无论在哪个国家,球类体育都是大家非常喜欢谈论的话题。英语里也有不少和球类体育相关或延伸出来的比喻和表达。让我们来看看哪些运动短语能让你的英语表达更加“充满活力”!
Sports with a ball 使用“球类”的运动项目
The ‘ball’ idioms 和“球类”有关的成语和表达
A ballpark figure – 大概数据
例句:Can you give me a ballpark figure for renovating my kitchen? 装修我的厨房大概要多少钱呢?
I’d say 15,000 pounds is about the ballpark figure for it. 我估计要差不多1万5千镑左右。
Get the ball rolling - 开始行动,开始进行
例句:I’d like to get the ball rolling for organising next year’s basketball tournament. 我想开始进行下一年度的篮球联赛的准备了。
Keep your eye on the ball – 注意事情的发展情况,盯住什么事情或项目
例句:This project is very important to us, so could everyone please keep your eye on the ball! 这个项目对我们来说非常重要,所以请每一个人都要紧盯着项目的进展情况!
To be on the ball – 形容某人精明能干
例句:Jake is brilliant at his job. He is always on the ball and always exceeds his sales target. Jake 工作真的是很棒。他工作能力特别强,总能超量完成他的销售目标。
To play ball -- 与其他人合作或妥协,相互利用
例句:Sometimes, the President had to play ball with the opposition in order to win crucial votes for his reform. 有时候为了能让他的改革政策通过投票,总统不得不和反对党妥协,以换取他们的支持。
A whole new ball game – 一个全新的局面或情况
例句:Ever since social media took off, advertising has become a whole new ball game. 自从社交网络发展起来后,广告业和以前可是完全不一样了。
A balls up – 形容事情一团糟,搞砸了,杂乱无章
例句:I made a balls up of my latest job interview. 我在我最近的一次工作面试里表现得一塌糊涂。
To move the goalposts – 改变目标
例句:I will never finish my presentation, because my boss keeps moving the goalposts. 我根本无法完成我的演讲,因为老板的主意一直都在变。
Have some balls / take some balls – 形容有胆量,有勇气。请注意这个表达非常通俗,建议女孩子别用。
例句:He bravely tackled the robber: that really took some balls. 他勇敢的挑战了强盗,他真的很有勇气。