He was asked to give a pep talk to England's soccer team for its World Cup qualifying match (he politely declined) and to offer campaign tips to embattled British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

　　他被邀请给即将参加世界杯预选赛的英国足球队做动员讲话(但他婉言谢绝了)，并受邀给即将参加大选的英国首相戈登•布朗提供一些竞选的建议。

　　在上面的报道中，pep talk是 “动员讲话，鼓舞士气的讲话” 的意思。例如：The university president gives the graduates a pep talk.(校长给毕业生们做了一个动员讲话。)又如：The coach gave his team a pep talk at half time.(教练在半场的时候给球员们打气。)

　　Pep一词的意思是“精力、活力、劲头”，例如：She's always full of pep in the morning.(早晨她总是精力充沛。)通过给某人做pep talk，可以让某人精力充沛(give pep to someone)。Pep也可以作动词用，意思是“使精力充沛，使充满活力，振奋，鼓励”，在表示“振奋、鼓励”的意思时，pep经常与up连用，例如：The good news pepped him up.(这个好消息使他精神振奋。)又如：pep up the economy(振兴经济)。