英超头几轮中,切尔西、利物浦和曼城都是全胜,均有力挑战冠军宝座。请看本报昨日的报道: Chelsea and Liverpool continued to throw down the gauntlet to English Premier League (EPL) champion Manchester City as all three were victorious on their return to action Saturday. Liverpool players showed their credentials in targeting a first title since 1990, and such was the Reds’ dominance in their 2-1 win at Tottenham, the scoreline did not do Jurgen Klopp’s men justice. 报道中的throw down the gauntlet就是“提出挑战”,gauntlet是“(中世纪武士铠甲的)金属手套”,把手套扔到地上就是“提出挑战”的姿态,另一个用的相对较少的词是take up the gauntlet (接受挑战)。例如: When the heavyweight champion boasted that nobody could beat him, no one expected this newcomer to throw down the gauntlet. 当重量级拳击冠军夸口自己无人能敌时,谁也没想到这个新人会提出挑战。 |