【绝望的主妇】“我的同事站出来帮助了我。”

【句子】And they really, really stepped up for me.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/ənd/ /ðeɪ/ /ˈrɪə.li/ /ˈrɪə.li/ /stept/ /ʌp/ /fə(r)/ /miː/【发音技巧】And they不完全爆破；stepped up for连读+不完全爆破；【翻译】而且，他们真的帮了我很多。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下，step up 这个短语的用法，其实之前我们在讲解Desperate Housewives S1E12的时候，也学习过这个短语，当时是在第499期节目中，标题叫做：“没人帮我的时候，你却挺身而出。”；这个短语可以理解成：to give extra effort or take on additional responsibilities, especially when doing so is critical或者to improve one's performance or take on more responsibility, especially at a crucial time；在今天视频中，step up for sb.也可以简单理解成to support and defend someone“站出来维护某个人”这样的意思； eg: You need to step up and take responsibility for your actions. 你需要站出来，为你自己的行为承担责任。 eg: When everyone was criticizing her idea, he stepped up for her and explained its merits.当所有人都在批评她的想法时，他为她挺身而出，解释了这个想法的优点。 eg: I was really struggling with the project, but my colleague stepped up for me and offered her assistance.我当时在这个项目上真的是很吃力，但是我的同事站出来帮助了我。 eg: When his father got sick, he stepped up for his family and took over the family business.当他父亲生病时，他为了自己的家庭站了出来，接管了家族生意。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】一个真正的朋友在你被欺负时总会为你挺身而出。