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1、,( 1)Idioms of Sports,Originated from sports and games源自运动的成语,Baseball棒球Boxing拳击Cards扑克Gambling赌博Football足球Tennis网球,Idiom study,与运动相关的成语,一、棒球,a hit ,throw a curve ball,off base,out of left field,right off the bat, hit-and-run, hit or miss,hit it off,idioms,与运动相关的成语,二、拳击,pull ones punches,hit below t
2、he belt,against/on the ropes,throw in the towel,saved by the bell,down for the count,throw ones hat into the ring,down and out,idioms,与运动相关的成语,三、扑克,follow suit,shuffle the cards,idioms,与运动相关的成语,四、赌博,blue chip,The die is castsweep the board,Have an ace/card up ones sleeve,Put ones cards on the table,
3、above board,call ones bluff,show ones hand,idioms,与运动相关的成语,五、足球,have the ball at ones feet,kick off,keep the ball rolling,idioms,与运动相关的成语,六、网球,forty-love,idioms,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：I know the film will make a hit. 我知道这部电影会受欢迎,成语： a hit,汉语翻译：轰动一时受他人欢迎的成功,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：The boss threw us a curve ball when h
4、e announced that each employee would have to bring his own food to the company picnic. 老板宣布每个职工自己带食物参加公司野餐时，我们都感到惊讶。,成语： throw a curve ball,汉语翻译：虚晃一枪使人惊讶,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：His cost estimate was far away off base, higher than warranted by current prices for labor and materials. 他的成本估计太离谱了，不合理地远远高于目前劳力和
5、材料的价格。,成语：Off base,汉语翻译：离谱,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：His silly proposals for solving the problem came out of left field.他那解决问题的愚蠢倡议牛头不对马嘴。,成语：Out of left field,汉语翻译：毫不相干,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：Right off the bat I knew she was the girl for me.一瞬间，我明白了，她就是我的心上人。,成语：Right off the bat,汉语翻译：立刻，马上,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：He was h
6、urt in a hit-and-run accident - the guilty driver got away. 他在车祸中受伤了,肇事司机撞了人就逃跑了,成语：Hit-and-run,汉语翻译：肇事后逃离现场,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：There was no planning to it. It was just a hit or miss traveling我并没有什么计划，只是漫游而已。,成语：hit or miss,汉语翻译：听天由命，漫无目的,例句,棒球运动,成语学习,例句：He hit it off with the whole class.他跟全班同学相处融洽。Bu
7、t somehow, tis seldom or neverThe two hit it off as they should;,成语：hit it off,汉语翻译：相处融洽,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：My English teacher doesnt pull any punches when it comes to discipline. She maintains an orderly classroom.每当涉及纪律，我的英语老师批评起来不留情。她保持住一个有序的教室。,成语：Pull ones punches,汉语翻译：手下留情,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：It was
8、hitting below the belt for Mr. Jones rival to tell people about a crime that Mr. Jones committed when he was a young boy.琼斯先生的对手把琼斯年幼时犯的罪行张扬出去，这种做法太卑鄙了,成语：hit below the belt,汉语翻译：暗箭伤人,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：Already having been turned down twice for a loan, John was against the ropes when he asked a third b
9、ank to finance the car he had agreed to buy.约翰两次贷款均遭拒绝，当他向第三家银行为他决定要买的车贷款时，他到了山穷水尽的地步了。,成语： against/on the ropes,汉语翻译：山穷水尽，岌岌可危,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：When they found out he was receiving bribes, the Senator knew it was time to throw in the towel. 当他们发现他收受贿赂时，那参议员明白收场的时候到了,成语：Throw in the towel,汉语翻译：撒手不干；拱
10、手认输,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：I couldnt put off explaining his absence any longer, but then Bill arrived and I was saved by the bell.,成语：saved by the bell,汉语翻译：及时获救，幸免于难,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：Our sales have gone down a lot this year. Unless they pick up the next few months and we can get a new loan from our bank, I
11、m scared the company will go down for the count.我们的销售额今年下降了很多，除非今后几个月生意好转，而且我们能再次从银行得到贷款，恐怕公司要彻底完蛋了。,成语：down for the count,汉语翻译：处境不妙，坐以待毙,例句,拳击运动,成语学习,例句：He seems confident enough, I think he is ready to throw his hat into the ring. 他看起来信心百倍，我想他已经蠢蠢欲动了。,成语：throw ones hat into the ring,汉语翻译：跃跃欲试,例句,拳
12、击运动,成语学习,例句：Her father has been down and out ever since the factory closed. 自从工厂关闭后,她的父亲一直贫困潦倒,灰心丧志。,成语：down and out,汉语翻译：彻底失败，落魄, 潦倒,例句,棋牌运动,成语学习,例句：He is not satisfied with the arrangement and decides to have the cards shuffled.他不满意这样的安排，准备全盘更换。,成语：shuffle the cards,汉语翻译：全面更换 ，重新洗牌,例句,棋牌运动,成语学习,例句
13、：When diamonds were led, he had to follow suit. 别人出方块，他也得跟着出。One of the major banks has lowered its interest rates and the other banks are expected to follow suit. 有一家大银行已降低了利率，其他银行也准会照样做的。,成语：follow suit,汉语翻译：照做；依葫芦画瓢,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：Our party swept the board in the election. 我党在选举中几乎获得全数的席位。,成语： s
14、weep the board,汉语翻译：囊括，大获全胜,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：The competition is very keen and all the contestants have an ace up their sleeve. 这竞赛十分激烈，所有参赛者都会使出他们的看家本领。,成语： Have an ace/card up ones sleeve,汉语翻译：看家本领，锦囊妙计,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：Put your cards on the table and tell me if you really want to cooperate with me.
