【句子】I take my eye off the ball for one minute, and I’ve got one in a coma, one with a black eye, and one running a crime ring. 【Modern Family S03E05】
【发音】/aɪ/ /teɪk/ /maɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɒf/ /ɑːf/ /ðə/ /bɔːl/ /bɑːl/ /fɔː(r)/ /wʌn/ /ˈmɪn.ɪt/ /ənd/ /aɪv/ /gɒt/ /gɑːt/ /wʌn/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ˈkəʊ.mə/ /wʌn/ /wɪð/ /ə/ /blæk/ /aɪ/ /ənd/ /wʌn/ /ˌrʌn.ɪŋ/ /ə/ /kraɪm/ /rɪŋ/
【发音技巧】take my不完全爆破；and I’ve连读；got one类似不完全爆破的处理；in a连读；with a连读；black eye连读；and one类似不完全爆破的处理；running a连读；
【翻译】我就一小会儿没盯着孩子们，他们就一个陷入昏迷，一个变成乌眼青，还有一个在组织犯罪团伙。
【适用场合】
今天我们来学习两个很有趣的短语：
1. take (one's) eye off the ball
和
2. a black eye；

首先先来看一下第一个短语：

1. take (one's) eye off the ball
这个短语的字面意思是：把目光从那个球上挪开；
对应的英文解释：
to fail to remain focused on or motivated about some goal, objective, or matter at hand
对一些目标或手头的事情无法保持专注或无法产生动力

eg: You can't take your eye off the ball for a moment on this project.
你一刻也不能把注意力从这个项目上移开。
（这个项目时时刻刻你都不能掉以轻心。）

eg: I was on my way to earning my PhD, but I really took my eye off the ball toward the end of the program.
我当时正在攻读博士学位，但在这个课题快结束时，我注意力都没在那上面了。

大家通过take (one's) eye off the ball这个短语，能猜出其反义短语吗？我们来揭晓答案：keep (one's) eye on the ball，
意思是：to keep somebody very focused on something
保持某个人的目光在某个东西上；使某个人非常关注某个事情/某个事物；

eg: I graduated in just three years because I was able to keep my eye on the ball and prioritize my studies above all else.
我只用了三年就毕业了，因为我能集中精力，把学习放在首位。

eg: She won widespread praise for her tough negotiating skills and her ability to keep her eye on the ball.
她凭借强硬的谈判技巧和极强的专注力赢得了广泛赞誉。

eg: We’ve got to keep our eye on the ball if we want to remain successful.
如果我们想继续保持成功，就必须保持专注力。

2. 今天要学***二个短语叫做：
a black eye，字面的意思是：“一只黑色的眼睛”。
其实指的是“被打过后的眼睛；有淤青的眼睛；乌眼青”
an eye where the skin around it has gone dark because it has been hit

eg: He had a fight at school and came home with a black eye.
他在学校打了一架，带着一只乌眼青回家了。

eg: He punched her in the face at least once giving her a black eye.
他朝她的脸揍了不止一拳，结果把她弄成了一只乌眼青。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】
It's important to keep your eye on the ball and improve your ability at all times.