英语测试：Idioms: Sport 成语：运动（多项选择）答案：

英语测试：Idioms: Sport 成语：运动（多项选择）答案 (BBC) ZT

1. After 30 exhausting years as a salesman, Jack was ready to _______. The possible answers were:

set the pace
throw in the towel
get the ball rolling
back the wrong horse

throw in the towel
To throw in the towel 来自拳击运动，意思是放弃了，不干了。

2. I've sent the contract back to them. Let's wait and see what they do; _______. The possible answers were:

I'm in their corner
we've been saved by the bell
we've let the side down
the ball's in their court

the ball's in their court
The ball is in your / his / their court 是起源于网球运动的一个成语，意思是下一步就看你的了。

3. With our new software you can really give your business _______. The possible answers were:

a level playing field
a ballpark figure
a sticky wicket
the inside track

the inside track
The inside track 这个成语来自田径运动，意思是具有竞争优势。

4. I'm sorry mate. You're a nice enough guy but she's _______. The possible answers were:

out of your league
out for the count
out of the running
off base

out of your league
To be out of someone's league 是一个非常实用的成语，意思是和某人不相称。这个成语经常被用在爱情情景中，形容某一方比另一方要强多了， 两人不匹配，类似汉语中不门当户对。

5. At this stage it's not clear which company will win the contract; it's _______. The possible answers were:

below the belt
a good innings
neck and neck
just not cricket

neck and neck
Neck and neck 来自赛马运动 ，意思是并驾齐驱，不分上下。

6. Don't _______ or we might miss our opportunity. The possible answers were:

take your eye off the ball
cover all the bases
call the shots
go the distance

take your eye off the ball
如果你 take your eye off the ball （没有目不转睛的看着这个球），那么你就失去了目标，也可能由此失去了竞争优势或者机会。