只要你每天讀一遍，堅持一個月，你的英語水平就可以達到跟美國人交流的水準：
- What are you trying to say?（你到底想說什麽？）
- Don’t be silly.（別胡鬧了。）
- How strong are your glasses?（你近視多少度？）
- Just because.（沒有別的原因。）
- It isn’t the way I hoped it would be.（這不是我所盼望的。）
- You will never guess.（你永遠猜不到。）
- No one could do anything about it.（衆人對此束手無措。）
- I saw something deeply disturbing.（深感事情不妙。）
- Money is a good servant but a bad master.（要做金錢的主人，莫做金錢的奴隸。）
- I am not available.（我正忙著）
- Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.(腦中的知識比手中的金錢更重要）
- Never say die, it’s a piece of cake. 別泄氣，那只是小菜一碟。
- Don’t worry, you’ll get use to it soon. 別擔心，很快你就會習慣的。
- I konw how you feel. 我明白你的感受。
- You win some.you lose some. 勝敗乃兵家常事。
- Don’t bury your head in the sand. 不要逃避現實。
- I didn’t expect you to such a good job. 我沒想到你幹得這麽好。
- You are coming alone well. 你做得挺順利。
- She is well-build. 她的身材真棒。
- You look neat and fresh. 你看起來很清純。
- You have a beautiful personality. 你的氣質很好。
- You flatter me immensely. 你過獎啦。
- You should be slow to judge others. 你不應該隨意評論別人。
- I hope you will excuse me if I make any mistake. 如有任何錯誤，請你原諒。
- It was most careless ofme. 我太粗心了。
- It was quite by accident. 真是始料不及。
- I wish I had all the time i’d ever wasted, so I could waste it all over again.
我希望所有被我浪費的時間重新回來，讓我再浪費一遍。 - I like you the way you were. 我喜歡你以前的樣子。
- You two go ahead to the movie without me, I don’t want to be a third wheel.
你們兩個自己去看電影吧，我不想當電燈泡。 - Do you have anyone in mind? 你有心上人嗎？
- How long have you known her? 你認識她多久了？
- It was love at frist sight. 一見鍾情
- I’d bettle hit the books. 我要複習功課啦。
- a piece of one’s mind. 直言不諱
- He gave me a piece of mind, “Don’t shift responsibility onto others."
他責備道：“不要把責任推卸到別人身上。” - a cat and dog life 水火不容的生活
- The husband and his wife are always quarrelling, and they are leading a cat and
dog life. 這對夫婦老是吵架，相互之間水火不容。 - a dog’s life 潦倒的生活
- The man lived a dog’s life. 這個人生活潦倒。
- A to Z 從頭至尾
- I know that from A to Z. 我很了解這件事。
- above somebody 深奧
- Well, this sort of talk is above me.我不懂你們在講什麽。
- all ears 全神貫注地傾聽著
- When you tell her some gossip, she is all ears. 跟她講一些小道消息，她會聽地仔仔細細。
- all the more 更加，益發
- You’ll be all the better for a holiday.度一次假，對你會更有好處。
- all dressed up 打扮得整整齊齊
- She is all dressed up and nowhere to go.她打扮得整整齊卻無處炫耀。
- all in all 總的說來；最心愛的東西
- The daughter is all in all to him. 女兒是他的無價寶。
- all out 竭盡全力
- They went all out. 他們鼓足了幹勁。
- all over 全部結束；渾身，到處
- Glad, it is all over. 這事全部結束了，好得很。
- I’m wet all over. 我渾身都濕了。
- all set 准備就緒
- He is all set for an early morning start. 他已做好清晨出發的一切准備。
- all you have to do 需要做得是
- All you have to do is to calm yourself down and wait for the good news.
你需要做得是靜下心來等好消息。 - as easy as falling of a log /as easy as snapping your fingers /as easy as ABC
容易得很 - To me,a good story teller,it would be as easy as falling of a log.
