VOA慢速英语: 词语掌故：拳击用语（双语）

词语掌故：拳击表达

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.

这里是美国之音的词语掌故。

The world of boxing gave us famous competitors like Muhammad Ali.

我们熟悉的拳击明星有穆罕默德·阿里。

It also gave us many expressions that we use in our everyday lives.

我们日常生活中也有很多关于拳击的表达。

Years ago, a boxing match would begin when a boxer threw his hat into the boxing ring – the place where the fight was fought. That does not happen these days. But if you throw your hat into the ring it does mean that you are signing up or agreeing to do something. You will often hear this expression in the world of politics.

多年前，当拳击手把他的帽子扔到拳击台时，拳击赛就开始了。但是最近没有这样做的了。但是倘若你把帽子扔到拳击场上则意味着你报名要做或者同意做些什么事。在政坛里，你会经常听到这种表达。

"Is she running for mayor?"

“她是要竞选市长吗？”

"She is. She threw her hat in the ring last week."

“是的，她上周决定要竞选市长。”

A boxing ring is surrounded on all four sides by ropes. A boxer trapped along the ropes gets hit a lot. So, to have someone on the ropes means to have them in a dangerous position.

拳击台四周都用绳子围起来，拳击手在靠在绳子边表明他频频挨打。因此，have someone on the ropes的意思就是处境窘迫。

During a fight, there are three people in the ring – two boxers and a referee. The referee makes sure the boxers obey the rules of the sport. He or she can cancel, or call off, a fight if things get too unsafe or risky for one of the boxers. And if a fighter is hit so hard that they fall down, the referee gives the person a count of 10 to get up.

拳击赛中，台上有三个人——两个拳击手和一个裁判员。裁判员保证拳击手遵守比赛规则。如果拳击打的严重或者威胁到另一个拳击手时，他/她可以叫停，把他们分开。如果一个拳击手被打的倒地，裁判员给他10秒钟的时间，让其站起来。

If the fighter gets up, the boxing match continues. If the fighter does not, the match is over. So when you are down for the count you are not able to compete or not able to join in something. Here is an example:

如果选手能站起来，那么比赛继续；如果他站不起来，比赛结束。你被击打倒在地时，就没办法继续比赛或者参加什么活动。举个例子：

"Is George coming out tonight for drinks?"

“乔治今天晚上会出来喝两杯吗？”

"No, he’s got a fever of 102. So, for tonight, he’s down for the count."

“不，他发烧了，没办法出来。”

To go the distance is the opposite. It means a boxer was able to stay in the ring and not withdraw from the fight. Outside of the boxing ring, it means to see something through to its end.

坚持到底是相对的。这就意味着拳击手能够待在擂台上，面对对方的进攻而不是撤退。离开擂台就意味着比赛已经结束。

If you do decide to leave your job, you throw in the towel. This expression comes from the fact that trainers can stop a match for their boxer by throwing a towel into the ring.

如果你决定离职，那就扔掉毛巾。这个表达来自：教练通过把毛巾扔到擂台来中断比赛。

So it is good to have someone in your corner, a person looking out for you. That is where a boxer’s team stands during the end of each round – in his or her corner. And yes, women’s boxing is becoming more and more popular in the United States.

所以，把某人逼进角落，他就得小心。每一回合结束时，拳击手都会站在他/她的哪个角落。是的，女选手的拳击赛在美国越来越受欢迎。

A professional boxing match is made up of 12 periods, called rounds. At the end of each round a bell sounds. To be saved by the bell means you were saved from a bad situation by something – not necessarily a bell.

一个专业的拳击比赛有12回合。每一回合结束就会响铃。被铃响救下来就意味着你从一个窘迫的境地被救出来，当然，也有可能是别的原因，让你摆脱窘境。

But let us imagine that you are a student in class. The teacher starts passing out a test. You get nervous because you forgot to study. Suddenly the bell rings, ending the class period. In this case, you were, quite literally, saved by the bell.

想象一下你是个学生，老师分发测试题，因为忘记学习，所以你很紧张。突然下课铃响了，在这种情况下，字面上来说，你就是被铃声给救了。

And that’s the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.

这里是美国之音的词语掌故。

I’m Anna Matteo.

我是安娜·马特奥

We leave you with a song made famous in Rocky, a 1976 movie about an American boxer. Here is “Gonna Fly Now."

送给你一首一部1976年非常著名的讲述美国一位拳击手的《洛奇》电影中的歌曲，“就要飞翔”。