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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project
Sports idioms
体育习语
Every language has its idioms, which are groups of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words.
每种语言都有它的习语,习语是由一组意义与单个单词意义不同的词组成的。
Idioms make language more colourful and expressive.
习语使语言更加丰富多彩,富有表现力。
Since sport is an inseparable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.
由于体育是日常生活的不可分离的部分,有许多体育习语已经存在于日常语言中。
Let's take a look at some of them!
让我们来看看其中的一些吧!
词句自测
①idiom n. 习语,成语
②find_one's_way_into 偶然来到,无意中处于
Football
足球
Football (or soccer, as it is called in the USA) is one of the most popular sports in the world and many countries have their own football leagues.
足球(在美国被称为soccer)是世界上最受欢迎的运动之一,许多国家都有自己的足球联盟。
The English language is full of idioms which are thought to have come from football.
英语中有很多被认为是来自足球的习语。
词句自测
③league n. 联赛;等级,级别
As you know, in a football match, players try to kick or head the ball into the opposing team's goal, which is the net between two big goalposts fixed to the ground.
如你所知,在足球比赛中,球员试图踢或用头将球顶入对方的球门。球门是固定在地面上的两个球门柱之间的一个网。
Can you imagine that every time you have a chance to score, the goalposts are moved?
你能想象每次你有机会得分的时候,球门柱都会被移动吗?
That would be not only difficult, but also upsetting.
这不仅很难,而且令人不快。
词句自测
④opposing adj. 对抗的;相反的
⑤net n. 球门网;网,网状物
⑥as引导定语从句,意为“正如”,后面which 引导非限制性定语从句,从句中fixed 过去分词作后置定语。
If someone “moves the goalposts” in everyday life, it means they unfairly change the rules or requirements for something.
如果有人在日常生活中“改变条件(或规则)”,意思是他们不公平地改变了一些事物的规则或要求。
An insurance salesman who is about to reach his annual sales target, only for the company to make the target higher, could rightly complain about the company moving the goalposts.
一个即将达到他的年度销售目标的保险推销员,但公司却把目标提高,那他就有理由抱怨公司改变条件。
词句自测
⑦move_the_goalposts 改变条件(或规则)
⑧insurance n. 保险业;保险;保险费
⑨salesman n. 售货员,推销员
⑩complain vi.& vt. 抱怨,投诉
⑪who引导的定语从句,后面动词不定式to make作结果状语。
Thankfully, goalposts do not really move—but when a pla