Electric lights lit up the basket - ball ground.

电灯把篮球场照得亮堂堂的。

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The referee told him to punt or kick the ball off the ground.

裁判让他开悬空球，将球踢出场地。

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Then while the writhing pitcher ground the ball into his hip, Defiance gleamed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.

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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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First Carter almost put Conrad Smith over, only for Shane Williams to get an arm between ball and ground.

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Bosc made the Wolves pay with another try nine minutes before the break, re-gathering possession after Martin Gleeson had succeeded only in knocking the ball to ground.

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"The player miskicks the ball and falls to the ground after he miskicks the ball, " Olave said.

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