口语学习技巧|take the field 运动员亮相，上场

Take the field 用来描述在体育比赛中，运动员亮相，筹备开始比赛时的场景。

例句

Hurry up, the player are about to take the field.

The spectators gave the England squad^{1 a big cheer as they took the field.}

The team was about to take the field when the hailstorm started.

请注意

表达 level playing field 指的是对每一个人来讲都公平的角逐环境。

例句

This business is not competing on a level playing field: our competitors receive large government subsidies^{2 so their prices are much lower than ours.}

The interview process will be a level playing field. Everyone will be asked the same questions. We will make a decision based on the candidates answers to those questions, rather than what we already know about them.