英语博客：ESL Podcast 793 – Signing Professional Athletes

 　　Nick: I don’t care what it takes. I want Robinson on my team next year.

 

　　Jamie: He’ll be a free agent and he’ll be fielding a lot of offers. I don’t know if we can make him an attractive enough deal.

 

　　Nick: We’ll offer him a signing bonus. That should sweeten the deal.

 

　　Jamie: I’m afraid that may not be enough. Don’t forget that he was a first-round pick in the draft.

 

　　Nick: Then we’ll give him a no-trade clause¹. With that, he’ll be calling the shots and won’t have to worry about being traded to a team he doesn’t want to be on. He should be happy with that.

 

　　Jamie: I don’t know. His agent expects a lot of competing offers. We’ll have to pull out all the stops if we want to land him.

 

　　Nick: Then we’ll do it. We won’t be bested by any other team.

 

　　Jamie: Like last year.

 

　　Nick: Last year? Don’t remind me of last year!

 

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 clause   

n.（正式文件或法律文件的）条款，从句，分句

参考例句：

• The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.这句中有一个主句和一个从句。
• What clause do you require in the contract?你要求在合同中订上什么条款？