商务表达:be on the ball 机谨(机灵+谨慎),小心;反应快理解能力强 (alert and quick-thinking)
来源于体育欲动,在球场上拿到球之后,第一你要小心谨慎,留心身边可能出现的威胁和问题,别人人把球抢走了。第二个你要反应迅速,思维敏捷,观察周围情况,理解情况与形式,迅速作出下一步的决策。所以就是小心谨慎,和理解能力强反应快这两个意思。
常见搭配:be on the ball/stay on the ball
e.g. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm not really on the ball today. 我昨天晚上休息不好,今天反应有点慢。
e.g. Sam’s great – he’s really on the ball and never makes any mistakes. 山姆很不错,他很聪明很谨慎,从来不犯错。
e.g. I recommend you stay on the ball with those subcontractors to make sure everyone is doing their work on time or there could be a major problem a few months later. 我建议,你多盯着那些分销商让他们能暗示完成工作,否则几个月后可能有大问题。
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