爱华网商务英语中充满了让非母语使用者感到困惑的习语。因此和客户交流时用到一部分习语很重要。习语可以按话题分类为动物、食物、身体部位、体育等。本文中，我会探索体育和商务之间的紧密关系。如果你看到体育和商务之间的共同特性，就会明白为什么商务英语中有这么多体育和比赛用语。下面是小编整理的商务英语术语中的体育词汇，以供大家学习参考。
Both Business and Sportsr require certain skills:
are competitive
need self- confidence
take planning
use strategies and tactics
take concentration
teamwork may be important
Having established their similarities, let’s take a look at ten idioms we use, in what situations and what sport they relate to.
1. To keep your cards close to your chest – don’t reveal your plans
Ex: I kept my cards close to my chest during the negotiation. (Card games)
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)
Ex: The clients sat poker-faced all through my sales pitch. It was so unnerving. (Poker)
3. Knocked me for six – surprised and upset me
Ex: Jenny has just announced that she’s leaving which has knocked me for six. I really enjoyed working with her. (Ball Games)
4. Play the trump card/ace – use the advantage especially when others do not know about it
Ex: The CEO played his trump card by promising a dividend payout at the shareholders’ meeting. (Card Game)
5. A whole new ball game – a completely different situation
Ex: This is a whole new ball game if we’re talking about expanding the business. (Ball Games)
6. To play hard ball – to be so determined to get what you want that you will use unfair methods to get it.
Ex: The people here like to play hardball which can be very challenging. (Ball Games)
7. Don’t pull any punches – speak in an honest and direct way without being tactful
Ex: The CEO didn’t pull any punches when he told the board that the company was in trouble. (Boxing)
8. Below the belt – an unfair attack (in boxing that is not allowed)
Ex: There was no need to mention my personal problems to the press. That was below the belt. (Boxing)
9. Throw in the towel – giving up and admitting defeat
Ex: I think we need to accept things as they are and throw in the towel before we lose any more money. (Boxing)
10. Hold all the cards – to be in a strong position
Ex: Management found that the trade union held all the cards during the pay talks. (Card Games)
A good way to familiarize yourself with other sports idioms is to type in a sport in a search engine and look for examples of idioms linked to that sport and how they are used in business. Select the ones you like and are likely to use and try using them with native speakers. Look out for them in articles and advertisements so that you see these idioms used in context.
商务和体育都要求特定的技能：
充满竞争
需要自信
有计划性
使用策略和技巧
要求专注
团队合作很重要
清楚了它们的共同点，让我们来看10个习语在什么情景下使用，和哪种运动相关。
1. To keep your cards close to your chest——避免透露计划
例句：在谈判中我藏起了我的底牌。(卡牌游戏)
2. Poker-faced——面无表情(来源于扑克游戏中你不能让你的表情泄露自己牌的好坏)
例句：在我推销的整个过程中，客户们都面无表情地坐着。这令人很不安。(扑克)
3. Knocked me for six——惊讶和不安
例句：珍妮刚刚说她要辞职了，这让我十分沮丧。我很喜欢和她一起工作。(球类运动)
4. Play the trump card/ace——在别人不知道的情况下利用自己的优势。
例句：CEO在股东大会上打出的王牌是保证分红。(卡牌游戏)
5. A whole new ball game——完全不同的局面
例句：如果我们讨论扩展业务的话，事情就完全不同了。
6. To play hard ball——下决心达到目的，甚至使用不正当的方法。
例句：这里的人喜欢玩硬的，这很有挑战性。(球类比赛)
7. Don’t pull any punches——直接坦诚地说，没有城府。
例句：CEO直截了当地告诉董事会说公司处在危难之中。(拳击)
8. Below the belt——不正当的攻击(这在拳击比赛中被禁止)
例句：没必要向媒体提及我的私人问题。这种攻击不厚道。
9. Throw in the towel——放弃，承认失败
例句：我认为我们需要接受现实，在损失更多钱之前放弃。
10. Hold all the cards——处于有利的位置
例句：管理层发现公会在薪资谈判中占优势。
熟悉其它体育习语的一个方法就是用搜索引擎查找它们在具体运动中的例子，以及在商务中的用法。选择几个你喜欢并且可能用得到的，尝试在和母语人士交谈的时候使用。在广告和文章里找出他们就能看到这些习语是怎样在语境中使用的。
