英语词汇keep the ball rolling的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

keep the ball rolling. The election of 1840, which pitted Pres- ident Martin Van Buren running for reelection against “Tippe- canoe and Tyler, too”—General William Henry Harrison, legendary hero who fought against the Indians at Tippecanoe, and Virginian John Tyler—brought with it the first modern po- litical campaign. Some historians believe that the election gave us the expression keep the ball rolling as well as the word O.K. One popular advertising stunt that helped Harrison win was “to keep the ball rolling” for the “log cabin and hard cider candi- date.” Ten-foot “victory-balls,” made of tin and leather and im- printed with the candidate’s name, were rolled from city to city for as far as 300 miles. These victory balls did popularize the ex- pression keep the ball rolling, keep interest from flagging, but the saying undoubtedly dates back to the late 18th century. Of Brit- ish origin, it alludes either to the game of bandy, a form of hock- ey where the puck is a small ball, or the game of rugby. In either sport there is no interest in the game if the ball is not rolling. The first form of the expression was keep the ball up. See bandy; o.k.

词汇	keep the ball rolling
词源	keep the ball rolling. The election of 1840, which pitted Pres- ident Martin Van Buren running for reelection against “Tippe- canoe and Tyler, too”—General William Henry Harrison, legendary hero who fought against the Indians at Tippecanoe, and Virginian John Tyler—brought with it the first modern po- litical campaign. Some historians believe that the election gave us the expression keep the ball rolling as well as the word O.K. One popular advertising stunt that helped Harrison win was “to keep the ball rolling” for the “log cabin and hard cider candi- date.” Ten-foot “victory-balls,” made of tin and leather and im- printed with the candidate’s name, were rolled from city to city for as far as 300 miles. These victory balls did popularize the ex- pression keep the ball rolling, keep interest from flagging, but the saying undoubtedly dates back to the late 18th century. Of Brit- ish origin, it alludes either to the game of bandy, a form of hock- ey where the puck is a small ball, or the game of rugby. In either sport there is no interest in the game if the ball is not rolling. The first form of the expression was keep the ball up. See bandy; o.k.
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