2分鐘英語：俗語“看你的了” Idiom 'Ball Is in Your Court'

Introduction

引言

Welcome to twominenglish class. Teaching you English through two-minute lessons.In this lesson we will discuss the idiom ‘the ball is in your court’ and how to use it in conversations.

歡迎來到兩分鐘英語課堂，通過兩分鐘課程教你學(xué)英語，這節(jié)課我們會(huì)討論在交流中的俗語“看你的了”以及怎樣使用這句話

Explanation

解釋

Mark: If someone says ‘the ball is in your court’ to you, it means that he wants you to react on the matter.

Mark：如果有人說“看你的了”，這就意味著他想要你處理這件事

Daisy: Mr. Smith told me that the ball is in my court when he gave me the assignment. He meant that I should work on it now, right?

Daisy：當(dāng)史密斯先生給我這任務(wù)的時(shí)候，他跟我說“看你的了”，他意思是說我現(xiàn)在就應(yīng)該處理好，是嗎?

Mark: You got it, Daisy. The idiom is often used in making a decision. However, it also means that whatever happens, it’s up to you; now it’s your turn to make a decision.

Mark：沒錯(cuò)，黛西。這俗語在做決定時(shí)通常會(huì)被用到。然而，不論發(fā)生什么，你都要負(fù)責(zé)，現(xiàn)在輪到你做出決定了。

Daisy: So if the ball is in someone’s court, it means that it’s now his responsibility to do something about it.

Daisy：因此如果輪到某人，這就意味著他要對(duì)這件事負(fù)責(zé)。

Mark: Correct! This makes the meaning clear. Will you give me some examples?

Mark：正確，這意思很清楚，你可以給我列舉例子嗎?

Daisy: I guess the ball is in my court now! Okay, here’s one example: “I’ve emailed you my half of the report, Mark. Now the ball is in your court.”

Daisy：我猜現(xiàn)在是輪到我了，好的，我有一個(gè)例子：“我半份報(bào)告已經(jīng)給你郵過去了，現(xiàn)在輪到你了，馬克”

Mark: Thank you Daisy! By the way, we’ve already raised $3000 for the freshmen party. Now the ball is in your court to schedule it.

Mark：黛絲，謝謝你。順便提一下，我們已經(jīng)為這個(gè)新組織籌集了3000美元，現(xiàn)在輪到你來安排了

Daisy: Don’t worry Mark, actually I’ve planned it already! Let’s listen to some conversations now.

Daisy：不要擔(dān)心，馬克，實(shí)際上我已經(jīng)計(jì)劃好了，現(xiàn)在先讓我們聽一些對(duì)話

Where’s the Balance Sheet?

財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)表在哪里?

Wilson: What about the balance sheet, Olivia? Have you done it?

Wilson：奧利維亞，財(cái)務(wù)報(bào)表呢?你完成了嗎?

Olivia: I did my bit and gave it to John. The ball’s in his court now. You should talk to him, Wilson.

Olivia：我做了我那部分，然后給約翰了，現(xiàn)在在他那里，威爾遜，你應(yīng)該問問他

Wilson: Thank you Olivia. I’ll ask John about it.

Wilson：奧利維亞，謝謝，我會(huì)找約翰問問的

The Transfer Request.

傳達(dá)要求

Olivia: Wilson, what happened to your job transfer?

Olivia：威爾遜，你工作調(diào)動(dòng)怎么樣了?

Wilson: Yeah! I talked to Mr. Jones about it. He said the ball is in the chairman's court.

Wilson：我已經(jīng)和約翰先生談過了，他說由董事長決定

Olivia: I see. So you might have to stay with us a bit longer!

Olivia：我明白了，那么你可能會(huì)和我們待的更久一點(diǎn)

Wilson: For now, I have no choice, unless I just quit.

Wilson：至少現(xiàn)在，我沒的選擇，我又不是剛辭職

Olivia: If the chairman refuses your transfer request, the ball will be in your court.

Olivia：如果董事長拒絕你的工作調(diào)動(dòng)，那就輪到你做決定了

Wilson: Yeah. That’s right. It’ll be a tough decision.

Wilson：是的，很正確，那決定會(huì)很艱難的

Enough of Movies!

受夠了電影

Olivia: Hey Wilson, let’s watch one of the new movies today!

Olivia：嘿，威爾遜，我們?nèi)タ唇裉煨律嫌车碾娪鞍?/p>

Wilson: I’m a little tired of watching movies, let’s do something else.

Wilson：看電影看的我有些厭煩了，我們?nèi)プ鰟e的事吧

Olivia: Okay, what would you like to do then? I’ll do anything you want to.

Olivia：好的，那你想做什么?只要你想做我就會(huì)做

Wilson: Really?

Wilson：真的嗎?

Olivia: Yep, the ball’s in your court!

Olivia：是的，現(xiàn)在由你選擇