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分享一个知识点： Reader question: Please explain “on the same page” in this sentence – I want everyone on the same page. My comments: If you want everyone from a group on the same page, you want all members to work together, toward the same goal and in cooperation with each. In other words, you want them to work in sync rather than each going their own way pursuing their own individual agendas. “To be on the same page” is an American idiom, a great example in fact of American idioms in general – simple and expressive. Presumably the term comes from the theatre. Picture an actor and an actress rehearsing their lines, each with a copy of the script in hand. The actor reads his line, the actress reads hers and the conversation runs smoothly. Then the man turns the wrong page and they begin to lose their way. The actress asks: “Are you sure we’re reading from the same page?” You get the idea. If they’re not reading from the same page, they’re not going to make sense and play is not going to work. For people to be on the same page is, therefore, for them to focus on a common goal and give a concerted effort. The Chinese ping pong team for example often gives the impression that everyone involved is on the same page. The football team, especially the national men’s team on the other hand, usually gives the opposite impression. Not only do you wonder whether everybody – the sport’s governing authorities, coaches, teams and players at various levels etc. – is on the same page, you sometimes are forced to wonder whether they are reading from the same script. | 
