Casey at the Bat
/ˌkeɪsi ət ðə ˈbæt/
/ˌkeɪsi ət ðə ˈbæt/
- a popular US poem (1888) by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, about a great baseball player who fails. Casey has a chance to win the game but he strikes out (= fails to hit the ball three times and is dismissed). The poem ends:
“And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;But there is no joy in Mudville – Mighty Casey has struck out.”蝙蝠侠凯西(Casey at the Bat):欧内斯特·劳伦斯·塞耶(Ernest Lawrence Thayer)的一首美国流行诗歌(1888年),讲述一位伟大的棒球运动员失败的故事。凯西(Casey)有机会赢得比赛,但他将球踢出。这首诗结束了: