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Baseball Legend Yogi Berra Leaves Wonderful Expressions

2015-09-24来源:VOA
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legendary – adj. always used before a noun : told about in a legend

season – n. a period of time when a particular sport is being played

pennant – n. the last few weeks of the regular American professional baseball season are known as a pennant race (pennants are flags used to show support of a team)

déjà vu – n. a feeling of having already experienced the present situation.

home run – n. a hit that allows the batter to go around all the bases and score a “run” in baseball

malapropisms - n. an amusing error that occurs when a person mistakenly uses a word that sounds like another word but that has a very different meaning

mental – adj. existing or happening in the mind

induct – v. to officially make (someone) a member of a group or organization

amateur – adj. describing the act of doing something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job

mitt – n. (baseball) a special type of heavy glove worn by the catcher

Now it’s your turn. What do you think of Yogi Berra’s expressions? Is there a famous person in your culture who said many memorable expressions?