Name: AEE 獎勵：與奧布里一起學習英語中的強力成語 (AEE Bonus: Power Idioms in English with Aubrey)
Uploaded: 2025-07-03T10:20:55.000Z
Duration: 3 min 9 s

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Hi everyone, Aubrey here for All Ears English, and in today's bonus video, you are going to learn three idioms with the word power.

大家好，我是 All Ears English 的 Aubrey，在今天的獎勵視頻中，您將學習三個帶有 power 一詞的成語。

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This means to exert an excessive amount of authority or power over others, especially in a negative way, to boost one's ego, right?

這意味著對他人施加過多的權威或權力，尤其是以消極的方式，來提升自我，對嗎？

We'd say like, Mary's always bossed me around, she's always on a power trip.

我們會說，瑪麗總是對我頤指氣使，她總是頤指氣使。

We would never describe someone as on a power trip if they're using their power in a fair or just way.

如果一個人在公平公正地使用自己的權力，我們絕不會說他是在濫用權力。

It's always negative to describe someone who's abusing their power, who's acting in a way that makes it seem like they need to make everyone feel like they're powerful in order to boost their ego.

用來形容濫用權力的人總是很負面，他們的行為方式讓人覺得他們需要讓每個人都覺得他們很強大，以提升自我。

Okay, the second idiom is the powers that be.

So this could be government or some other policymaker.

是以，這可能是政府或其他決策者。

For example, we sent in the petition, and now it's up to the powers that be to decide what happens.

例如，我們遞交了請願書，現在就看當權者如何決定了。

But it can be anyone who has authority or is in control.

但也可以是任何擁有權力或掌控權力的人。

For example, I wanted the party to be on Friday, but the powers that be decided to have it be on Saturday.

例如，我想在週五舉行派對，但當權者決定在週六舉行。

I might be referring to my partner, a good friend, right?

我指的可能是我的搭檔，一個好朋友，對嗎？

But whoever had more say than I did, who had more authority or power, they're the powers that be and they got to decide.

但無論誰比我更有發言權，誰更有權威或權力，他們都是當權者，他們必須做出決定。

All right, the third idiom is more power to you.

It sort of means good for you and good luck.

意思是對你有好處，祝你好運。

Say like, if you could pull that off, more power to you.

如果你能做到這一點，那就更好了。

If you know someone's going to medical school and you'd say, wow, that's going to be a lot of work, more power to you.

如果你知道有人要去醫學院，你會說，哇，那將是一項艱鉅的任務，那就更有力量了。

Now, be careful because we also use this idiom sarcastically in a way that's a little bit mean.

現在，要小心了，因為我們還用這個成語來諷刺人，有點刻薄。

We'd say like, it's like saying I don't agree with your choice, but you can do whatever you want.

我們會說，這就像說我不同意你的選擇，但你可以做任何你想做的事。

For example, if you want to spend all day playing video games, more power to you.

例如，如果你想整天玩電子遊戲，那就隨你便。

And I'm clearly meaning, I don't agree with your choice, but do what you want, right?

我的意思很明確，我不同意你的選擇，但你想怎麼做就怎麼做，對嗎？

It's all about context and tone for those.

Guys, I want you to know these great idioms for power so that you can be powerful in using native English.

夥計們，我想讓你們知道這些表示力量的偉大成語，這樣你們就能在使用母語英語時變得強大。

And we want you to know about your personal power vocabulary list with the All Ears English app.

我們想讓你通過 All Ears English 應用程序瞭解你的個人強大詞彙表。

It's now on Android and iOS, and you're able to save all your vocabulary in one place.

現在，它已登陸 Android 和 iOS，你可以將所有詞彙保存在一個地方。

We highlight high level words in the app for you to save, and instead of having lists of vocabulary everywhere that you can very easily lose, you can have all your vocabulary there in the app.

我們會在應用程序中突出顯示高水平單詞，供您保存，您可以在應用程序中保存所有單詞，而不是到處都是單詞表，很容易丟失。

So go to allearsenglish.com slash app, A-P-P, to download the All Ears English app today and use these powerful idioms in your native speech next time you're chatting in English.

所以，今天就去 allearsenglish.com slash app, A-P-P，下載 All Ears English app，下次用英語哈拉時，就可以在母語中使用這些強大的成語了。