世界杯赛程过半，咱们也一边看球一边学了不少跟足球相关的英语表达。话说，只要有人的地方就是社会，在一个领域适用的规则和语言，拿到另一个领域也是可以适用的。今天，我们就为大家总结了10个常见的足球短语，你会发现把它们用在职场也没问题。

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盯着球（或者没有盯着球）——把重点(或者没有把重点)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：如果你想在这单生意上成功，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——了解重要的事实和情况

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

例句：“我本来要告诉简最新的情况，但是她已经知道了。”

3. A game changer – an event or procedure that could have a dramatic effect on the current policy or thinking改变比赛形势的人或行为——能对目前的政策或者是想法产生重大影响的事情或者步骤

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

例句：和美国的新合同可能对我们的业务产生决定性改变。

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）吹哨提醒有人犯规——揭露组织内某人的不法行为（名词：A Whistle-Blower 检举者）

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：“她受够了这里的办事方式，决定告发公司的不法行为。”

5. League – a class or category of excellence and quality（足球）联赛——高质量和品质的代表

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

例句：“说到主持能力，大卫独树一帜。”

6. To score an own goal – an act that unintentionally harms one's own interests乌龙球——无意识地损害自身利益的举动

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辞职这种行为无异于踢了个乌龙球。”

7. To be on the ball – to be aware and quick to respond to new ideas时刻留心球的位置——能迅速发现并对新想法做出反应

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

例句：“你在这份工作上要够机灵。”

8. To watch from the sidelines – to be an observer rather than actively involved in a situation在边线观战——作为旁观者，而不积极参与

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

例句：“哈里从不参与任何事情。他总是站在场外旁观。”

9. To move the goalposts – to unfairly move the conditions or rules of procedures during its course移动球门——在事情进行过程中不公正地改变条件或者规则

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

例句：“如果管理层总在更改规则，在公司里什么都不可能实现。”

10. To kick something off – to start something开球——开始

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

例句：“本次会议从欢迎我们的嘉宾开始吧。”

（中国日报网英语点津 Helen）