美国习惯用语-第64讲:to keep one´s eyenbs
<p>美国习惯用语-第64讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span></p><p><span word="eye">eye</span>-<span word="opener">opener</span></p><p>人们把眼睛称为“灵魂的窗户”、“世界的窗户”以及“心灵的窗户”等等。怪不得<span word="eye">eye</span>这么一个只有三个字母组成的字出现在那末多的美国成语和俗语里。</p><p>今天我们先来讲<span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>这个常用语原先是来自球类运动,如网球、高尔夫球、垒球等。你一定要把眼睛看准了才能打到这些球。下面这个垒球运动员说的话就能说明问题：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="yelling">yelling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booing">booing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waving">waving</span> <span word="handkerchiefs">handkerchiefs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distract">distract</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="swung">swung</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="quieted">quieted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="jogged">jogged</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bases">bases</span>."</p><p>这位垒球手说：“我们那时正在芝加哥和当地一个球队比赛，看球的人群又喊又嚷，还挥动手绢想分散我们的注意力。可是，我集中精力，使出所有的劲儿来打球，结果打了一个本垒打。这下，当我沿着垒跑的时候，芝加哥的观众就变得很安静了。”</p><p>可是现在<span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="one">one</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>已经可以应用到一般的事物上了。让我们来举一个汽车推销员的例子吧。这个人家里有些事不顺心，使他在工作时很分散精力。于是，他的老板就把他叫到办公室去对他说：</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="You">You</span>\'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> 17 <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="You">You</span>\'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="you">you</span>\'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="job">job</span>."</p>
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