13. The school authority decided to build some facility for the ball games.
校方?jīng)Q定建造球類運動設(shè)施。
還能這樣說：
The school authority made a decision to build some infrastructure for ball games.
Some infrastructure particular for ball games was to be constructed by the school authority.
諺語：
Nothing seek, nothing find.
無所求，無所獲。
14. Playing basketball can release the pressure from the work.
打籃球可以減緩工作壓力。
還能這樣說：
Playing basketball can relax ourselves from the stress of work.
Playing basketball provides us a way to free ourselves from work stress.
應(yīng)用解析：
news release 新聞報道，發(fā)布新聞
15. Football has grown to the world's most popular sport.
足球已成為世界上最為流行的運動。
還能這樣說：
Football has become the most widely fashionable all over the world.
Football has prevailed over other balls for people around the world.
應(yīng)用解析：
prevail against a person 勝過某人；
silence prevailed 一片寂靜
16. How many years have you been playing basketball?
你打籃球多少年了？
還能這樣說：
How long have you been playing basketball?
Can you tell me how many years you have been playing basketball?
應(yīng)用解析：
all the year around 整年，全年；
for years 很長時間；
year after year 要很長時間；
put years on sb. 使某人覺得或顯得老些；
year in, year out 年復(fù)一年；
year-book 年鑒
17. What are the differences between softball and baseball?
壘球與棒球有什么區(qū)別？
還能這樣說：
What makes softball different from baseball?
What is the distinction between softball and baseball?
應(yīng)用解析：
with a difference 特別的，與眾不同的；
split the difference 折中，妥協(xié)