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1、商务英语术语中的体育词汇 Both Business and Sportsr require certain skills: are competitive need self- confidence take planning use strategies and tactics take concentration teamwork may be important Having established their similarities, lets take a look at ten idioms we use, in what situations and what sport t
2、hey relate to. 1. To keep your cards close to your chest dont reveal your plans Ex: I kept my cards close to my chest during the negotiation. (Card games) 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) Ex: The
3、clients sat poker-faced all through my sales pitch. It was so unnerving. (Poker) 3. Knocked me for six surprised and upset me Ex: Jenny has just announced that shes leaving which has knocked me for six. I really enjoyed working with her. (Ball Games) 4. Play the trump card/ace use the advantage espe
4、cially when others do not know about it Ex: The CEO played his trump card by promising a dividend payout at the shareholders meeting. (Card Game) 5. A whole new ball game a completely different situation Ex: This is a whole new ball game if were talking about expanding the business. (Ball Games) 6.
5、To play hard ball to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it. Ex: The people here like to play hardball which can be very challenging. (Ball Games) 7. Dont pull any punches speak in an honest and direct way without being tactful Ex: The CEO didnt pull any pun
6、ches when he told the board that the company was in trouble. (Boxing) 8. Below the belt an unfair attack (in boxing that is not allowed) Ex: There was no need to mention my personal problems to the press. That was below the belt. (Boxing) 9. Throw in the towel giving up and admitting defeat Ex: I th
7、ink we need to accept things as they are and throw in the towel before we lose any more money. (Boxing) 10. Hold all the cards to be in a strong position Ex: Management found that the trade union held all the cards during the pay talks. (Card Games) A good way to familiarize yourself with other spor
8、ts idioms is to type in a sport in a search engine and look for examples of idioms linked to that sport and how they are used in business. Select the ones you like and are likely to use and try using them with native speakers. Look out for them in articles and advertisements so that you see these id
9、ioms used in context. 商务和体育都要求特定的技能： 充溢竞争 须要自信 有安排性 运用策略和技巧 要求专注 团队合作很重要 清晰了它们的共同点，让我们来看10个习语在什么情景下运用，和哪种运动相关。 1. To keep your cards close to your chest避开透露安排 例句：在谈判中我藏起了我的底牌。(卡牌嬉戏) 2. Poker-faced面无表情(来源于扑克嬉戏中你不能让你的表情泄露自己牌的好坏) 例句：在我推销的整个过程中，客户们都面无表情地坐着。这令人很担心。(扑克) 3. Knocked me for six惊异和担心 例句：珍妮刚刚说
10、她要辞职了，这让我非常懊丧。我很喜爱和她一起工作。(球类运动) 4. Play the trump card/ace在别人不知道的状况下利用自己的优势。 例句：CEO在股东大会上打出的王牌是保证分红。(卡牌嬉戏) 5. A whole new ball game完全不同的局面 例句：假如我们探讨扩展业务的话，事情就完全不同了。 6. To play hard ball下决心达到目的，甚至运用不正值的方法。 例句：这里的人喜爱玩硬的，这很有挑战性。(球类竞赛) 7. Dont pull any punches干脆坦诚地说，没有城府。 例句：CEO直截了当地告知董事会说公司处在危难之中。(拳击)
11、8. Below the belt不正值的攻击(这在拳击竞赛中被禁止) 例句：没必要向媒体提及我的私人问题。这种攻击不厚道。 9. Throw in the towel放弃，承认失败 例句：我认为我们须要接受现实，在损失更多钱之前放弃。 10. Hold all the cards处于有利的位置 例句：管理层发觉公会在薪资谈判中占优势。 熟识其它体育习语的一个方法就是用搜寻引擎查找它们在详细运动中的例子，以及在商务中的用法。选择几个你喜爱并且可能用得到的，尝试在和母语人士交谈的时候运用。在广告和文章里找出他们就能看到这些习语是怎样在语境中运用的。 第6页 共6页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页