A typically astonishing routine would see a female gymnast launching a ball high into the air, spinning and contorting her body as it drops to the ground, before catching it in the curve of her neck.

一个十分典型的动作就是女选手将球高高抛到空中，旋转并俯身到地上，在球掉落之前用弯曲的颈部将球接住。

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The batter swings his bat, launching the ball over the fence and out of the field of play.

击球手挥舞球棒，将球打过野护栏出界。

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But now I believe that the real achievement that Condoleezza Rice has made is in getting everyone's eye on the ball and launching a process.

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"A lot of teams, when they're behind in games, go very direct and they start launching the ball straight into penalty boxes, which is quite easy for defenders to defend against, " he said.

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Maybe a better analogy than soccer is baseball that ying and yang of launching the ball and the equal if not greater pleasure of having it land in the center of your mitt with a satisfying pop.

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