He took a wild swing at the ball.

他对准球猛地挥拍一击。

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"Chicken, you mean. You won't even swing at the ball! " Then he stamped off to the mound as Larry slowly dropped his outstretched hand.

“你的意思是说你是个孬种。你连挥棒击球的机会都没有！”马特说完就大步走向投球区，拉里慢慢放下了伸出的手。

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Gripping the club, I take a wild and untrained swing at the ball, somehow manage to connect, and send it flying high over the green to drop out of sight somewhere in the water behind the hole.

紧握高尔夫球杆，我胡乱挥杆而去，想一击命中，结果球直接朝绿色地带飞去，最后坠落在水中。

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He made his Test debut at the age of 22 against England in 2005 and caught the eye with his ability to reverse-swing the ball at speeds in excess of 90mph.

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But he certainly made their batsmen note his name in Nagpur where he bowled at a lively pace and troubled them with his ability to swing the ball and obtain movement off the seam.

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He certainly exposed a weakness in Philip Hughes, who was roughed up in both his brief innings - but with Andrew Flintoff back in the team, England have the firepower (remember as well how Stuart Broad dealt with Ramnaresh Sarwan at Chester-le-Street?) and they need James Anderson's ability to swing the ball.

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