2013英語口語8000句：On the Ball 機警的
    Diarmuid : And I'm Diarmuid. 我是圣保羅。
    Yang Li : 這檔節(jié)目專門向大家介紹現(xiàn)代法語當中常用的一些詞語。
    Diarmuid : Eh, Yang Li, did you say words we use in modern French? 額，楊麗，你說過我們在現(xiàn)代發(fā)語中用的詞嗎？
    Yang Li : Yes, well done Diarmuid! Just testing you there, I wanted to see if you were on the ball today, Diarmuid. 是的，問得好，圣保羅！你就在這里測試一下我，我想看看你是不是機警的。
    Diarmuid : Ah, I see. And that's today's phrase: on the ball. When you are on the ball it means you are alert and quick to react to things. 啊，我知道了。今天要學的短語就是on the ball。當你on the ball的時候是說你很機警，并且反映很快。
    Yang Li : 沒錯。To be on the ball 意思是機警的。遺憾的是我們并不是總能處于機警的狀態(tài)。就象下面對話中的男子。
    Examples:
    A : I'm afraid your work this morning has not been good enough. You've made too many mistakes. 我恐怕你的今天早上的工作做得不是很好。你犯了太多的錯。
    B : Sorry, I'm not really on the ball today. 抱歉，今天我不是很機警。
    Diarmuid : So to be on the ball means to be able to react quickly to things. There's also another phrase: "to keep your eye on the ball".
    Yang Li : 這個短語意思是在一個變化無常的環(huán)境下你必須要保持精神集中不走神兒。
    Diarmuid : For example, in business, like investment banking.
    Yang Li : 比如，金融投資。
    Examples:
    A : That new guy's great. 那個新來的家伙很不錯。
    B : Yes, well you have to keep your eye on the ball in investment banking. 是的，你得機警地應(yīng)對投資銀行。
    Yang Li : 說到這里我想提醒大家，如果你要保持對英語學習的高度注意力，保持前衛(wèi)，那么就要經(jīng)常登陸我們的網(wǎng)頁跟蹤新詞新語。
    Diarmuid : That's right. Our address is www.bbcchinauk.com. 說的對。