翻譯公司帶你學(xué)雙語(yǔ)知識：tone up: 增加

希臘政府決定制定一個(gè)旨在振興小型企業(yè)的三年發(fā)展計劃。該計劃是希臘"中小企業(yè)"發(fā)展戰略的一部分。請看報道：

The move is part of a wider strategy to help small and medium-sized enterprises, which form the backbone of the country's economy, the minister said.

"These firms make a decisive contribution to job creation. Our aim is to liberate their massive potential to improve competitiveness, tone up employment, boost economic growth and encourage social cohesion," Sioufas said.

文中tone up的意思是"增加，提高"，例如：Exercise tones up the muscles.（運動(dòng)使肌肉強化。）與其對應的tone down 為"緩和"的意思。如：The newspaper toned down its attack.（那家報紙緩和了他們的攻擊。）