This is the second in a two-part Business English Pod lesson on football and soccer idioms.

The World Cup kicks off in just a few days. That gives us some time to look at some more idioms related to football.

因为体育和商业是如此相似, it’s easy to see how there could be so many related idioms. 公司就像团队; 员工就像球员. 想法就像被踢的球. 成功就像进球. 而且总是有很多竞争.

在最后一课中, 玛丽莲和卡尔, 一家出版公司的两位同事, discussed Karl’s interest in a manager’s job at the firm’s Sydney branch. Karl isn’t completely sure it’s the right move for him and has asked for Marilyn’s feedback. 今天, 我们会听到更多他们的谈话, 当卡尔解释他对申请的犹豫.

听力问题

1. 卡尔的妻子对移居悉尼有何感想?
2. 为什么卡尔感觉自己在欺骗自己的公司?
3. What advice does Marilyn give at the end of their conversation?

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This Business English Pod lesson is the first in a two-part series on idioms that come from football, 或足球.

It’s almost time for the World Cup! And as we wait for the games to kick off, here’s a question for you: 您是否曾经停下来思考一下商务和体育之间有多少相似之处?

员工团队作为团队一起工作. 队伍, 或公司, 互相竞争, 试图赢得认可, 利润, 或新客户. 鉴于这些相似之处, 当我们谈论商务和体育时，语言会相似也就不足为奇了. 许多不同的运动为英语带来了成语。.

今天, our focus will be on football idioms. 当您听对话时, 您可能会听到一些新的短语. Remembering the relationship between business and sports may help you out. 当然, we’ll go over all of them in the debrief and you’ll have a chance to practice them, 也.

We’ll be listening to Karl and Marilyn, two friends that work at a publishing firm. Karl is thinking about applying for a manager’s job at the company’s Sydney location. He’s not sure about it, 尽管, 所以他问玛丽莲她在想什么.

听力问题

1. 卡尔为什么要离开目前的工作?
2. What are two things Marilyn knows about the Sydney branch?
3. Karl听说过悉尼分公司的情况?

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