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Coach：What's going on out there? You were playing so well on Sunday, but today you're terrible.

教练：刚才是怎么回事？你们星期天的时候打得很棒，可是今天却打得乱七八糟。

Player：I know. We're losing 40-7.

球员：我知道。我们以7比40惨败。

Coach：But back at home last week you were playing so well.

教练：可是你们上星期在主场时打得真的很好。

Player：I guess I find it a lot easier to play well on our own field, with our own crowd watching.

球员：我想我发现在自己的球场有球迷观战助阵，要把球打好容易多了。

Coach：So you're a lion at home, a mouse abroad.

教练：所以，你们在家是英雄，出外就变狗熊了。

Player：I think you're right. I can't stand losing to a team called "the Kittens"!

球员：我想你说得没错。我受不了输给一支叫做"小猫"的球队！

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★a lion at home, a mouse abroad

at home指"在家里"，abroad是地方副词，表"在外面"。狮子一向给人残暴的感觉，老鼠恰好相反，因此 a lion at home, a mouse abroad 的意思讲白话点就是"在家一条龙，出外一条虫"。