In England, the center-forward tended traditionally to be a big target-man figure – what Brian Glanville characterized as "the brainless bull at the gate".

在英格兰，传统的中锋一般是个身强体壮的目标球员——布莱恩·格兰维尔将之形容为“球门前那头有勇无谋的公牛”。

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It also explained why the inside man had known exactly where the target would be-the day before the shooting.

也解释了为什么中间人确切地知道枪击前一天目标会在哪。

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Theo Walcott was disappointing, but Pearce asked him to play a role he's clearly not suited for, as a central striker having to stand with his back to goal and act as a target man.

沃尔科特令人失望，但是皮尔斯让他踢明显不适合他的中锋，要他背对球门，担任一个目标球员。

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Authorities investigating how 20-year-old Adam Lanza allegedly carried out the killings Friday morning said it could take weeks to draw a clear picture of what motivated the reclusive man to target two first-grade classrooms in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history.

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Not only has he arranged the sixth transfer of prolific former non-league man Hayles' 10-year pro career, but he gthen followed that up by bringing in big target man Steve Howard from Derby County.

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So they decided, in the 1990s, to cut out the middle man and just target inflation.

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