[已解决问题] 小D英语每日一句讲解征集（080401）
句子在这里：Behind the eight ball / 处境危险,无可救药。
要求：解释在什么情况下可以使用该句。句子中如果出现比较难的语法或者单词，给予一定的解释。
要求：解释在什么情况下可以使用该句。句子中如果出现比较难的语法或者单词，给予一定的解释。
最佳答案
Behind the eight ball
这个词组的意思是：处于不利的地位，处于困境中 (in a difficult position)，源自一个叫做凯利的弹子游戏(Kelly pool)。其中有一种打法是这样的：全部的弹子必须按一定的顺序击落弹袋，只有一颗黑色的弹子除外，这颗黑色弹子的分值是八分。如果另一个弹子碰到了黑弹子，击弹子的一方就要被罚。因而，如果八分的黑色弹子恰好处在要打的弹子前面，那击弹子的一方势必处于危险的位置。所以，behind the eight ball就被解释为“处境危险，无可救药”了。例如：
----We're going to miss our connecting flight because of this storm.
----Looks like we're caught behind the eight ball. Nothing we can do.
——我们将会因为这场暴风雨而错过转机。
——看来我们凶多吉少了。我们一点办法也没有。
I want to be honest with the boss, but if I tell him the truth, he may fire me. I feel like I'm behind the eight ball on this one.
我是想老老实实跟老板讲,可是又怕告诉他真相之后他会炒了我。我真是进退两难。
这个词组的意思是：处于不利的地位，处于困境中 (in a difficult position)，源自一个叫做凯利的弹子游戏(Kelly pool)。其中有一种打法是这样的：全部的弹子必须按一定的顺序击落弹袋，只有一颗黑色的弹子除外，这颗黑色弹子的分值是八分。如果另一个弹子碰到了黑弹子，击弹子的一方就要被罚。因而，如果八分的黑色弹子恰好处在要打的弹子前面，那击弹子的一方势必处于危险的位置。所以，behind the eight ball就被解释为“处境危险，无可救药”了。例如：
----We're going to miss our connecting flight because of this storm.
----Looks like we're caught behind the eight ball. Nothing we can do.
——我们将会因为这场暴风雨而错过转机。
——看来我们凶多吉少了。我们一点办法也没有。
I want to be honest with the boss, but if I tell him the truth, he may fire me. I feel like I'm behind the eight ball on this one.
我是想老老实实跟老板讲,可是又怕告诉他真相之后他会炒了我。我真是进退两难。
2008-4-1 11:15:44
回答者：艳艳88373922
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Meaning A difficult position from which it is unlikely one can escape. Origin From the Eight Ball version of the game of billiards,(桌球比赛) which is played on a pool table(有6个落袋的撞球台). The balls are numbered and must be potted in order. The game is forfeited if a player's cue ball hits the (black) eight ball first. A 'behind the eight ball' position leaves a player in imminent danger of losing. Relating to pool as it does, it is no surprise that the expression is American. It dates from the early 20th century - the earliest citation I can find is from the Ohio newspaper The Marion Star, May 1916: "When John Lewis came out and put America behind the eight ball I went around grabbing 'Kindly Step To The Back of the Car' signs from elevators on account of they kind of expressed the message of Lewis to the American people." The term was used in the title of a biography of 'Minnesota Fats' - the stage name of the pool player Rudolph Wanderone. That was rather an optimistic title, as Wanderone was by all accounts a much better self-publicist than ever he was a pool player. He played some televised demonstration matches against Willie Mosconi, who beat him easily なるほど 长知识了~behind the eight ball~ Thank you for your explaination. Without this explaination,it's really hard to get the meaning. Thanks~~ |
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