Basketball English #7

My hat's off to him 向他 (脫帽) 致敬

big game 在比賽中表現極為出色
He had a big game 他在比賽中表現極為出色

get the monkey off my back 除去我的心頭大患
monkey see, monkey do 有樣學樣
monkey business 惡作劇，欺騙

glory years = glory days = glorious years (days) 輝煌的日子

Don't get me wrong 別搞錯我說的意思
make no mistake 別搞不清楚，不要有某種想法
要跟人家說別誤解自己說的話要用 don't get me wrong

promot (adj.) 迅速的
prompt payment
prompt action

prompt (v.) to make somebody decide to do something; to cause something to happen
激起某人做某事

His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd
他的演講使得人群中的某位男子爆發激烈情緒

outburst (n.) a sudden strong expression of an emotion
突然間強的情緒表現，爆發
a outburst of anger

pound (v.) 重擊

doormat (n.) (門口的) 擦鞋墊，可引申為墊底
We don't want to be the doormats of everybody else in the league
我們不想要成為聯盟中的墊底球隊

showcase (n.) 展示櫃 (櫥窗)
showcase (v.) 展示，露一手

vintage (adj.) typical of a period in the past and of high quality; the best work of the particular person
過去榮華時期的
vintage TV drama 過去受歡迎的電視劇

ovation (n.) enthusiastic clapping by an audience as a sign of their approval
鼓掌
to give somebody a huge ovation 給某人熱烈的掌聲

tipoff 比賽開始時的跳球
jump ball 比賽中途因爭球的跳球
arc 三分線

three in a row 連續三次

debut (n.) the first public appearance of a performer or sports player
表演者或運動員的首次出場

head coaching 總教練 (首席教練) 的指揮

sub 代替 = substitute
sub for somebody 取代某人的工作
sub something1 for something1 以 something1 取代 something2
sub milk for cream 以鮮奶取代奶油

sub somebody for something 短期借給某人錢
Could you sub me US. 100 till next week? 你能借我一百美金，下星期還你嗎？