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↑↑↑点击播放，第一遍：Hello. I'm Rob and joining me today is Li.
大家好，我是罗布，今天和我一起主持节目的是丽兹。
Hi... everyone - err, Rob, my name is Li, not Liz.
嗨，大家好。额……罗布，我的名字是莉，不是丽兹。
I'm sorry Li, I'm not really on the ball this morning.
抱歉，莉，今天早上我头脑不是很灵敏。
Nice phrase though.
不错的短语。
When you are 'on the ball', it means you are alert and quick to react to things.
当你说你on the ball的时候，意思是你处于警觉状态，会很快对事情做出反应。
It comes from sports, doesn't it?
这个短语来自体育运动，对吧？
Yes. And there's another phrase: 'to keep your eye on the ball' which has a very similar meaning.
对，还有一个短语：keep your eye on the ball，这个短语拥有相似的意思。
I guess we can use it for any situation which is changing quickly so you need to be focused and sharp.
我想我们可以用这个短语来形容改变非常快的状态，需要集中注意力、反应敏捷。
Indeed. Let's hear some examples:
完全正确。我们来听些例句：
The interviewer raised tough questions but Ma Yun was on the ball.
采访者提出了尖刻的问题，不过马云都机敏地回答了。
Financial management is not a job that everyone can do. You have to keep your eye on the ball at all times.
财务管理不是谁都能做的工作。你必须要时刻集中注意力。
第二遍，请跟读：Hello. I'm Rob and joining me today is Li.
大家好，我是罗布，今天和我一起主持节目的是丽兹。
Hi... everyone - err, Rob, my name is Li, not Liz.
嗨，大家好。额……罗布，我的名字是莉，不是丽兹。
I'm sorry Li, I'm not really on the ball this morning.
抱歉，莉，今天早上我头脑不是很灵敏。
Nice phrase though.
不错的短语。
When you are 'on the ball', it means you are alert and quick to react to things.
当你说你on the ball的时候，意思是你处于警觉状态，会很快对事情做出反应。
It comes from sports, doesn't it?
这个短语来自体育运动，对吧？
Yes. And there's another phrase: 'to keep your eye on the ball' which has a very similar meaning.
对，还有一个短语：keep your eye on the ball，这个短语拥有相似的意思。
I guess we can use it for any situation which is changing quickly so you need to be focused and sharp.
我想我们可以用这个短语来形容改变非常快的状态，需要集中注意力、反应敏捷。
Indeed. Let's hear some examples:
完全正确。我们来听些例句：
The interviewer raised tough questions but Ma Yun was on the ball.
采访者提出了尖刻的问题，不过马云都机敏地回答了。
Financial management is not a job that everyone can do. You have to keep your eye on the ball at all times.
财务管理不是谁都能做的工作。你必须要时刻集中注意力。
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