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Baseball is Americas national sport. So it is not unusual that many popular expressions come from baseball. But first, let me explain a little about the game.棒球是美国最流行的运动项目。所以有很多来自棒球的常用语也不足为奇。但首先让我稍微解释一下这项运动。 Each baseball team has nine players. The pitcher of one team throws the ball to a batter from the other team. The batter attempts to hit the ball. If he misses, it is called a strike. If a batter gets three strikes, he loses his turn at bat and is called out. The batter also is out if he hits the ball in the air and an opposing player catches it. But if the batter hits the ball and it is not caught, the batter tries to run to one or more of the four bases on the field. The batter can run to all four bases if he hits the ball over the fence or out of the ballpark. Such a hit is called a home run.每个棒球队有9名球员，一队的投手将球投向另一队的击球员。击球员尝试击中来球。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）。如果一名击球员得到三次好球，他就失去击球机会，这被成为“出局”。如果击球员击出腾空球并被对方球员接住，这样他也会出局。但如果击球员击中球，并且球没被对方球员接住，击球员就会设法在四个垒中跑出一到多个垒。如果击球员将球击到篱笆以上或击出球场，他就能跑遍四垒，这样的一次击球就被称为一记本垒打。 Now, here are some common expressions from baseball. Someone who is on the ball is intelligent and able to do a good job. But a person who threw a curve ball did something unexpected. Someone who steps up to the plate is ready to do his or her job. A pinch hitter takes the place of someone else at a job or activity.以下就是来自棒球的一些常用语。Someone who is on the ball是指他聪明，能做好工作。 a person who threw a curve ball是指他做出了让人意想不到的事情。Someone who steps up to the plate指他准备好了做他（她）的工作。pinch hitter是指某项工作或活动中的替代者。 A person who strikes out or goes down swinging attempted something but failed. We also might tell the person that three strikes and you are out. But someone who hit a home run or hit it out of the park did something extremely well.A person who strikes out or goes down swinging是指他尝试做某事但未能成功。我们还可能会告诉这个人three strikes and you are out（三振出局）。但someone who hit a home run or hit it out of the park意味着他做得非常好。 Sometimes I have to give information quickly, without time to