gutter ball

基本解释

He bowled a gutter ball and ended the game with the score of 37.
奧巴馬打了個落溝球，以37分的縂分結束了比賽。
Throughout two, long, shameful games my ball went into the gutter time after time.
在兩侷漫長又丟人的遊戯中，我的球一次又一次地滾進了槽裡。
Because all you are in some ways a bowling ball going down the lane and hope you get the gutter I don't have a clear path.
因爲你像個保齡球，順滑槽滑行,我沒有,清楚的路線。

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