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It can be the intimacy that springs up at work, at a concert, lecture or ball game, or watching a national story unfold on television. For example:

这种亲密感可能产生在工作中、一次音乐会上、一场讲座或球类比赛中，也可能产生在通过电视观看某一个全国性事件发生时。

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I think the gaffer really likes him, he's very talented and he'll obviously be delighted to have come on, even if it was for just a couple of minutes and he didn't touch the ball.

我觉得老板真的很喜欢他，他很有天赋，显然也很高兴能得到出场机会。虽然没多少时间，他也没碰到球。

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Camphor ball no effect on the human body, if so, would also be useful, such as refreshing and so on.

樟脑球不会对人体产生影响，如果有的话，也是有用的，如清新等。

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On the other hand, if you drop the ball, you might be looking for a new line of work because the other thing about these cats is they never forget.

另一方面如果演砸了你可能就得考虑转行了这些家伙另一大特点就是过耳不忘

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Snooker and tennis might be seen as some of the more "civilized" sports by some, but on several occasions streakers have proved that the ball-games could do with a bit more exposure.

在一些人眼中，斯诺克台球和网球也许是更为“文明”的运动，但一些裸奔爱好者声称在某些场合进行球类运动时你可以穿得更为暴露点。

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On the counter attack we needed to be better in possession of the ball.

在面对防守反击时,我们应当在控球方面做得更好.

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I wanna 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.

我想老老实实跟老板说的，可又怕跟他说了实话他就把我开了，我真是进退两难。

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