很多古老的運(yùn)動和游戲如板球、拳擊和紙牌給英語引入了豐富的習(xí)語，今天咱們就介紹一些來源于體育運(yùn)動和娛樂游戲的習(xí)語。

1. To keep your cards close to your chest – don't reveal your plans
將牌藏在胸前 - 不泄露自己的計劃，守口如瓶

例句：

I kept my cards close to my chest during the negotiation. (Card games)
在談判的過程中，我一直對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)
撲克臉 - 面無表情的（來源于撲克游戲，玩撲克時不能讓表情泄露自己是牌好還是牌壞）

例句：

The clients sat poker-faced all through my sales pitch. It was so unnerving. (Poker)
在我整個宣傳推銷過程中客戶始終面無表情地靜坐，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
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

例句：

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的事，這讓我感到十分震驚。我真的很喜歡和她共事。（球類運(yùn)動）

4. Play one's trump card – use the advantage especially when others do not know about it
打出王牌 - 利用優(yōu)勢，尤其是別人不知道的優(yōu)勢

例句：

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
一個全新的球局 - 一個完全不同的局面

例句：

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。（球類運(yùn)動）

6. To play hard ball – to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.
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)氖侄蝸磉_(dá)到目的

例句：

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，可能會極具挑戰(zhàn)性。（球類運(yùn)動）

7. Don't pull any punches – speak in an honest and direct way without being tactful
不打虛拳?- 坦誠直言，毫不保留

例句：

The CEO didn't pull any punch when he told the board that the company was in trouble. (Boxing)
CEO在告知董事會成員公司處于麻煩之中時并沒有打太極，而是坦誠直言。（拳擊運(yùn)動）

8. Below the belt – an unfair attack (in boxing that is not allowed)
腰帶下方 - 不正當(dāng)?shù)墓簦ㄔ谌瓝舯荣愔羞@是不允許的）

例句：

There was no need to mention my personal problems to the press. That was below the belt. (Boxing)
我沒必要跟媒體談?wù)撐业乃饺藛栴}。這是不合理的。（拳擊運(yùn)動）

9. Throw in the towel – giving up and admitting defeat
扔毛巾 - 認(rèn)輸，承認(rèn)失敗

例句：

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之前認(rèn)輸。（拳擊運(yùn)動）

10. Hold all the cards – to be in a strong position
持有所有的牌 - 掌控整體局勢，占上風(fēng)

例句：

Management found that the trade union held all the cards during the pay talks. (Card games)
管理層發(fā)現(xiàn)工會在整個薪資討論過程中一直占上風(fēng)。（紙牌游戲）

（來源：滬江英語、Englsih with a twist 編輯：劉明）