動了，因為你做得早。

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