to get something off the ground 启动，开始

在英语里，除了用“start”来表示“开始、启动”以外，我们还可以用“to get something off the ground”来形象地描述“使一件事情开始”或“使其成功进行”。就像盖房子，只有把地基打好了，才能顺利地加盖楼层。

例句

We're going to have to work hard to get this business off the ground.

我们接下来得努力工作，才能顺利地开始做这门生意。

I wanted to open a restaurant, but I just couldn't get enough investment to get it off the ground.

我曾是想开家餐馆，但由于没有获得足够的资金故没能成型。

It's not easy to get a project off the ground, the first few weeks are really important.

要把一个项目做成功绝非易事，开始的几周时间至关重要。