Learn English with English, baby!

Join for FREE!

Social_nav_masthead_logged_in

My Blog

陈新辉

陈新辉

China

  •  
  • Subscribe to my RSS

December 20, 2008


Cheering
 
 

This week’s question comes from Hui Yao, who wants to know how to say 加油 in English.

Whether you like football, basketball or athletics, if you are a sports fan you will want to cheer on your team.

In Chinese, 加油 is the all-purpose chant which you can use for all sports.

But what is the best chant in English?

 

Of course you can’t translate 加油 literally into English as it would sound very strange to shout ‘add oil’ at a football match in Britain.

Actually there are a lot of different things you can chant to encourage your team.

Have a look at the list below:

Come on
Go for it
We normally use these phrases to encourage a team that is losing, or maybe when a team is just about to score.

Don’t give up
Keep going
These are both used to encourage a team or player that is losing energy.

Go, go, go!
This is also to encourage people, but is more used for individual athletes, especially racing events, than for team sports.

Thanks

 

April 8, 2008

    A friend walk in when the rest of the world walks out,sometimes in l ife,you find a special friend.Someone who changes your life just by being part of it,Someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop;Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. 
       This is Forever Friendship.

05:51 PM Dec 15 2008

zhazha1988

zhazha1988
China

I like it!Laughing

06:14 AM Apr 08 2008

vivi_kan

vivi_kan
Viet Nam

wao!! good good