廣播學(xué)口語:球和蒼蠅
Hello ! Everyone!歡迎大家光臨廣播學(xué)口語!球和蒼蠅也會(huì)成為我們今天的話題嗎?別詫異了,讓我們一起來看看就明白了.
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"be on the ball"是我們要學(xué)習(xí)的第一個(gè)短語,我們都看過雜技演員.他們能在滾動(dòng)的光滑的球上還如履平地一般.行動(dòng)自由,真是很精彩.而我們說某人"on the ball",可不是說人在玩雜技,而是"對(duì)新思想動(dòng)向敏感熟悉."
Andy雖然是剛進(jìn)入公司,可熟悉了環(huán)境之后,馬上把工作做得有聲有色,惹得同事們都對(duì)他另眼相看.:"Although he is a greenhand, he is really on the ball."(雖然他是一個(gè)新手,但很內(nèi)行.)
"好孩子都是夸出來的",這個(gè)道理老板自然明白,于是Andy得到了一大筆獎(jiǎng)金.并且在全公司職員的表彰大會(huì)上,老板說:"You have done a good job! you are on the ball. I expect you greater progress."(小子,你做得非常好.你很在行.我希望著你能有更大的進(jìn)步.)受到了老板的鼓舞.Andy心里就甭提有多美了.
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既然"on the ball"是指"在行"的意思.那么"drop the ball"又是什么意思呢?一個(gè)雜技演員要是從球上面掉下來,那他的演出不是完了嗎?所以"drop the ball"引申來是"失職"的意思.
這種壞事,當(dāng)然不能發(fā)生在Andy身上了.可Andy卻也"難逃此劫","His friend was fired for dropping the ball, he was so gloomy that he asked Andy to have a drink with him"(朋友因?yàn)槭毝チ斯ぷ?心情很不好,于是邀請(qǐng)Andy一起去喝一杯.)Andy當(dāng)然很同情朋友.他說:"OK,I won’t drop the ball to be a good listener (好呀,,,讓我當(dāng)一個(gè)好的聽眾吧)
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好了,讓我們一起來回顧一下今天的內(nèi)容:
(1)He is really on the ball.(他很內(nèi)行)
(2)He was fired for dropping the ball.(他因?yàn)槭毝晦o退了)
OK, Let’s stop here! See you!
