John passes the ball to David.

约翰把球传给大卫。

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I threw the ball to John but Tom caught it.

我把球扔给约翰，但汤姆接住了球。

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E.g., "John throws the ball" is active voice. The doer of the action, John, precedes the verb.

例如，“John投球”是正面的语气，动作的执行者John放在动词前面。

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It was the Steelmen who had the game's first attempt at goal, John Sutton stealing the ball from John Rankin before firing into the arms of keeper Stack.

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