In Chinese folklore the bat is a symbol of good fortune.

在中国民间传说中，蝙蝠是好运的象征。

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Alfonzo finally hit a homer in his 150th at bat of the season.

阿方索终于在第一百五十次上场击球时击出一记本垒打。

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He learned right off the bat that you can't count on anything in this business.

他马上就认识到在这件事上你不能指望任何事物。

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And when,responding to the cheers, he lightly doffed his hat, No stranger in the crowd could doubt 'twas Casey at the bat.

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In Franny and Zooey, what did you notice? Tell me what you noticed, at first bat, if any of you have read it.

在《弗兰尼与佐伊》里，你们注意到了什么，告诉我，首先问一下，你们有谁读了它吗。

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They plug it in and make a keystroke error right off the bat.

乘完了,正好砸出击是出了一个按键错误。

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In the end then, the truth exposed by Shlomo Nativ's brutal murder on Thursday in Bat Ayin is twofold.

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Nativ was murdered last Thursday at the hands of a Palestinian ax murderer just a few meters from his home in Bat Ayin.

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The Batlife project will train 15 volunteers to collect and record bat identification, run workshops in bat-box building, and help develop a bat walk and a digital bat trail.

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