點滴英語天天學第289期:雅思詞彙(129)
1. on the ball
釋義 1：To deal with things quickly and intelligently，be quick to take action. （迅速且機智地處理事情，迅速行動）
e.g. Some clubs struggle to raise money. A few are on the ball and make a professional job of it.
有些俱樂部在奮力籌集資金。有些人很機靈，把它當作一項專業的工作。
e.g. If you were really on the ball, you would ask the customer for the names and phone numbers of his friends.
如果你有能耐，就請顧客告訴你他的朋友的姓名和電話號碼。
e.g. If you were on the ball, this wouldn't have happened.
如果你們迅速採取措施，這事情就不會發生。
e.g. Why didn't someone get on the ball and move the stuff?
爲什麼沒有人手腳勤快些，把這些東西弄走？
釋義2：To be knowledgeable. （知識淵博的，很內行的）
e.g. I can't believe Molly got that report done so quickly—she's really on the ball.
我真不敢相信莫莉那麼快就完成了那份報告——她真的很有學識。
e.g. I'm so glad that my assistant is always on the ball because I'm too scatterbrained to manage my schedule on my own.
我非常我的助手很內行，因爲我很浮躁，所以不能獨自地安排我的計劃。
e.g. He will do well in that work because he has a lot on the ball.
他會做好這件事，因爲他很有一手。
2. carry the ball
釋義：To be in charge; to be considered reliable enough to make sure that a job gets done. （被認爲足夠可靠以確定完成工作，負起責任，擔起責任）
e.g. We need someone who knows how to get the job done. Hey, Sally! Why don't you carry the ball for us?
我們需要知道如何完成工作的人。嘿，Sally，你爲何不爲我們擔起責任呢？
e.g. John can't carry the ball. He isn't organized enough.
John擔不起責任，因爲他做事沒有條理。
e.g. After I implemented that important initiative, the boss asked me to carry the ball on our next big project.
我實施了那個重要的計劃後，老闆讓我負責下一個大項目。
