Right before high school, I got up the nerve and confronted them decisively. I was straightforward, mom.

就在上高中之前 我鼓起勇气 果断地与他们对质 我很坦率 妈妈。

But before I got up the nerve to look, she blasted right past me, grabbing my arm and yanking me along.

但是，在我鼓足勇气回头之前，她已经赶上来，猛地抓住我的胳膊。

I'm trying to get up the nerve to tell her how I feel.

我想鼓起勇气向她表白 正酝酿情绪呢。

Or maybe he was nervous about calling you and just got up the nerve.

乔治：或者也许他对给你打电话感到紧张，所以才鼓起勇气。

The expression, " to get up the nerve" means to get the confidence, to be confident.

" to get up the nerve" 的意思是得到自信，自信。

I've been trying to get up the nerve to ask my girlfriend to marry me.

我一直在努力鼓起勇气向我的女朋友求婚。

You may have to get up the nerve to ask your boss for a raise – for more money.

你可能必须鼓起勇气向老板要求加薪——更多的钱。

Well, he's trying to get up the nerve to ask the girlfriend to marry him, to be his wife.

好吧， 他正鼓起勇气向女友求婚，做他的妻子。

I've been carrying around this ring in my pocket for two weeks, trying to get up the nerve to ask you.

我把这枚戒指放在口袋里已经两个星期了，想鼓起勇气问你。

Well, the man in this story says that he's been trying " to get up the nerve" to ask my girlfriend – his girlfriend… not my girlfriend!

好吧，这个故事中的男人说他一直在努力“鼓起勇气” 问我的女朋友——他的女朋友… … 不是我的女朋友！