情景对话：

A: If you keep your eye on the ball, you will surely succeed.

如果你专心，你一定会取得成功。

B: But I am unconfident of myself.

但我不够自信。

A: If you aim at doing something, just keep it on. And sooner or later you'll make it. You should be confident and consistent. Please keep it in mind.

如果你决定做什么事，一定要坚持下去，迟早会成功的。你必须有信心有耐力，请记住这一点。

B: OK. I'll try.

好吧，我会努力的。

一、 词海拾贝

on the ball

exp. Attentive, knowledgeable, and quick to take action. （注意力强的且知识渊博的，可以迅速采取行动，机灵）

e.g. I'm so glad that my assistant is always on the ball because I'm too scatterbrained to manage my schedule on my own.

我很高兴我的助手总是很机灵，因为我太粗心大意，无法自己管理我的日程安排。

e.g. I can't believe Molly got that report done so quickly—she's really on the ball.

我真不敢相信莫莉那么快就完成了那份报告——她真的很机灵。

e.g. If you were on the ball, this wouldn't have happened.

如果你很机灵，这事就不会发生了。

e.g. If you were really on the ball, you would ask the customer for the names and phone numbers of his friends.

如果你真的机灵，你就会就请顾客告诉你他的朋友的姓名和电话号码。

二、 语汇积累

1. consistent：（指人﹑ 人的行为﹑ 观点等）前后一致的

e.g. You're not very consistent: first you condemn me, then you praise me.

你前后矛盾, 开头责备我, 接着又夸奖我.

e.g. Your conduct is not consistent with what you say.

你的行为和你所说的不一致。

2. keep one’s eyes on the ball：集中注意力

e.g. She checked her racing thoughts, keep his eyes on the ball and listen to the teacher.

她还是克制自己如潮的思绪，集中注意力上课。

e.g. Don' t put me off when I' m trying to keep my eyes on the ball.

我正要集中注意力，别打搅我。

3. aim at：向……努力，向……力争

e.g. She's aiming a a scholarship.

她争取获得奖学。

e.g. The news had apparently been aimed at stealing the thunder from his visit.

这篇新闻显然是在对他的访问作先声夺人的报道。

4. be unconfident of someone：对……没有信心

e.g. Patrick was unconfident of his ability to get work for himself.

派屈克没有自信自己有能力为自己找到工作。

e.g. Peter is unconfident of winning the post as the assistant to the managing director.

彼得对他能获得总经理助理的职位没有信心。

5. sooner or later：迟早

e.g. Sure enough, she'll let you down sooner or later.

无疑，她早早晚晚会抛弃你的。

e.g. He will sooner or later be rewarded for his wicked conduct.

他的恶行迟早会受到报应。

6. keep something in mind：记住

e.g. You have to keep in mind that your friends is coming at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

你要记住你的朋友在今天下午2点钟到。

e.g. It is not easy to keep in mind what you have told me.

记住你告诉我的话并不容易。

7. make it：成功，达到预定目标，做到

e.g. Tell him I want to see him tonight,at my house if he can make it.

告诉他今晚我要见他行的话就在我家。

e.g. He wants to make it as a writer.

他想作为作家而一举成名。