迷你對話學地道口語第188期:有希望一蹴而就

迷你對話：

A: He has so many friends supporting him.

A: 他有這麼多朋友支持他。

B: And he himself is very diligent. Considering all these, I think he has the ball at his feet.

B: 而且他本人也很勤奮，鑑於這些因素，我認爲他有機會成功。

A: But he has to stick to it and to it long enough.

B: 但是他必須堅持並且堅持到底才行。

地道表達：

have the ball at one’s feet

解詞釋義：

該短語源於足球比賽。在足球賽中，控制是至關重要的。誰把求控制在腳下，誰就獲得了主動權，就有機會射門得分，由此產生了該短語。該短語現用於形容個人之間或集團之間爭權奪利的鬥爭，又指“具有獲勝的優勢，有希望一蹴而就”。

支持範例：

Eg. With his money and popularity he has the ball at his feet.

以其財富及聲譽，他很有機會獲得成功。

Eg. Mary has the ball at her feet in this election.

Mary在這次選舉中有機會獲勝。

詞海拾貝：

stick to：堅持做某事

Eg. If you stick to the truth, you've nothing to fear.

你要是堅持真理就可以無所畏懼。

Eg. When you start a job, you must stick to it.

一旦你開始了一件工作，他就得持之以恆。

Eg. We must stick to our promise whether or no.

不管怎樣，我們必須遵守諾言。

Eg. We don' t want to hear your opinions ; stick to the facts !

我們不想聽你的想法, 只講事實!