muster one 's courage

鼓足───be keyed up;勇气───courage

Hsin - mei was so keyed up that his nerves climbed and fell with it. Now as he thought back on it, he still wished he could twist off Hung-chien's nose as a warning for him to be careful next time.───赵辛楣剌激得神给它吊上去，掉下来，这时候追想起还恨得要扭断鸿渐的鼻子，警告他下次小心。

responds to stimuli, through which it may be "keyed up" to high rates of vibration, known as enthusiasm, creative imagination, intense desire, etc.───对刺激会产生反应，受到刺激，人心会激发高度的共振，并化之为热心、创造性的想象力、强烈渴望等等。

Now Taiwan has said it intends to take part in oil exploration, Singapore would conceivably be keyed up.───台湾提出参与勘探原油，相信新加坡会紧张起来了。