很多古老的運(yùn)動(dòng)和游戲如板球、拳擊和紙牌給英語(yǔ)(精品課)引入了豐富的習(xí)語(yǔ)，今天咱們就介紹一些來(lái)源于體育運(yùn)動(dòng)和娛樂(lè)游戲的習(xí)語(yǔ)。
1. To keep your cards close to your chest – don't reveal your plans
1. 將牌藏在胸前 - 不泄露自己的計(jì)劃，守口如瓶
I kept my cards close to my chest during the negotiation. (Card games)
在談判的過(guò)程中，我一直對(duì)于自己的底牌守口如瓶。(紙牌游戲)
2. Poker-faced – expressionless (comes from the game of poker where you must not let your face reveal whether you have a good or bad card)
2.撲克臉 - 面無(wú)表情的(來(lái)源于撲克游戲，玩撲克時(shí)不能讓表情泄露自己是牌好還是牌壞)
The clients sat poker-faced all through my sales pitch. It was so unnerving. (Poker)
在我整個(gè)宣傳推銷(xiāo)過(guò)程中客戶(hù)始終面無(wú)表情地靜坐，這讓人感到很氣餒。(撲克游戲)
3. Knock sb for six – to shock or upset someone very much, or to make someone very ill
3. 一擊得最高分(6分) - 使某人大吃一驚，給某人以沉重打擊或者讓某人感到十分難受
Jenny has just announced that she's leaving which has knocked me for six. I really enjoyed working with her. (Ball games)
珍妮剛剛宣布了她要離開(kāi)的事，這讓我感到十分震驚。我真的很喜歡和她共事。(球類(lèi)運(yùn)動(dòng))
4. Play one's trump card – use the advantage especially when others do not know about it
4. 打出王牌 - 利用優(yōu)勢(shì)，尤其是別人不知道的優(yōu)勢(shì)
The CEO played his trump card by promising a dividend payout at the shareholders' meeting. (Card game)
首席執(zhí)行官在股東大會(huì)上甩出殺手锏：承諾分紅派息。(紙牌游戲)
5. A whole new ball game – a completely different situation
5. 一個(gè)全新的球局 - 一個(gè)完全不同的局面
This is a whole new ball game if we're talking about expanding the business. (Ball games)
如果我們談?wù)摰氖菙U(kuò)大業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)模，那就完全是另一碼事了。(球類(lèi)運(yùn)動(dòng))
6. To play hard ball – to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.
6. 打硬式棒球 - 決心要得到自己想要得到的以至于要采取一些不正當(dāng)?shù)氖侄蝸?lái)達(dá)到目的
The people here like to play hard ball which can be very challenging. (Ball games)
這里的人喜歡采取強(qiáng)硬手段，可能會(huì)極具挑戰(zhàn)性。(球類(lèi)運(yùn)動(dòng))
7. Don't pull any punches – speak in an honest and direct way without being tactful
7. 不打虛拳 - 坦誠(chéng)直言，毫不保留
The CEO didn't pull any punch when he told the board that the company was in trouble. (Boxing)
CEO在告知董事會(huì)成員公司處于麻煩之中時(shí)并沒(méi)有打太極，而是坦誠(chéng)直言。(拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng))
8. Below the belt – an unfair attack (in boxing that is not allowed)
8. 腰帶下方 - 不正當(dāng)?shù)墓?在拳擊比賽中這是不允許的)
There was no need to mention my personal problems to the press. That was below the belt. (Boxing)
我沒(méi)必要跟媒體談?wù)撐业乃饺藛?wèn)題。這是不合理的。(拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng))
9. Throw in the towel – giving up and admitting defeat
9. 扔毛巾 - 認(rèn)輸，承認(rèn)失敗
I think we need to accept things as they are and throw in the towel before we lose any more money. (Boxing)
我認(rèn)為我們應(yīng)該接受事實(shí)，在我們輸?shù)舾噱X(qián)之前認(rèn)輸。(拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng))
10. Hold all the cards – to be in a strong position
10. 持有所有的牌 - 掌控整體局勢(shì)，占上風(fēng)
Management found that the trade union held all the cards during the pay talks. (Card games)
管理層發(fā)現(xiàn)工會(huì)在整個(gè)薪資討論過(guò)程中一直占上風(fēng)。(紙牌游戲)