Putting it bluntly, do you think Robert has thrown in the towel prematurely?

坦率地说 Robert就这样认输是不是太草率了？

Come here. -We are not throwing in the towel over a minor mishap.

到这边来。-我们不能因为一点小问题而半途而废。

But which sport does the idiom 'throw in the towel' come from?

但是“throw in the towel”这个习语源自哪项运动？

Battle-hardened short-sellers, including Andrew Left of Citron, a research firm, threw in the towel.

包括香橼研究公司的安德鲁·莱福在内的很多久经沙场的做空者都认输了。

But I'm not gonna throw in the towel.

但是我不会就这样放弃。

Do I say " Stop what? " Or just throw in the towel?

我是应该说" 我没闹" ? 还是可以不了?

Some 700,000 hospitality workers threw in the towel on average each month in the past year.

在过去的一年中，平均每个月约有70万名酒店员工甩手辞职。

That is a long time to maintain aeroplanes, so some airlines have thrown in the towel.

维护这些飞机的时间太长了，所以一些航空公司放弃了。

It was impossible to talk some sense into the old man, so I threw in the towel.

要跟这老头讲道理是不可能的，所以我认输了。

But after just 45 minutes, Mr. Juppe emerged to tell journalists he was throwing in the towel.

但就在开会45分钟后，朱佩便告诉记者就此放弃。

I kind of decided to throw in the towel for this Christmas, and I headed up to Rowley's house.

我对今年圣诞节不抱希望了，便到罗利家去。

And then you say, " I guess I'm just not a natural swimmer" and literally throw in the towel.

然后你说，“我想我不是天生的游泳健将”，然后就真的放弃了。

I know the race is tough, but don't throw in the towel, keep going and you might actually win!

我知道这场比赛很难，但是不要放弃，加油，你一定能赢！

CEOs may be approaching their peak, not past it, at the time they are required to throw in the towel.

CEO们在被要求辞职的时候，可能正接近他们的巅峰，而不是已经过了巅峰。

Many well-known idioms come from the world of sport, for example 'throw in the towel' which means 'give up', or 'surrender'.

许多著名的习语都来自体育界，比如意思为放弃，或者投降的“throw in the towel”。

You give me four sips of beer, that's it, I throw in the towel.

你给我四口啤酒，就这样，我认输了。

But you can personally throw in the towel and it means to give up.

但是你可以亲自认输， 这意味着放弃。

Most businesses do not throw in the towel.

大多数企业不会认输。

They don’t throw in the towel when trouble rears its head.

当麻烦出现时， 他们不会认输。

" To throw in the towel" is the expression.

“放弃”是这个表达。