My manager expects the team to be on the ball when we have to answer clients.

我的经理希望团队在回答客户的问题时反应迅速。

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And if FIFA is so inclined to be part of the solution and (for once) not part of the problem, well, this one's a ball sitting on the grass in front of a gaping goalmouth, goalie nowhere to be seen.

而如果国际足协如此执著于参与到解决方案中，并能(有一次)并没有参与到麻烦中，好吧，这就是一个球放在目瞪口呆的球门前的草地上，却看不到门将。

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This desert is the biggest, jolliest ball-room floor that ever was, and I dare say we shall be the first to waltz on it since the creation of the world.

这片沙漠是最美最大的舞台，我敢说自华尔兹的创造以来，我们是第一对在沙漠里跳的人！回家后我们就有的说了。

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And then, on the top of 3, we get another example: "In other words we've got to get on the ball, darling, what I'm saying, otherwise it'll be fluctuating and lack of true knowledge or crystallization of our plans."

然后，在第三页上面，又有一个例子：,换句话说我们必须去这个舞会，亲爱的，我是说，不然就会变得波动又缺少真知识,或使我们的计划结晶化“

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"I enjoy the format, it's high intensity and you have to be on the ball from the word go, " Henderson told BBC Sport.

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We all know that there is TONS of bad info out there about HDTV and the digital transition, but Circuit City seems to be on the ball.

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"He is not the guy who wants to be carrying the ball, with the team on his shoulders, " Resch said.

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