歡迎回到 商務英語 Pod. With the World Cup about to kick off, we’re taking a fresh look at one of our lessons on 商務英語慣用語 與足球有關.
What do you call an activity where groups of people compete strategically against each other as they strive to be the winner? I mean an activity with a clear goal where success requires strong teamwork and a commitment to excellent performance? Some of you might be thinking about sports. Some of you might be thinking about business. 出色地, you’re both right.
There are so many obvious similarities between sports and business, it’s no wonder that we see the language of sport come into play in the corporate world. And there’s a particular type of language that we’re going to focus on in this lesson, called idioms. Just like the expression “come into play,” which means to be involved or to be a factor in something.
Now when I say “football,” I’m referring to the game with the round ball that players kick into a net past a goalkeeper. It’s what North Americans tend to call “soccer,” to differentiate it from their own game of football, which is a whole different ball game altogether! Internationally, football – or soccer – is the most popular sport in the world. So it’s no wonder it has inspired so many idioms commonly used in business.
在對話方塊中, 我們會聽到卡爾和瑪麗蓮, 在一家出版公司工作的兩個朋友. 卡爾（Karl）正在考慮在該公司的悉尼辦事處申請工作. 他雖然有些懷疑, 所以他問瑪麗蓮她在想什麼.
聽力問題
1. How does Karl describe his approach to his career?
2. Why is Karl worried about the other candidates for the job he’s interested in?
3. What does Marilyn say happens at the Sidney office?
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