迷你对话学地道口语第623期:出类拔萃

　　Subject：You had better get on the ball.
迷你对话
A: I don’t know why I have no passion¹ for working.
我不知道为什么对工作毫无激情。
B: If you hope to keep your job, you had better get on the ball.
如果你想要继续保持拥有你的那份工作，你最好用心做。
地道表达
on the ball
1. 解词释义
On the ball是一个习语，意思是“在工作方面做得非常出色，总是名列前茅”。它可以跟动词get，keep，stay等等搭配使用。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. You can trust him; he's got a lot on the ball.
你可以相信他，他很有本领。
e.g. He will do well in that work because he has a lot on the ball.
他会做好这件事，因为他很有一手。
e.g. If we want to finish this on time, we must keep on the ball.
如果想按时完成此工作, 我们必须努力工作。
e.g. As a manager, Mike really has something on the ball.
作为一名管理人员，迈克的确是颇有本事。
Ps 1：have passion for something or doing something的意思是“有激情做某事”。例如：
Do you have any passion for this industry?
你是否对这个行业充满激情？
She had a passion for gardening².
她对于园艺有一份热爱。

1 passion   

n.热爱，强烈的感情，热情，耶稣的受难

参考例句：

• He had a passion for music.他酷爱音乐。
• In his passion,he tore the letter into pieces.在盛怒之下，他把那封信撕得粉碎。

2 gardening   

n.造园，造园术，园艺

参考例句：

• Dad is always in a good humour for gardening.爸爸干园艺活时，心情总是很好。
• She's outdoors gardening every afternoon.她每天下午都在户外搞园艺。