一分鐘英語 第176期:The Ball Is in Your Court

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歡迎來到《一分鐘英語》欄目！

American English has many idioms that come from sports.

美式英語有很多成語都來自體育運動。

This one comes from tennis: The Ball Is in Your Court

今天這個來自網球運動：決定權在你那

Jonathan! How did your date with my friend Caroline go?

喬納森！你跟我朋友卡洛琳的約會怎麼樣啊？

It went great! But when I texted her, she didn't respond. So I guess it's over.

非常好！可是我給她發信息的時候，她沒有回我。所以我想已經結束了。

No! You can't give up like that! Text her again!

不！你不能就這樣放棄！再給她發信息！

The ball is in her court.

該是她做決定的時候了。

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In tennis, you can only hit the ball when it is on your side of the court.

在網球運動中，只有球在你那邊的場地時，你纔可以打球。

When the ball is in your court, you can take action.

決定權在你那兒的時候，你可以採取行動。

In our example, Jonathan says the ball is in Caroline's court.

在我們的例子中，喬納森說該是卡洛琳做決定的時候了。

He took action. Now it's her turn.

他採取了行動。現在輪到她了。

And taht's English in a Minute!

以上就是今天的《一分鐘英語》欄目！