Till the coast is clear?_其他_趣味英语-查字典英语网

Till the coast is clear?

- Author examines Kansas’ horse-thief past, Kansas.com, December 20, 2013.

3. Steve Nash walked toward the trainer’s room, opened the door and asked a question sprinkled with gallows humor.

“Is the coast clear in there?” he said dryly.

An hour before the Lakers tipped off against the Milwaukee Bucks, Nash wondered aloud about the latest injury/illness/epidemic to touch the Lakers, an apparent bout of stomach flu that prevented Wesley Johnson from playing Tuesday.

Somehow it got worse for them.

The Lakers sputtered and crashed in a 94-79 loss to the Bucks before an uninspired Staples Center crowd that booed as the final seconds ticked down.

The Bucks were an NBA-worst 6-24 before Tuesday but it was the Lakers (13-19) who lost a sixth consecutive game and started an inconceivably high 17th different lineup.

They were down to eight healthy players after Jordan Farmar left in the third quarter because his hamstring tightened up. He will consult with a doctor on Wednesday.

- Lakers’ losing streak is at six games after 94-79 loss to Bucks, LATimes.com, December 31, 2013.

About the author:

Zhang Xin is Trainer at chinadaily.com.cn. He has been with China Daily since 1988, when he graduated from Beijing Foreign Studies University. Write him at: zhangxin@chinadaily.com.cn, or raise a question for potential use in a future column.