世界杯賽程過半，咱們也一邊看球一邊學了不少跟足球相關的英語表達。話說，只要有人的地方就是社會，在一個領域適用的規則和語言，拿到另一個領域也是可以適用的。今天，我們就為大家總結了10個常見的足球短語，你會發現把它們用在職場也沒問題。

1. To keep one's eye on (or to take one's eye off) the ball – to keep (or fail) to keep one's focus on a particular matter盯著球（或者沒有盯著球）——把重點(或者沒有把重點)放在某件事上

Ex: “In this business if you want to be successful, you need to keep your eye on the ball”.

例句：如果你想在這單生意上成功，你需要集中注意力。

2. To know the score – to know the essential facts of the situation知道比分——了解重要的事實和情況

EX: “I was going to bring Jane up to date with the situation but she already knows the score”.

例句：“我本來要告訴簡最新的情況，但是她已經知道了。”

3. A game changer – an event or procedure that could have a dramatic effect on the current policy or thinking改變比賽形勢的人或行為——能對目前的政策或者是想法產生重大影響的事情或者步驟

Ex: This new contract with The States could be a real game changer for our business.

例句：和美國的新合同可能對我們的業務產生決定性改變。

4. To blow the whistle on someone – to expose an illegal activity and the person(s) responsible within an organization (A Whistle-Blower – Noun)（裁判）吹哨提醒有人犯規——揭露組織內某人的不法行為（名詞：A Whistle-Blower 檢舉者）

Ex: “She was fed up with the way things were going and decided to blow the whistle on the company's illegal activities”

例句：“她受夠了這里的辦事方式，決定告發公司的不法行為。”

5. League – a class or category of excellence and quality（足球）聯賽——高質量和品質的代表

Ex: “When it comes to showmanship, David is in a league of his own”.

例句：“說到主持能力，大衛獨樹一幟。”

6. To score an own goal – an act that unintentionally harms one's own interests烏龍球——無意識地損害自身利益的舉動

Ex: “Philip scored an own goal when he quit his job before signing a new contract.”

例句：“菲利普在找到下家之前就辭職這種行為無異于踢了個烏龍球。”

7. To be on the ball – to be aware and quick to respond to new ideas時刻留心球的位置——能迅速發現并對新想法做出反應

Ex: “You need to be on the ball in this job”.

例句：“你在這份工作上要夠機靈。”

8. To watch from the sidelines – to be an observer rather than actively involved in a situation在邊線觀戰——作為旁觀者，而不積極參與

Ex: “Harry never gets involved in anything. He's always watching from the sidelines.”

例句：“哈里從不參與任何事情。他總是站在場外旁觀。”

9. To move the goalposts – to unfairly move the conditions or rules of procedures during its course移動球門——在事情進行過程中不公正地改變條件或者規則

Ex: It's impossible to plan anything in this company if management keeps moving the goalposts.

例句：“如果管理層總在更改規則，在公司里什么都不可能實現。”

10. To kick something off – to start something開球——開始

Ex: “I'd like to kick this meeting off by welcoming our guest.”

例句：“本次會議從歡迎我們的嘉賓開始吧。”

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）