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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eye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。 今天我们先来讲to keep ones eye on the ball。To keep ones eye on the ball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： 例句-1: We were playing Chicago there and the crowd was yelling and booing and waving handkerchiefs to distract us. But I kept my eye on the ball, swung as hard as I could and hit a home run. That Chicago crowd sure quieted down as I jogged around the bases. 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。 可是现在to keep ones eye on the ball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： 例句-2: Tom, your sales record is way down the past six months. Youve only sold 17 cars all this time. Youd better start keeping your eye on the ball, or youll find yourself looking for another job. | 
