Play hardball的意思
<p>分享一个知识点：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> – <span word="what">what</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Playing">Playing</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ruthless">ruthless</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jugular">jugular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="disregarding">disregarding</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> “<span word="play">play</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span>” <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>. <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="softball">softball</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> (<span word="making">making</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="softer">softer</span> (<span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="with">with</span>) <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="Choosing">Choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> “<span word="hardball">hardball</span>” <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span>. <span word="YourDictionary">YourDictionary</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>) <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="compromises">compromises</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="negotiator">negotiator</span> <span word="opts">opts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="infer">infer</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="concessions">concessions</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contrary">contrary</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conciliatory">conciliatory</span> <span word="tone">tone</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="shout">shout</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="whisper">whisper</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hell">hell</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="winning">winning</span>, <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> – <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="foul">foul</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="media">media</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="retaken">retaken</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> - <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torchbearer">torchbearer</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="liberalism">liberalism</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="gladly">gladly</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dogged">dogged</span> <span word="defender">defender</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="adept">adept</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="congressional">congressional</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘80<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="teamed">teamed</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unlikeliest">unlikeliest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Utah">Utah</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Orrin">Orrin</span> <span word="Hatch">Hatch</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Hatch">Hatch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1988, <span word="a">a</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="CARE">CARE</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assist">assist</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="health">health</span>-<span word="care">care</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="hardball">hardball</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Reagan">Reagan</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="Bork">Bork</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ferocious">ferocious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="liberal">liberal</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span>.</p>
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