摘要：This piece of paper has Lines at the top, middle, and bottom.

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This piece of paper has Lines at the top, middle, and bottom.

这张纸的顶部、中间和底部都有线。

But what does the bottom line mean?

但底线意味着什么？

Andrew, did you watch the baseball game last night?

安德鲁，你昨晚看了棒球比赛吗？

Yes, I did.

是的，我做到了。

And I saw us lose again.

我看到我们又一次失败了。

We need some new players.

我们需要一些新球员。

Well, they're getting better.

嗯，他们正在好起来。

And they tried really hard.

他们确实很努力。

Yeah, they try hard.

是的，他们很努力。

But the bottom line is, you have to hit the ball to win.

但底线是，你必须击球才能获胜。

They weren't hitting.

他们没击中目标。

The bottom line means the most basic or important thing to consider in a situation.

底线是指在某种情况下需要考虑的最基本或最重要的事情。

Bottom line can also be used to mean the final result or outcome.

Bottom Line 也可以用来表示最终结果或成果。

And that's English in a minute.

这就是一分钟的英语。

来源：英语东