點滴英語天天學第290期:雅思詞彙(130)

1. keep one’s eyes on the ball

釋義：To keep oneself very focused on something. （自己保持警惕心，使自己集中精力）

e.g. I graduated in just three years because I was able to keep my eye on the ball and prioritize my studies above all else.

我只花了三年就畢業了，因爲我能夠集中精力，把學習放在首位。

e.g. Please keep your eyes on the ball and type, Miss Brown, stop looking out of the window!

布朗小姐，請你集中精力打字，不要往窗外看了！

e.g. A policeman has to keep his eyes on the ball against the possible danger all the time he's on duty.

警察在執勤時必須集中精力以防止可能發生的危險發生。

e.g. You must keep your eyes on the ball against possible dangers.

你必須保持警惕以防止可能的危險。

e.g. Tom, your sales record is way down the past six months. You've only sold 17 cars all this time. You'd better start keeping your eye on the ball, or you'll find yourself looking for another job.

湯姆，你的銷售量在過去半年裏一直很低。你在這段時間裏一共才賣了十七輛汽車，你還是集中注意力地工作。否則，你恐怕得另找工作了。

2. play ball with someone

釋義：To cooperate with someone. （與某人合作）

e.g. If you play ball with me, I am not going to report you to the boss.

如果你和我合作，我就不會把你做的事情報告給老闆聽。

We need the Committee's approval for this u think they'll play ball with us?

我們這項計劃需要委員會的贊助。你認爲他們會跟我們合作嗎?

To my surprise, he refused to play ball with us.

令我吃驚的是，他不肯與我們合作。

e.g. Look, you play ball with me and tell me who your boss is, and maybe we can get the judge to take it easy on you.

你聽着，你要是現在和我合作，告訴我你的老闆是誰，這樣也許我們可以讓法官對你寬大處理。

3. have the ball on one’s feet

釋義：To be in the best position to do something; to be in control. （有機會獲得成功）

e.g. With his money and growing popularity he have the ball at his feet in the election.

以其財富及不斷鵲起的聲譽，他很可能在選舉中獲得成功。

I want to have the ball at my feet at the most crucial moment in a game — I want to be the hero.

我想在比賽的關鍵時刻獲得成功，我想成爲英雄。