Today’s Phrase ’A whole new ball game’ is a situation which is different from anything that has happened before. 今天这个短语“A whole new ball game”，就是指你所遇到的情境与之前完全不同。
For example: I thought I was good at speaking English in terms of day-to-day conversation. But working as a professional translator is a whole new ball game； I have to be much more accurate. 我常交流中英语说的还不错，但做一名专业的翻译就不一样了。我必须做到更加准确的表达。
Tom says working as a manager for the first time is a whole new ball game. 汤姆说第一次当上经理，这种感觉之前从未有过。
I used to go jogging every weekend, but running marathons is a whole new ball game. 我每个周末都去跑步，但跑马拉松的感觉就全然不同了。
Don’t confuse it with Another phrase is to ’get the ball rolling’, which means to get something started. 还有一个短语叫“get the ball rolling”，他的意思就是开始做某事。
After a long time planning the project, it feels great to finally get the ball rolling. 这个项目策划了很久，现在终于开工，正式太棒了。
I really don’t exercise enough and want to get fit. If I go to the gym once a week, that should get the ball rolling. 我缺的确少运动，现在我想健身。我应该每周去一趟健身房，开始行动起来。
Interesting fact According to one interpretation of the ancient Mayan calendar, the world is going to end on 21 December 2012. In case it does, Chinese farmer Mr Liu claims to have the solution: his ’survival pods’, which can withstand 1,000-metre-high waves and carry 14 people at a time. They are also equipped with oxygen tanks and food and water supplies. 根据玛雅古历法记载，我们的世界将于2012年12月22日走到尽头。为逃过此劫，中国一位姓刘的农民找到了他的解决方法：自制“救生球”，这艘“”诺亚方舟可抵御千米高的大浪，最多可载14人。上边还配有储存氧气、食物和水的设备。
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发表于 2012/12/15 22:41:00
