Q
What is the thing that people are so eager to seize, but throw off immediately they get it?
什么东西人们特别想拿到,但拿到之后又立刻扔出去?
A
A basketball.
篮球。
点睛一笔
eager是形容词,意思是“渴望的,热切的”,be eager to do是它的固定用法,意思是“渴望做某事,盼望做某事”。throw off的意思是“扔掉,甩掉”。在篮球比赛(basketball match)中手一直拿着球走或者跑都是不允许的,篮球运动员拿到球后,要运球,并尽快传给处于有利位置的队友,在合适的时机“扔”出去投篮。
