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The EnglishPod audio review

Listen to the meaning then say the vocabulary word.

ranking with the best in the whole world

world-class

the song that represents a country and that is played in ceremonies

national anthem

a person who controls and judges a baseball game

umpire

get ready to hit the ball

up at bat

get the energy to throw the ball

wind up

a ball thrown on a curve, not straight that is hard to hit

curveball

the player who throws the ball to the better

pitcher

the player behind home plate who catches the ball without being hit

catcher

a hit that travels low along the baseline

line drive

do something quickly and in a disorganized way

scramble

a player who plays in the area that is relatively far from the pitch

outfielder

successfully gets to the base

safe

a hit that strikes the ball out of the field

homerun

a set of baseball containing a turn at bat and a turn in field for each side

inning

the next in line to do something

up to bat

an approximate number

ballpark figure

to do something very well or very successfully

hit it out of the park

immediately; without delay

off the bat

an unusual crazy or eccentric person

screwball

Let’s try that faster.

Immediately; without delay

off the bat

the song that represents a country and that is played in ceremonies

national anthem

the player behind home plate who catches the ball without being hit

catcher

get ready to hit the ball

up at bat

a ball thrown on the curve, not straight that is hard to hit

curveball

an approximate number

ballpark figure

to do something very well or very successfully

hit it out of the park

a hit that strikes the ball out of the field

homerun

ranking with the best in the whole world

world-class

do something quickly and in a disorganized way

scramble

a player who plays in the area that is relatively far from the pitch

outfielder

the next in line to do something

up to bat

a set of baseball containing a turn at bat in a turn in field for each side

inning

a hit that travels low along the baseline

line drive

an unusual crazy or eccentric person

screwball

successfully gets to the base

safe

the player who throws the ball to the better

pitcher

a person who controls and judges a baseball game

umpire

get the energy to throw the ball

wind up

Now say the word and here it’s in a sentence.

world-class:

That was a world-class performance that the actors displayed tonight.

world-class:

We are building a world-class management team.

world-class:

Our company aspires to be world-class leaders in IT development.

Curveball:

My boss through me a curveball today so I have to stay at work late.

Curveball:

It was a huge curveball when she asked me how many kids they wanted to have. How am I supposed to know?

Curveball:

I’ve been thrown so many curveballs this month with this new project. I can’t take it anymore.

Great job on that sales presentation. You really hit a homerun.

Our sales team hit a homerun this month by doubling our revenue.

Janice hit a homerun today with her great dissertation on consumer psychology.

Our team is ahead by five points. We are going to win.

That runner is ahead of everyone else by more than two minutes.

Our sales team is ahead by more than $1000 on this month’s target sales.

Scramble:

I woke up late today and had to scramble to work as fast as I could.

Scramble:

When Mike’s cat got lost, we all scrambled around the neighborhood looking for him.

Scramble:

I saw a mouse in the kitchen but he scrambled under the stove before I could catch it.