In the same league?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>”:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="BP">BP</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="reservoir">reservoir</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>... <span word="BP">BP</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="definitive">definitive</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="size">size</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>. <span word="BP">BP</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="platform">platform</span>, <span word="Thunder">Thunder</span> <span word="Horse">Horse</span>, <span word="produces">produces</span> 300,000 <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="discovery">discovery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="championship">championship</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>, <span word="CBA">CBA</span> (<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Basketball">Basketball</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>), <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="Euro">Euro</span>-<span word="League">League</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="leagues">leagues</span>, <span word="pitting">pitting</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="comparable">comparable</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Major">Major</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> (<span word="minors">minors</span>) <span word="play">play</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Minor">Minor</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negative">negative</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Yi">Yi</span> <span word="Jianlian">Jianlian</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="NBA">NBA</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="LeBron">LeBron</span> <span word="James">James</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="figuratively">figuratively</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="LeBron">LeBron</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>, <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="work">work</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span>.</p>
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