It may be a small gathering of family and friends, watching New York's Times Square ball drop on TV, or loudly running through the neighbourhood.
它可能是一个家庭和朋友的小聚会:看电视上纽约时代广场的球落下,或大声奔跑穿过社区。
What they don't need to do—what would be a distraction—is to have to think about where their fingers are, or how to control the ball while running.
他们不需要做的——可能会分散注意力的——是必须考虑他们的手指在哪里,或者在奔跑时如何控制球。
But it is depressing that, instead of running with this ball, he has kicked it into the long grass: consideration by committees of experts.
但不幸的是,他没有自担此任,而是把皮球踢给了专家委员会,使得前路荆棘密布。
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