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商务聊天中会用到的运动术语
Closing a Deal 达成协议
(In a typical office somewhere in New York)
(在纽约某处一家典型的办公室)
Bob: Well, is Trevisos going to play ball or are we going to strike out on this deal?
Pete: The latest locker talk is that our game plan is a real contender for the contract.
鲍勃:这个生意Trevisos是打算跟我们合作了还是要把我们三振出局了呢?
皮特:据最新的小道消息说,我们的方案对这个合同很有竞争力。
play ball:baseball-play a game, idiom-do business with
play ball在棒球中表示打一场比赛的意思,短语的意思就是和……做生意
strike out:baseball-go out, idiom-fail
strike out在棒球中表示三振出局,也就意味着失败了
locker talk:general sports-talk among the players, idiom-gossip, rumors
locker是锁东西的柜子,locker room指的就是更衣间,在通常运动中,locker talk表示运动员之间的谈话,更衣室内的谈话,于是也就有了流言、传言、小道消息的意思。gossip这个词相信看过《绯闻女孩》的朋友都很熟悉。
game plan:American football-plan which plays to make, idiom-plan of action
game plan在美式足球也就是橄榄球术语中表示球队比赛的策略,短语的意思是行动计划、行动方案。
Bob: Yeah, the other team has two strikes against it after they fumbled last week.
Pete: They had a great chance of scoring but I think Trevisos thought they weren't up to scratch on some of the details.
鲍勃:对,另外一组在上周犯了大错之后处境已经很不利了。
皮特:他们本来有个大好的机会,但是我觉得Trevisos会认为他们在一些细节问题上不太合格。
two strikes against it:baseball-one step from going out or loosing, idiom-close to not succeeding
棒球中表示两击不中,换句话说,再有一次失败就要三振出局了,所以短语的意思就是离失败很近了,处境不利、形势不好的意思。
fumble:American football-lose possession of the ball, idiom-make a serious mistake
在橄榄球中表示漏球了,这可是很严重的错误。
score:any sport-to make a point, idiom-to succeed
不管什么运动,score都是得分的意思,得分也就是成功了。
not up to scratch:horseracing-not capable of winning, idiom-not having the right qualities
在赛马中表示没有赢的可能,也就是说不合格的意思。
Bob: They pretty much put themselves into a no-win situation by stalling for time on the figures from Smith's and Co. If we can get to home at the next meeting I think that we should be able to take the ball and run.
Pete: If our numbers are right, we should be able to call the shots from here.
鲍勃:他们从Smith's and Co.拿数字的时候太拖拉了,把自己逼到山穷水尽的地步。要是咱们能在下次开会的时候干的漂亮点,我觉得我们应该可以继续往前走了。
皮特:如果我们的数字是对的,我们应该就能在这里一举拿下了。
no-win situation:baseball-impossible to win, idiom-impossible to succeed
在棒球比赛中表示没有胜利的希望了,也就是成功无望了。
stall for time:American football-to delay the game, idiom-to delay information or a decision
在橄榄球中表示拖延比赛,意思也就是在提供信息和做决定的时候拖拖拉拉。
get to home:baseball-score a run, idiom-complete the desired action
在棒球中表示得一分,意思就是完成需要的行动、完成需要的方案
take the ball and run:American football-continue to go forward, usually a long distance, idiom-continue in the right direction
带球跑,橄榄球里表示持续前进,通常是很长的一段距离,所以短语的意思就是在正确的方向上继续前进。
call the shots:basketball-to decide who shoots, idiom-to make the decisions
篮球中表示决定控球方,意思就是做决定。
Bob: We just need to jockey ourselves into position to close the deal.
Pete: Make sure that you take along your team players next week. I want to be sure that everyone is playing with a full deck and that everyone can field any question asked.
鲍勃:我们只需要占据有理位置来搞定这宗生意。
皮特:下周确保你会和你的同事一起去。我希望确认每个人都头脑清楚并且可以回答提出的任何问题。
jockey ourselves into position:horseracing-put yourself into a good position to win the race, idiom-to move into position to succeed
在赛马中表示让自己处在一个有利的位置上,这个短语的意思也就是让自己占据一个可以成功的位置
team players:general sports-players who work together with other players, idiom-people who work together with other staff
在运动中表示一起比赛的人,其实就是一起做事情、一起工作的人。
play with a full deck:cards-having all the necessary cards, idiom-having the correct mental abilities, not stupid
打牌的术语,意思是得到了需要的所有的牌,短语的意思就是头脑清醒,不笨。
field:baseball-to stop a hit ball, idiom-to handle or deal with
棒球术语,接住一个球,也就是处理的意思。
Bob:I'll take Shirley and Harry along. They are no second stringers, they can present the ballpark figures and then I will bring it on home.
Pete: Great, good luck with the pitch!
鲍勃:我会带雪莉和哈利一起的,他们都是最好的,他们可以演示财证数据,然后我来拿下。
皮特:好极了,祝你好运!
second stringers:team sports-second class members of the team, idiom-less important workers
在集体运动中表示队伍中的二流选手,意思也就是不太重要的人。
the ballpark:baseball-the place where the game is played idiom-general financial numbers
在棒球中,the ballpark表示比赛进行的地方,也就是棒球场的意思,短语的意思就是财政数据
bring it on home:baseball-to score a run, idiom-to finish with success
还是棒球术语,表示得一分,短语的意思就是取得成功。
pitch:baseball-to throw the ball to the batter, idiom-to present the subject
pitch在棒球中表示投球的意思,短语的含义就是演示主题。
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