迷你对话学地道口语第188期:有希望一蹴而就

　　迷你对话：
A: He has so many friends supporting him.
A: 他有这么多朋友支持他。
B: And he himself is very diligent¹. Considering all these, I think he has the ball at his feet.
B: 而且他本人也很勤奋，鉴于这些因素，我认为他有机会成功。
A: But he has to stick to it and to it long enough.
B: 但是他必须坚持并且坚持到底才行。
地道表达：
have the ball at one’s feet
解词释义：
该短语源于足球比赛。在足球赛中，控制是至关重要的。谁把求控制在脚下，谁就获得了主动权，就有机会射门得分，由此产生了该短语。该短语现用于形容个人之间或集团之间争权夺利的斗争，又指“具有获胜的优势，有希望一蹴而就”。
支持范例：
Eg. With his money and popularity he has the ball at his feet.
以其财富及声誉，他很有机会获得成功。
Eg. Mary has the ball at her feet in this election.
Mary在这次选举中有机会获胜。
词海拾贝：
stick to：坚持做某事
Eg. If you stick to the truth, you've nothing to fear.
你要是坚持真理就可以无所畏惧。
Eg. When you start a job, you must stick to it.
一旦你开始了一件工作，他就得持之以恒。
Eg. We must stick to our promise whether or no.
不管怎样，我们必须遵守诺言。
Eg. We don' t want to hear your opinions ; stick to the facts !
我们不想听你的想法, 只讲事实!

1 diligent   

adj.勤勉的，勤奋的

参考例句：

• He is the more diligent of the two boys.他是这两个男孩中较用功的一个。
• She is diligent and keeps herself busy all the time.她真勤快，一会儿也不闲着。