Subject：You had better get on the ball.

迷你对话

A: I don’t know why I have no passion for working.

我不知道为什么对工作毫无激情。

B: If you hope to keep your job, you had better get on the ball.

如果你想要继续保持拥有你的那份工作，你最好用心做。

地道表达

on the ball

1. 解词释义

On the ball是一个习语，意思是“在工作方面做得非常出色，总是名列前茅”。它可以跟动词get，keep，stay等等搭配使用。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. You can trust him; he's got a lot on the ball.

你可以相信他，他很有本领。

e.g. He will do well in that work because he has a lot on the ball.

他会做好这件事，因为他很有一手。

e.g. If we want to finish this on time, we must keep on the ball.

如果想按时完成此工作, 我们必须努力工作。

e.g. As a manager, Mike really has something on the ball.

作为一名管理人员，迈克的确是颇有本事。

Ps 1：have passion for something or doing something的意思是“有激情做某事”。例如：

Do you have any passion for this industry?

你是否对这个行业充满激情？

She had a passion for gardening.

她对于园艺有一份热爱。