Before the minie ball, few soldiers could hit a target more than thirty meters away.

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and you've got to hit a ball which is on the ground with a sort of croquet mallets.

你要用一个类似木槌的东西去打击地上的球。

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It's a little bit easier to pull the ball hard then it is to hit the ball to the opposite field. Yes?

从另一侧击球的话,更容易打出大力球,你还有什么想法

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It's a little easier to hit the ball hard to the opposite side from the side which is your foot and that's the same principle in baseball.

从另一侧击球更容易发力,在棒球中这个道理也是适用的

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There's just a kind of a stand and you put the ball on the stand and then you just hit it.

只有一个台子，你只需把球放在台上，然后击打它。

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