Harmison: What are you doing here? Are you hurt?

Santiago: No, no, no, no. I got great news.

Harmison: What?

Santiago: I made the reserve squad.

Harmison: Oh, that's great.

Santiago: I've only one week left on my trial. I mean, this game is make-or-break. If the boss sees me do well, he'll keep me on.

Harmison: I'm sure he will.

Man: Halt. Do you play for Newcastle?

Santiago: Yeah.

Man: Well, sign your name on that.

Santiago: OK.

Harmison: They'll all be asking for your autograph soon. You know.

Santiago: Will that bother you? What is your problem with footballers?

Harmison: I don't have a problem with football. It's fame I have a problem with. It's my dad's fault. He was in a rock band that got hot for five minutes.

Santiago: No way. Would I know him?

Harmison: I doubt it. I was only three. Anyway, the point is, some of the players remind me of him. One minute they're nice, uncomplicated guys and the next they're ridiculously rich arseholes who walk out on their families.

Santiago: It was my mother who left mine.

Coach: Sit down. Pay attention. The Dagger's hamstring seems be holding up, so we’re going to give him a half. Santiago, I want you on the right flank. Keep track the number eight. He's a slippery bugger.

Jamie: I'll translate that for you later.

Coach: Jamie. I want you toslot in behind the two strikers. Remember, don't let 'em panic you into playing football.

Man: Howay.

Coach: Right. Come on. Let's go.

Footballers: Let'skick some arse, fellas. Come on, boys. Let's go. Let's do this.

妙語(yǔ)佳句，活學(xué)活用

1. Keep on

Keep on 這里是表示“Maintain an existing situation保持現(xiàn)狀”，例如：After Mr. Brown died, the housekeeper wondered if she would be kept on.

Keep on 常用的是表示“持續(xù)做某事，堅(jiān)持做某事”，例如：If you keep on singing they'll ask you to leave.

2. Halt

Halt 這里表示“停，站住”，是一個(gè)很有趣的表達(dá)。我們以前學(xué)過(guò)的類似意思的表達(dá)還有hang on，也是表示讓對(duì)方“暫停”。例如：

Halt! Who goes there? 站住!誰(shuí)?

3. Walk out on

這個(gè)片語(yǔ)的意思是“Desert, abandon拋棄”，例如：He walked out on his wife and five children.

4. Slot in

Slot in 指的是“置于或分配到一個(gè)位置上”，這里是教練在給球員分配位置，他想讓Jamie 在兩個(gè)前鋒之間。

5. Howay

英國(guó)東北部方言，俚語(yǔ)，意思相當(dāng)于“come on”，“hurry up” 等等。例如：Howay man!

6. Kick some arse/ass

這里的意思是“To put all one's effort into winning”，大約球隊(duì)在大比賽之前都會(huì)這么說(shuō)吧：OK lads, let's get out on the pitch and kick some ass.

 

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