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    Jonathan MacArthur, 35, decided to eat out one Saturday 
night. He pulled into a drive-up window at MacDonald’s. 
Hungry as a bear, he ordered a large beef burger, large fries, and 
a king-size drink. MacArthur got his fast food as well as a big 
surprise. Stuffed inside one of the paper bags was £2,000! 
    “I looked at the money as I ate. I knew immediately I should 
give it back,” MacArthur said. But MacArthur did not return the 
money right off the bat. He went home to sleep on it. “I’ve got to 
say I was tempted to keep it,” he embarrassedly admitted. 
    MacArthur went down to MacDonald’s the next day to give 
back the money. Restaurant workers greeted him with tears in 
their eyes and gave him lunch on the house. They explained that 
the restaurant puts its bank deposits in paper bags to prevent 
robberies. By mistake, a clerk gave MacArthur the wrong paper 
bag. 
    MacDonald’s is happy to give MacArthur a reward. But 
MacArthur says there’s something even better—he has a clear 
conscience. “I’m glad I did the right thing. I feel better than I’ve 
ever felt.” 


【題組】47.What does the phrase “right off the bat” mean?
(A) clearly
(B) immediately
(C) spontaneously
(D) consciously


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Vicky Chang 高二下 (2019/05/08)

Right off the bat 意為「立刻,馬上」(immediately, instantly, at once, right away),是個美國成語,據信源自美國棒球。眾所周知,在棒球比賽中,打者的球棒一接觸到對方投手投來的球,必須立馬快速奔向一壘,以免遭封殺。這個慣用語於 1880 年代首次被使用,字面和比喻意思都有人用。有些人認為它可能也與板球 (cricket) 有關,但 right off the bat 大多用於北美地區。

Right off the bat 亦可放在句首當句子副詞 (sentence adverb),係用作否定或拒絕的開場白,意為「直截了當地 (說);開門見山地說」。


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