15、打开天窗说亮话, 你是否愿意跟我合作,成语： Put ones cards on the table,汉语翻译：打开天窗说亮话, 开诚布公,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：We might as well have it open and above board. 我们还是把这件事公开为好。,成语：above board,汉语翻译：公开的，正大光明的,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：Youre a damned blackmailer. Ive a good mind to call your bluff. 你这该死的讹诈者，我倒很想请你把底牌亮出来看看哩。,成语： call ones blu
16、ff,汉语翻译：揭穿某人骗局，揭底,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：When the issue comes up for discussion， he will have to show his hand. 当这个问题提出来讨论时，他就非表明自己的观点不可了。,成语： show ones hand,汉语翻译：摊牌，公布自己的打算,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：Agriculture still has too much to reclaim to become a blue chip in the near future. 农业仍大有开拓余地在不久的将来会成为获利极丰的产业。,成语： bl
17、ue chip,汉语翻译：蓝筹 ，升值快速之物,例句,赌博游戏,成语学习,例句：The key is to seek expert opinion before the die is cast as what is done cannot be undone. 一旦生米已经煮成熟饭，就无法更改了，所以关键是趁来得及，早点去征求专家们的意见。,成语：The die is cast.,汉语翻译：木已成舟，事已定局,例句,足球运动,成语学习,例句：You have the ball at your feet, dont miss the chance.你稳操胜券，不要错过这个机会。,成语：have
18、the ball at ones feet,汉语翻译：稳操胜券,例句,足球运动,成语学习,例句：They kicked off a ten day tour of China with a party in Beijing.他们在北京搞了个聚会，以此开始对中国的十天旅行。,成语：kick off,汉语翻译：踢开，开始,例句,足球运动,成语学习,例句：He inquired whether we had known Powell.Then there was a pause.To keep the ball rolling I asked if this Powell was remarkabl
19、e in any way.他问我们是否认识保尔接着一阵静寂为了使谈话不中断，我问保尔先生有哪些不平凡的地方。,成语： keep the ball rolling,汉语翻译：不中断，继续下去,例句,网球运动,成语学习,成语：40 love,例句：Forty -Love middle | aged couple | playing ten | nis When | the game | ends and | they go | home The | net will | still be | be- tween | them,汉语翻译：大势已去,例句,Dictation 1/7,Now, WORD
20、S AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America.It is surprising how many expressions that Americans use every day came from the card game of poker. For example, you hear the expression,1） ace in the hole, used by many people who would never think of going near a poker tabl
21、e. An ace in the hole is an argument, plan or thing kept hidden until needed. It is used especially when it can turn failure into success.,Dictation 2/7,In poker and most card games, the ace is the highest and most valuable card. It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game, the first card
22、to each player is given face down. A player does not show this card to the other players. The other cards are dealt face up. The players bet money each time they receive another card.No one knows until the end of the game whose hidden card is the winner. Often, the ace in the hole wins the game.,Dic
23、tation 3/7,Smart card players, especially those who play for large amounts of money, closely watch the person who deals the cards. They are watching to make sure he is dealing honestly. They want to be sure that he is not dealing off the bottom of the stack of cards. A dealer who is doing that has s
24、tacked the deck. He has fixed the cards so that he will get higher cards. He will win and you will lose.,Dictation 4/7,The expression,2） dealing off the bottom, now means cheating in business, as well as in cards. And when someone tells you that 3）the cards are stacked against you, he is saying you
25、do not have a chance to succeed.In a poker game you do not want to let your opponents know if your cards are good or bad. So having a poker face is important. 4）A poker face never shows any emotion, never expresses either good or bad feelings. No one can learn by looking at your face if your cards a
26、re good or bad.,Dictation 5/7,People now use poker face in everyday speech to describe someone who shows no emotion.Someone who has a poker face usually is good at bluffing. Bluffing is trying to trick a person into believing something about you that is not true.,Dictation 6/7,In poker, you bluff wh
27、en you bet heavily on a poor hand. The idea is make the other players believe you have strong cards and are sure to win. If they believe you, they are likely to drop out of the game. This means you win the money they have bet.You can do a better job of bluffing if you hold your cards close to your v
28、est. You hold your cards close to you so no one can see what you have.,Dictation 7/7,In everyday speech,5） holding your cards close to your vest means not letting other know what you are doing or thinking. You are keeping you plans secret.We are not bluffing when we say we hope you have enjoyed todays program.This Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Marilyn Rice Christiano. This is Bob Doughty.,Keys to dictation,1. ace in the hole2. dealing off the bottom3. the cards are stacked against 4. A poker face 5. holding your cards close to your vest,
