商場(chǎng)如球場(chǎng)：10個(gè)與足球相關(guān)的口語表達(dá)

　　The Football Season has started here in the UK. My husband is a keen Arsenal supporter and for the next few months I have the joy of listening to him shout at the television whenever a player doesn’t do what is expected of him!

　　英國的足球季開始了。我的丈夫是個(gè)狂熱的阿森納粉絲，接下來的幾個(gè)月，只要有球員的表現(xiàn)讓他不滿意，我就會(huì)聽到他沖著電視機(jī)大喊大叫。

　　The start of the season has also given me the excuse to introduce you to 10 football idioms that we often use in Business English. As I mentioned in a previous post, sports and business are closely related in many ways including language。

　　這賽季一開始，讓我有能有機(jī)會(huì)向你們介紹在商務(wù)英語中經(jīng)常使用的10個(gè)足球術(shù)語。體育和商務(wù)在包括語言在內(nèi)很多方面都緊密相關(guān)。

　　1. To keep one’s eye on (or to take one’s eye off) the ball – to keep (or fail) to keep one’s focus on a particular matter

　　1. To keep one’s eye on or to take one’s eye off the ball—把重點(diǎn)(或者沒有把重點(diǎn))放在特定的事上

　　Ex: “In this business if you want to be successful, you need to keep your eye on the ball”。

　　例句：如果你想在這份生意上成功，你需要集中注意力。

　　2. To know the score – to know the essential facts of the situation

　　2. To know the score—了解重要的事實(shí)和情況

　　EX: “I was going to bring Jane up to date with the situation but she already knows the score”。

　　例句：“我本來要告訴簡(jiǎn)最新的情況，但是她已經(jīng)知道了?！?/p>

　　3. A game changer – an event or procedure that could have a dramatic effect on the current policy or thinking

　　3. A game changer—能對(duì)目前的政策或者是想法產(chǎn)生重大影響的事或者步驟

　　Ex: This new contract with The States could be a real game changer for our business。

　　例句：和美國的新合同對(duì)我們的生意來說扭轉(zhuǎn)了局面。

　　4. To blow the whistle on someone – to expose an illegal activity and the person(s) responsible within an organisation (A Whistle-Blower – Noun)

　　4. To blow the whistle on someone—揭露組織內(nèi)某人的不法行為(名詞：A Whistle-Blower 告發(fā)者)

　　Ex: “She was fed up with the way things were going and decided to blow the whistle on the company’s illegal activities”

　　例句：“她受夠了所有事，決定告發(fā)公司的不法行為?！?/p>

　　5. League – a class or category of excellence and quality

　　5. League—高質(zhì)量和品質(zhì)的代表

　　Ex: “When it comes to showmanship, David is in a league of his own”。

　　例句：當(dāng)說到主持能力，大衛(wèi)獨(dú)樹一幟。

　　6. To score an own goal – an act that unintentionally harms one’s own interests

　　6. To score an own goal—烏龍球，無意識(shí)地?fù)p害自身利益的舉動(dòng)

　　Ex: “Philip scored an own goal when he quit his job before signing a new contract?！?/p>

　　例句：菲利普在簽新合同之前就辭職這種行為就像是踢了個(gè)烏龍球。

　　7. To be on the ball – to be aware and quick to respond to new ideas

　　7. To be on the ball—能迅速意識(shí)到和對(duì)新想法做出反應(yīng)

　　Ex: “You need to be on the ball in this job”。

　　例句：你在這份工作上要夠機(jī)靈。

　　8. To watch from the sidelines – to be an observer rather than actively involved in a situation。

　　8. To watch from the sidelines—作為旁觀者，而不積極參與

　　Ex: “Harry never gets involved in anything. He’s always watching from the sidelines。”

　　例句：哈里從不參與任何事情。他總是站在場(chǎng)外旁觀。

　　9. To move the goalposts – to unfairly move the conditions or rules of procedures during its course

　　9. To move the goalposts—在進(jìn)行過程中不公平地改變條件或者規(guī)則

　　Ex: It’s impossible to plan anything in this company if management keeps moving the goalposts。

　　例句：如果管理層總在更改規(guī)則，在公司里什么都不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)。

　　10. To kick something off – to start something

　　10. To kick something off—開始

　　Ex: “Right. I’d like to kick this meeting off by welcoming our guest?！?/p>

　　例句：“好的。讓我以歡迎我們的嘉賓作為這場(chǎng)會(huì)議的開場(chǎng)白吧。

　　Enjoy the Football Season, folks。

　　希望你能享受這一賽季！

　　文章來源：滬江英語