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) theball – to keep (or fail) to keep one's focus on a particularmatter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 needto 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 ofthe 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 situationbut 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 couldhave a dramatic effect on the current policy orthinking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 gamechanger 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 anillegal activity and the person(s) responsible within anorganization (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 decidedto 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 andquality(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 hisown”.

　　例句：“说到主持能力，大卫独树一帜。”

　　6. To score an own goal – an act that unintentionallyharms 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 beforesigning 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 torespond 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 observerrather than actively involved in asituation在边线观战——作为旁观者，而不积极参与