On the ball 機(jī)靈
Barack Obama in the White House with Major League Soccer champions LA Galaxy and their star player David Beckham.
今日短語(yǔ)
如果形容一個(gè)人是 on the ball, 那就意味著這個(gè)人非常機(jī)靈。
今日小常識(shí)
David Beckham is the highest-paid player in American Major League soccer. Last year he earned six and a half million dollars. President Obama made jokes about Beckham because he advertises underwear.
貝克漢姆是美國(guó)職業(yè)足球大聯(lián)盟里收入最高的球員。他去年的收入高達(dá)六百五十萬(wàn)美元。美國(guó)總統(tǒng)奧巴馬同貝克漢姆開(kāi)玩笑，因?yàn)樾∝愒陔娨暽献鰞?nèi)褲廣告。
例句
Brian managed to learn the new college computer system in just a couple of hours. He's really on the ball.
You have to be on the ball to win on that TV quiz show. You only have half a second to answer the questions.
請(qǐng)注意
如果形容某件事是 a whole new ball game, 那就意味著這是與以往不同的一種全新的事物。
I had a few Chinese lessons at school but actually speaking to Chinese people is a whole new ball game.
