•Western charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.饥民的照片在电视上播出后，西方的慈善组织倍感震惊，马上行动了起来。

•The prospect of his mother coming to stay galvanized him into action and he set about cleaning the house.他母亲要来和他一起住了，这才使得他打起精神，开始清扫房屋。