ࡱ>   !"#$%&/()*+,-.Y0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXZ[\]^_`Root Entry F SummaryInformation(DocumentSummaryInformation8 WordDocument  Oh+'0( < L X dpxUnit 1  guoyaxin Normal.dotroot145@&7O@rvɝ-@XMicrosoft Office Word ՜.+,D՜.+,t0   ( WWW.YlmF.CoM (\dlKSOProductBuildVer2052-10.1.0.73460Table'kData WpsCustomData PEKSKSe8d04ySi$h[Pd@37 Learn to Use a 'Full-Court Press' ͋GlcEehQ:W'}< Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. ُ̑/fVKNba͋GlcEev0 Each week we explore the meaning of words and expressions used in everyday American English. khTbNOce8^-NvNN͋GlTh0 People all over the world love sports. Some of us play a sport for fun; some to stay in shape; a few, for the love of the game; and even more play to win. NLuT0WvNN1rЏR0bN gNNNdk:NPN gNN:NNOcPg ؏ gNNN/f[k[vp1r u/f:N܀)R b0 If you play to win, you had better have a game plan. A game plan is just like it sounds  a plan to win the game. Yg`O:N܀)R b g}Y g*Nk[R0k[R1\/f[,T NSv*Na` sS:Nb_k[6R[vR0 But we use this expression for just about anything! FO/fbNbُ*Nh(uNNUONir0 If a friend says "Hey, let's take a trip this weekend," you could answer, "Sure! What's the game plan?" If your business is facing competition from another company, you might need to change your game plan to beat them in sales. Yg g gS  ?V hT+ge8nSJU0 `OSNVT{  l gNHNR? Yg`OvONb4NegvQ[lQSvzN `OS9eS`OvV{euNO(W.U-NQ%NN0 But, now let's go back to the world of sports. FO/fs(WbNV0RSOLu0 Many English expressions come from how we play sports. For example, we play some sports  such as baseball and football  on a field. We play basketball on a court. And that leads to our next expression: a full-court press. _YhegꁎNbNYUOۏLSOЏR0OY bN(WЏR:W NۏLNNЏR OYhtTDjit0bN(Wt:W NSb{t0ُ1\_QN NN*NhhQ:W'}<(full-court press)0 "Court," in this case, has nothing to do with trials and judges. It is a basketball court. And "press" does not mean newspapers or the news. In basketball, it means a very forceful effort by one team to take control of the game. (Wُ*NOP[-N courtߍ[$RNSl[kesQ|0[/fc{t:W0 press_N N/fcb~be0(W{t-N ُ/fcN/etS'`0WSc6Rk[0 In everyday life, "press" means to put pressure on someone to do something. Of course, this does not work with everyone. With some people, the more you press them, the more they will NOT do what you ask. (We8^u;m-N press/fcTgNbgirSOeRSR0S_6q ُ N(uN@b gN0 gNN`O~NSR NN NOgq`OvZP0 For those who do not watch the sport, a basketball team scores by putting the ball through the basket at the opponent's end of the court. Then the team usually runs quickly back to its own end of the court to defend its basket. The players try to keep the other team from scoring. [NN N wُyk[vNeg {t/fǏbtb0R[eJS:Wv{P{̑_R06qTt8^O=\_V0R]vJS:Weg2[ tXTNՋVS;bk[e_R0 However, in a "full-court press," a team does not retreat after it scores. Instead, it attacks or pressures its opponent with a very aggressive defense. 6q (WhQ:W'}<-N t(W_RT N20vS NNN^8^ygv2[eg;eQbS[Kb0 So, when someone decides to make an extra strong effort to get something done, that person is making a full-court press. You could say a full-court press is an all-out effort. @bN S_ gNQ[ZPQf'YRReg[bgNN`e ُ*NN1\/f(WhQ:W'}<0`OSNyhQ:W'}<1\/fhQRNt0 So, do not save "full-court press" for a basketball game. You can use this expression anywhere! Use it in any situation where you want to meet a goal or solve a problem. @bN Nb hQ:W'}< N(u(W{tk[-N0`OSNb[(u(WNUO0We0NUO`O`[svhb㉳Qv:WTO(u[0 For example, we can use it in politics. OYbNSN(W?el N(u0R[0 "The supporters of the safe cosmetics bill launched a full-court press to help it pass. Activists, consumer watchdog groups and women's health organizations used all of their resources to achieve this goal."  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