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欢迎来到《一分钟英语》栏目！
A lot of idioms in American English come from sports.
美语中大量习语来源于体育n%s#Pfcq;k0J。
Here is one that comes from baseball:
下面的习语就是个例子：
Keep your eye on the ball
集中精力

Let’s learn how to use this expression when not talking about sports.
让我们来学习如何在不谈论体育的情况下使用这个表达吧n!0I2S^AI5Sj。
Hey, Jonathan! How is your Arabic class going? It’s going okay.
嗨，乔纳森！你的阿拉伯语课上的怎么样啦？还不错)a65E,I5Xt,L。
I’m not studying as much as I should be.
不过我并没有很努力地学习]O9^d_,I|CbGG~3HMW@。
Jonathan, you had better keep your eye on the ball if you want to win that scholarship to study in Egypt.
乔纳森，你最好集中精力好好学习，如果你真想赢得奖学金，去埃及读书的话m*81o_uB4BaK]N+H.i。
Study harder! I know. I know. You’re right.
加把劲儿！我知道40-nK+5i35]u0vUa=。我知道kGK,-z!8=|~XwfuHqA4J。你说的对iEz).b48+t。
To “keep your eye on the ball” means to keep your attention on something important to you, usually to reach a goal.
“集中精力”表示，集中注意力在某件对你来说重要的事情上，通常是为了实现某个目标I~H7=9]F@,A。
This idiom can be used in all situations.
这个习语适用于任何情况ldIAjcOW5e@w)fEMihh。
In our example, Anna tells Jonathan he needs to keep his eye on the ball if he wants to get a scholarship.
在今天的例子中，安娜告诉乔纳森，他需要集中精力，如果想要拿到奖学金-[d1U#jACp_。
And that’s English in a Minute!
以上就是今天的《一分钟英语》！