老外说你on the ball, 可不是让你“站在球上”！照做的朋友怕不是个喜剧人？

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01.联络

Touch base:

I have to go to an appointment now, but let’s touch base tomorrow.
我现在要去赴约，我们明天再联系吧。


[/li]Let's touch base about this issue next week.
下周再聊这个问题吧。


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02.
大获全胜

Hit a home run / hit it out of the park:

I think I really hit a home run on my math test yesterday.
我觉得我昨天的数学考试真的考得很好。


[/li]Wow, Jerry, I'm really impressed with your work. You really hit it out of the park this time.
杰瑞，我对你的工作印象很深刻。你这次真的完成地很出色。
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03.失败

Strike out:

I'm striking out on finding a gift for my wife. I'll need to go to the shops again tomorrow.我没能成功给我的妻子找到合适的礼物，明天我还得去店里看看。

[/li]I stuck out but at least I went down swinging. (at least I tried).我失败了，但至少我努力尝试过。

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04.大概数字

A ballpark figure/number:

Can you give me a ballpark figure on how much we'll need to spend for the show ?
你能不能给我一个大概的数字，我们这次演出需要花多少钱?
[/li]How many units can you make in a year? Give me a ballpark number.你们一年能生产多少件? 给我个大概的数字。[/li]

05.采取强硬态度，毫不留情

Play hardball:

I need to play hardball to get a good price.
我得态度强硬点才能拿到一个好价钱。


[/li]You are going to half to play hardball with the boss if you expect to get a raise.
如果你想要加薪，你就得跟老板强硬一点。

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06.让人惊讶（消极）

Throw a curveball: 

She really threw me a curveball when she told me last minute that she couldn’t drive me home.她在最后一分钟告诉我她不能开车送我回家了，这可真是莫名其妙。
[/li]My boss threw me a curveball when he said I need to work this weekend.我的老板给了个难题，他说这个周末要加班。

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07.热心，机灵
On theball

Daniel is really on the ball today. He hasn’t made any mistakes.
丹尼尔今天真的很机灵。他没有犯任何错误。


[/li]Oh, you're really on the ball today.
你今天真是机灵啊。
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