Lesson 91 - PASS THROW A CURVE / THROW FOR A LOOP

to throw a curve to throw for a loop 美国人在打棒球时经常喜欢发曲线球，使球的方向会发生突变，这样给对方造成错觉，不能回击那个球。这和其他球类运动，

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学个词Learn a Word 第1602-elite

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学个词Learn a Word 第1574-flatline

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学个词Learn a Word 第1580-brave

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