English
is full of idioms taken from the world of sport. Here is an absurd
conversation between Max Profit, marketing manager of an expanding
company, and Tim Idity, a young employee who has just joined the
firm..
Max:
We'll kick off
the advertising campaign on June 1st!
Tim:
We'll be diving in at
the deep end, won't we Sir!
Max:
Of course, but we must keep
one step ahead of the rest.
Tim:
But it'll be a leap in
the dark, won't it?
Max:
Rubbish, young man! We'll have
the ball at our feet!
Tim:
But won't we be jumping
the gun?
Max:
There's no gun to jump, young man! We've just got to be first off the mark,
and keep the wind in
our sails!
Tim:
And be first past the
post!
Max:
Of course! Our new model's going to hit the rest of them for six!
Tim:
An
absolute knock-out!
Max:
That's the spirit, lad ! So on
your marks!
Try
to rewrite this dialogue in simple ordinary English, without using any
idioms !
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