每日一词:Do something off your own bat 主动去做一件事情

编辑:给力英语新闻 更新:2017年11月28日 作者:BBC Learning English

英语表达“do something off one’s own bat”的意思是“自觉地去做、自主地去做一件事”，这是一个英式口语表达。人们说，它源自“板球 cricket”这项传统英式运动中的“跑位得分 to score runs”这个动作。

例句

John put away his toys off his own bat after playing with them.
约翰在玩完玩具后自觉地把它们收拾好，放回了原位。

The thing about effective networking is you need to step out of your comfort zone and start talking to people off your own bat.
有效建立关系网的诀窍是，你需要走出自己的“舒适区”，自觉主动地开始和他人交谈。

Jessie is very proactive. Last time, she had organised the entire trip and booked our hotel off her own bat even before I asked.
杰西非常积极主动，上一次，她在我分配工作之前就主动规划了整个行程并预定好了酒店。