Baseball

歌名	Baseball
歌手	英语听力
专辑	VOA慢速英语：词汇典故

原歌词

[00:00.10]	Now, the VOA Special English program
[00:14.73]	WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.
[00:17.48]	Baseball is America's national sport.
[00:21.30]	So it is not unusual that many popular expressions
[00:26.81]	come from baseball.
[00:28.72]	But first, let me explain a little about the game.
[00:32.98]	Each baseball team has nine players.
[00:37.33]	The pitcher of one team throws the ball
[00:41.24]	to a batter from the other team.
[00:44.14]	The batter attempts to hit the ball.
[00:47.14]	If he misses, it is called a strike.
[00:51.20]	If a batter gets three strikes,
[00:54.10]	he loses his turn at bat and is called out.
[00:58.81]	The batter also is out if he hits the ball in the air
[01:03.62]	and an opposing player catches it.
[01:07.24]	But if the batter hits the ball and it is not caught,
[01:12.26]	the batter tries to run to one
[01:15.31]	or more of the four bases on the field.
[01:19.52]	The batter can run to all four bases
[01:23.13]	if he hits the ball over the fence or out of the ballpark.
[01:28.59]	Such a hit is called a home run.
[01:32.09]	Now, here are some common expressions from baseball.
[01:38.05]	Someone who is on the ball is intelligent
[01:42.41]	and able to do a good job.
[01:45.38]	But a person who threw a curve ball did something unexpected.
[01:51.74]	Someone who steps up to the plate is ready to do his or her job.
[01:57.99]	A pinch hitter takes the place of someone else at a job or activity.
[02:05.01]	A person who strikes out or goes down swinging
[02:10.27]	attempted something but failed.
[02:13.17]	We also might tell the person that three strikes and you are out.
[02:18.98]	But someone who hit a home run
[02:21.99]	or hit it out of the park did something extremely well.
[02:27.65]	Sometimes I have to give information quickly,
[02:32.50]	without time to think it over.
[02:34.86]	Then I would say something right off the bat.
[02:39.86]	If someone is doing an extremely good job and is very successful,
[02:45.87]	you might say he or she is batting one thousand.
[02:50.72]	If I say I want to touch base with you,
[02:54.99]	I will talk to you from time to time about something we plan to do.
[03:00.46]	I might say I touched all the bases
[03:04.21]	if I did what is necessary to complete a job or activity.
[03:09.82]	And if I covered my bases I was well prepared.
[03:14.88]	However, someone who is way off base did something wrong
[03:20.64]	or maybe even dishonest or immoral.
[03:24.64]	A person with strange ideas might be described as out in left field.
[03:31.45]	Let us say I want to sell my car
[03:36.51]	but I do not know exactly how much it is worth.
[03:41.30]	If someone asks me the price,
[03:44.26]	I might give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate.
[03:50.27]	If someone offers me an amount that is close to my selling price,
[03:56.13]	I might say the amount is in the ballpark.
[04:00.38]	However, if I say we are not in the same ballpark,
[04:05.75]	I mean we cannot agree because my ideas are too different from yours.
[04:12.56]	Finally, when a situation changes completely,
[04:16.96]	we say that is a whole new ballgame.
[04:21.56][Music]
[04:37.24]	This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES,
[04:42.90]	was written by Shelley Gollust.
[04:45.76]	I'm Faith Lapidus.

歌词翻译

[00:00.10]	现在是美国之音
[00:14.73]	慢速英语词汇典故节目（上面）。
[00:17.48]	棒球是美国最流行的运动项目。
[00:21.30]	所以有很多（下面）的常用语也不足为奇。
[00:26.81]	来自棒球
[00:28.72]	但首先让我稍微解释一下这项运动。
[00:32.98]	每个棒球队有9名队员，
[00:37.33]	一队的投手将球投向另一队的击球员。
[00:41.24]	向另一队的击球员。
[00:44.14]	击球员尝试击中来球。
[00:47.14]	如果他没击中，这就被称为一个“好球”（好球是针对投手来说，对击球手来说，他就是一击不中）。
[00:51.20]	如果一名击球员得到三次好球，
[00:54.10]	他就失去击球机会，这被成为“出局”。
[00:58.81]	如果击球员击出腾空球（下面）这样他也会出局。
[01:03.62]	并被对方球员接住，
[01:07.24]	但如果击球员击中球，并且球没被对方球员接住，
[01:12.26]	击球员就会设法（下面）跑出一到多个垒。
[01:15.31]	在四个垒中
[01:19.52]	击球员能够跑遍四垒，
[01:23.13]	只要他将球击到篱笆以上或击出球场，
[01:28.59]	这样的一次击球就被称为一记本垒打。
[01:32.09]	以下就是来自棒球的一些常用语
[01:38.05]	Someone who is on the ball是指他聪明，
[01:42.41]	能做好工作。
[01:45.38]	但是a person who threw a curve ball是指他做出了让人意想不到的事情。
[01:51.74]	Someone who steps up to the plate指他准备好了做他（她）的工作。
[01:57.99]	pinch hitter是指某项工作或活动中的替代者。
[02:05.01]	A person who strikes out or goes down swinging是指他
[02:10.27]	尝试做某事但未能成功。
[02:13.17]	我们还可能会告诉这个人三振出局。
[02:18.98]	但someone who hit a home run
[02:21.99]	or hit it out of the park意味着他做得非常好。
[02:27.65]	有时候我必须很快提供信息，
[02:32.50]	不经思考。
[02:34.86]	这样我才能立即说出（right off the bat立即，立刻）
[02:39.86]	如果某人工作非常出色，
[02:45.87]	你可能会说he or she is batting one thousand。
[02:50.72]	如果我说I want to touch base with you，
[02:54.99]	意思是我会就我们计划做的一些事情不时和你交谈。
[03:00.46]	我可能会说 I touched all the bases
[03:04.21]	如果我完成了某项工作或活动所必须完成的所有事情。
[03:09.82]	如果I covered my bases，意思是指做好了准备。
[03:14.88]	然而，someone who is way off base是指他做错了事，
[03:20.64]	甚至做了不诚实或不正派的事。
[03:24.64]	拥有奇怪想法的人被称为out in left field。
[03:31.45]	假设我想要卖车
[03:36.51]	但不知道它的确切价值。
[03:41.30]	如果有人问我这车的售价，
[03:44.26]	我就会给出一个大概的数字
[03:50.27]	如果某人给出的报价，跟我的售价接近，
[03:56.13]	我会说the amount is in the ballpark（差不多）。
[04:00.38]	然而，如果我说we are not in the same ballpark，
[04:05.75]	我的意思是说我们无法达成协议，因为我们的想法差得太远。
[04:12.56]	最后，当局面完全改变时，
[04:16.96]	我们会说that is a whole new ballgame（现在的情况与以前完全不一样）。
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