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英语口语练习小对话 第623期:出类拔萃

2014-07-08来源:和谐英语

Subject:You had better get on the ball.

迷你对话

A: I don’t know why I have no passion for working.

我不知道为什么对工作毫无激情。

B: If you hope to keep your job, you had better get on the ball.

如果你想要继续保持拥有你的那份工作,你最好用心做。

地道表达

on the ball

1. 解释

On the ball是一个习语,意思是“在工作方面做得非常出色,总是名列前茅”。它可以跟动词get,keep,stay等等搭配使用。

2. 例句

e.g. You can trust him; he's got a lot on the ball.

你可以相信他,他很有本领。

e.g. He will do well in that work because he has a lot on the ball.

他会做好这件事,因为他很有一手。

e.g. If we want to finish this on time, we must keep on the ball.

如果想按时完成此工作, 我们必须努力工作。

e.g. As a manager, Mike really has something on the ball.

作为一名管理人员,迈克的确是颇有本事。