10個足球短語幫你暢行職場
世界杯賽程過半，咱們也一邊看球一邊學了不少跟足球相關的英語表達。話說，只要有人的地方就是社會，在一個領域適用的規則和語言，拿到另一個領域也是可以適用的。今天，我們就為大家總結了10個常見的足球短語，你會發現把它們用在職場也沒問題。
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盯著球（或者沒有盯著球）——把重點(或者沒有把重點)放在某件事上
Ex: “In this business if you want to be successful, you need to keep your eye on the ball”.
例句：如果你想在這單生意上成功，你需要集中注意力。
2. To know the score – to know the essential facts of the situation知道比分——了解重要的事實和情況
EX: “I was going to bring Jane up to date with the situation but she already knows the score”.
例句：“我本來要告訴簡最新的情況，但是她已經知道了?！?/p>
3. A game changer – an event or procedure that could have a dramatic effect on the current policy or thinking改變比賽形勢的人或行為——能對目前的政策或者是想法產生重大影響的事情或者步驟
Ex: This new contract with The States could be a real game changer for our business.
例句：和美國的新合同可能對我們的業務產生決定性改變。
4. To blow the whistle on someone – to expose an illegal activity and the person(s) responsible within an organization (A Whistle-Blower – Noun)（裁判）吹哨提醒有人犯規——揭露組織內某人的不法行為（名詞：A Whistle-Blower 檢舉者）
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：“她受夠了這里的辦事方式，決定告發公司的不法行為。”
5. League – a class or category of excellence and quality（足球）聯賽——高質量和品質的代表
Ex: “When it comes to showmanship, David is in a league of his own”.
例句：“說到主持能力，大衛獨樹一幟?！?/p>
6. To score an own goal – an act that unintentionally harms one's own interests烏龍球——無意識地損害自身利益的舉動
Ex: “Philip scored an own goal when he quit his job before signing a new contract.”
例句：“菲利普在找到下家之前就辭職這種行為無異于踢了個烏龍球?！?/p>
7. To be on the ball – to be aware and quick to respond to new ideas時刻留心球的位置——能迅速發現并對新想法做出反應
Ex: “You need to be on the ball in this job”.
例句：“你在這份工作上要夠機靈?！?/p>
8. To watch from the sidelines – to be an observer rather than actively involved in a situation在邊線觀戰——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。他總是站在場外旁觀。”
9. To move the goalposts – to unfairly move the conditions or rules of procedures during its course移動球門——在事情進行過程中不公正地改變條件或者規則
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則，在公司里什么都不可能實現。”
10. To kick something off – to start something開球——開始
Ex: “I'd like to kick this meeting off by welcoming our guest.”
例句：“本次會議從歡迎我們的嘉賓開始吧?！?/p>
（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）
