move/step up a gear ：to start to work or play more effectively or quickly than before
With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race.
[翻译PK] @译言训练营
"By the time a man is 35 he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man which he received in high school do not work in life.”(by Robert Bly)
一个男人到了35就知道，他高中认为的大男人形象，硬汉形象，和真男人形象，在现实生活中，全都行不通。
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To widespread criticism Günter Grass, a German Nobel literature laureate, published a portentous poem attacking Israel for its aggressive posture towards Iran. The Israeli government promptly banned Mr Grass from visiting the country.
With just five lengths to go, the German swimmer stepped up a gear and edged ahead to win the race.
[翻译PK] @译言训练营
"By the time a man is 35 he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man which he received in high school do not work in life.”(by Robert Bly)
一个男人到了35就知道，他高中认为的大男人形象，硬汉形象，和真男人形象，在现实生活中，全都行不通。
未解决问题
To widespread criticism Günter Grass, a German Nobel literature laureate, published a portentous poem attacking Israel for its aggressive posture towards Iran. The Israeli government promptly banned Mr Grass from visiting the country.
portentous 在此处不知道如何翻，各位客官看过来~~~
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