每日雅思词汇：a pat on the back

      【a pat on the back】赞扬;鼓励

　　例:Pats on the back weren’t enough; he wanted hard cash.光表扬不够,他要的是现钱.

　　【反义】a kick in the teeth/pants责备,非难

　　例:All she got for her trouble was a kick in the teeth.

　　【近义】a shot in the arm鼓励

　　pull for为…鼓劲

　　speak highly of赞扬

　　A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results. -- Ella Wheeler Wilcox 在后背上拍一下(意为鼓励)离在屁股上踢一脚(意为责难,批评)只有几节脊椎骨那么远，可是效果却要好得多。