词语掌故：和棒球相关的短语(2/2)
概述：评价某人、谈论工作计划，甚至卖东西，都用得上与棒球相关的短语。Hints:
短语中的数字用英文
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/682984/http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201210/201210250705417845732.mp3A person who strikes out or goes down swinging attempted something but failed. We also might tell the person that three strikes and you are out. But someone who hit a home run or hit it out of the park did something extremely well.
Sometimes I have to give information quickly, without time to think it over. Then I would say something right off the bat. If someone is doing an extremely good job and is very successful, you might say he or she is batting one thousand.
If I say I want to touch base with you, I will talk to you from time to time about something we plan to do. I might say I touched all the bases if I did what is necessary to complete a job or activity. And if I covered my bases I was well prepared. However, someone who is way off base did something wrong or maybe even dishonest or immoral. A person with strange ideas might be described as out in left field.
Let us say I want to sell my car but I do not know exactly how much it is worth. If someone asks me the price, I might give a ballpark figure or a ballpark estimate.
If someone offers me an amount that is close to my selling price, I might say the amount is in the ballpark. However, if I say we are not in the same ballpark, I mean we cannot agree because my ideas are too different from yours.
Finally, when a situation changes completely, we say that is a whole new ballgame.如果说一个人“strike out”（三振出局）或者“go down swinging” （摇摇晃晃走下场），表示他尝试做某事却失败了。我们也可以对这样的人说“three strikes and you are out” （ 三个好球你就出局了）。但是如果有人“hit a home run” （击出个本垒打）或者“hit it out of the park” （将球击出球场），则表示他们把某件事做得极其出色。
有时我不得不迅速给出信息，没时间仔细思考。于是我会“right off the bat”（马上）说出来。如果有人做事极为出色或非常成功，你可能会说他们“hit one thousand” （ 挥棒击中了一千次）。
如果我说我想“touch base with you” （和你一起触垒），我会时不时和你谈论我们计划做的某件事情。如果我做了完成某项工作或活动需要做的所有事情，我可能会说我“touch all the bases” （ 触了所有的垒）。如果我“cover my bases” （跑完了所有的垒），则表示我做了充分的准备。然而，如果说一个人“way off base” （离垒很远），那么表示他做错了事，甚至是不诚实或者不道德的事。一个人如果有奇怪的想法，我们可以说他“out in left field” （ 在左外野）。
我们打个比方说，我想卖掉汽车，但是我不知道它具体值多少钱。如果有人问价，我可能给出一个“a ballpark figure” （场内数额）或者是“a ballpark estimate” （场内估价）。
如果有人出价接近我的卖价，我可能会说这个价钱“in the ballpark” （在场内）。然而，如果我说我们“not in the same ballpark” （不在同一个场内），我的意思是我们无法达成一致，因为我和你的想法相去甚远。
最后，如果情况完全改变，我们说这是“a whole new ballgame” （ 一场全新的棒球赛）。
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