一分鐘英語 第99期:Keep your eye on the ball

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

A lot of idioms in American English come from sports.

美語中大量習語來源於體育。

Here is one that comes from baseball: Keep your eye on the ball.

下面的習語就是個例子：全神貫注

Let's learn how to use this expression when not talking about sports.

讓我們來學習如何在不談論體育的情況下使用這個表達吧。

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Hey, Jonathan! How is your Arabic class going?

嗨，喬納森！你的阿拉伯語課上的怎麼樣啦？

It's going okay. I'm not studying as much as I should be.

還不錯。不過我並沒有很努力地學習。

Jonathan, you had better keep your eye on the ball if you want to win that scholarship to study in Egypt. Study harder!

喬納森，如果你真想贏得獎學金、去埃及讀書的話，你最好集中精力好好學習。加把勁兒！

I know. I know. You're right.

我知道。我知道。你說的對。

To "keep your eye on the ball" means to keep your attention on something important to you, usually to reach a goal.

"集中精力"表示，集中注意力在某件對你來說重要的事情上，通常是爲了實現某個目標。

This idiom can be used in all situations.

這個習語適用於任何情況。

In our example, Anna tells Jonathan he needs to keep his eye on the ball if he wants to get a scholarship.

在今天的例子中，安娜告訴喬納森，他需要集中精力，如果想要拿到獎學金。

And that's English in a Minute!

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》！