He is tough (and will not back down from a fight) but plays ball with the neighborhood kids in the field which ajoins Birdy's house.

他很强硬，并且不会在打斗中退缩，却会跟邻居小孩在鸟人家旁边的空地上打球。

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Then he has an hour for sports. He runs round the track or plays ball games.

随后有一小时的体育活动时间，他或者沿跑道跑跑步或者打打球。

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He runs round the track or plays ball games.

他或者沿跑道跑跑步或者打打球。

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If the judge plays ball, the case could get interesting, since it questions whether baseball's antitrust exemption also extends to league suppliers.

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And if Russia plays ball it will strike a hard bargain - perhaps securing an interest in Cyprus's offshore gas industry, yet to be developed.

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Abdullah appears confidently to have signaled that, if the West plays ball on the "Culture of Peace" agenda, the Saudis and their fellow Islamists will be constructive at what might be called the subsequent "Culture of Money" meeting in Washington.

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