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

1. To keep your cards close to your chest – don't reveal your plans

1. 將牌藏在胸前 - 不泄露自己的計劃，守口如瓶

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)

2.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)

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

3. 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

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。(球類運動)

4. Play one's trump card – use the advantage especially when others do not know about it

4. 打出王牌 - 利用優(yōu)勢，尤其是別人不知道的優(yōu)勢

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

5. 一個全新的球局 - 一個完全不同的局面

This is a whole new ball game if we're talking about expanding the business. (Ball games)

如果我們談論的是擴大業(yè)務規(guī)模，那就完全是另一碼事了。(球類運動)

6. To play hard ball – to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.

6. 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?shù)氖侄蝸磉_到目的

The people here like to play hard ball which can be very challenging. (Ball games)

這里的人喜歡采取強硬手段，可能會極具挑戰(zhàn)性。(球類運動)

7. Don't pull any punches – speak in an honest and direct way without being tactful

7. 不打虛拳 - 坦誠直言，毫不保留

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。(拳擊運動)

8. Below the belt – an unfair attack (in boxing that is not allowed)

8. 腰帶下方 - 不正當?shù)墓?在拳擊比賽中這是不允許的)

There was no need to mention my personal problems to the press. That was below the belt. (Boxing)

我沒必要跟媒體談論我的私人問題。這是不合理的。(拳擊運動)

9. Throw in the towel – giving up and admitting defeat

9. 扔毛巾 - 認輸，承認失敗

I think we need to accept things as they are and throw in the towel before we lose any more money. (Boxing)

我認為我們應該接受事實，在我們輸?shù)舾噱X之前認輸。(拳擊運動)

10. Hold all the cards – to be in a strong position

10. 持有所有的牌 - 掌控整體局勢，占上風

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。(紙牌游戲)