No slam dunk?
<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="no">no</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Passing">Passing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>.</p><p><span word="Obviously">Obviously</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="firefighter">firefighter</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="considering">considering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>. <span word="Say">Say</span>, 89 <span word="able">able</span>-<span word="bodied">bodied</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="smart">smart</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="has">has</span> 12 <span word="openings">openings</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cream">cream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exams">exams</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="face">face</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="job">job</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="recruited">recruited</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="able">able</span>-<span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capable">capable</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="firefighter">firefighter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="task">task</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="feat">feat</span>.</p><p><span word="Certainly">Certainly</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="slam">slam</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span>.</p><p><span word="Slam">Slam</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="hoop">hoop</span>-<span word="speak">speak</span> (<span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="language">language</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span> – <span word="dunking">dunking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hoop">hoop</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ring">ring</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rack">rack</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hoop">hoop</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="basket">basket</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span>, <span word="players">players</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="shooting">shooting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basketball">basketball</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="is">is</span> 10 <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="or">or</span> 3.05 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>.</p><p><span word="Occasionally">Occasionally</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> (<span word="Yao">Yao</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="uppermost">uppermost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>) <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="high">high</span> (<span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>, <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="Iverson">Iverson</span>, <span word="Vince">Vince</span> <span word="Carter">Carter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>) <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dunk">dunk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="dunking">dunking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garbage">garbage</span> <span word="can">can</span>.</p>
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