對我來說，講個故事還不是隨手拈來。 - as busy as a bee 非常忙
- Mum is always as busy as a bee in the moring. 媽媽每天早上都忙得不可開交。
- at one’s fingertips 了如指掌
- How to get at that little island is at his fingertips. 他知道怎麽去那個小島。
- at one’s wit’s end 智窮
- Don’t ask him.It is also at his wit’s end. 不要問他了，他也不知道。
- big shot 大人物，大亨
- He is a big shot in our little town.
- black sheep 敗家子，害群之馬
- Every family has a black sheep. 家家有本難念的經。
- black and blue 遍體鱗傷
- The thief was caught of red-handed and beaten black and blue.
那個小偷當場被抓住並被打得青一塊紫一塊的。 - black and white 白紙黑字
- The proof is in black and white and the murderer has no any excuses.
證據確鑿，凶手再也無話可說。 - blind alley 死胡同
- You are heading into a blind alley. 你正在鑽牛角尖。
- blow hot and cold 搖擺不定
- This guy seemed to have no own idea. He always blew hot and
cold.這家夥好象沒什麽主張，總是搖擺不定。 - blow one’s own trumpet 自吹自擂
- Don’t blow your own tumpet. Let us see what on earth you can do.
不要自吹自擂了，讓我們看看你到底能做什麽。 - born with a silver in one’s mouth 出生在富貴人家
- He is born with a silver in one’s mouth. 他是含著金鑰匙出生的。
- bland new 嶄新的
- a bland new coat 新衣服
- peak the ice 打破沈默
- The couple hadn’t spoken to each other for a week. They were both waiting for
the other one to peak the ice. 這對夫婦已經一個星期沒說過話了。兩人都在等另一方先開口。 - by a blow 無意中的一擊
- He is beaten to the ground by a blow. 他被擊到在地。
- can’t stand it any longer 不能再忍受了
- I can’t stand it any longer,I quit. 我再也忍受不了了，我走。
- carry something too far 過火了
- You are carrying your joke too far. 你玩笑開得太過分了。
- castle in the sky 海市蜃樓
- You plan is nearly a castle in the sky. 你的計劃簡直就是空想。
- cats got one’s tongue 啞口無言
- chain smoker 老煙槍
- come up with 産生，想出
- Let me come up with some ideas. 讓我想一想。
- come easily 容易
- Languages come easily to some people. 有些人能夠很容易地掌握語言。
- cup of tea 喜歡
- Movies are not my cup of tea. 我不喜歡看電影。
- cut it out 停止，住嘴
- Cut it out! I can’t stand you any longer.
- call it a day 不再做下去，停止（某種活動）
- Let us call it a day,stop. 這一天工作夠了，停工吧！
- dark horse 黑馬
- Nobody considered that John would win the game. He was a dark horse in the
final. - dear John letter 絕交信
- Jack received a dear John letter from his girlfriend because he had poken her
heart. - do somone good 對某人有好處
- Having some moring exercises does you good.
- Do you get me? 你明白我的意思嗎？
- doesn’t count 這次不算
- It doesn’t count this time,try again.
- doesn’t make sense 不懂；沒有任何意義
- The sentence you made doesn’t make any sense to me.
- down and out 窮困潦倒
- Being down and out, he couldn’t support his family.
- drive at 用意，意欲
- What’s he driving at?他用意何在？
- drop in 偶然拜訪
- I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.
- drop me a line 寫信給我
- On arriving the University,please drop me a line.
- early bird 早起的人
- An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登
- easy come easy go 來得快去得也快
- eat my words 收回前言，認錯道歉
- I said something bad to my mum.Although I want to eat my words back, it didn’t
work, for I had hurt my mum’s feeling. - face the music 直面困難
- He knew he’d never get away with it so he decided to face the music and give
himself up to the police. 他知道自己不可能逃脫，因此決定一人做事一人當 —— 向警察自首。 - face up to 勇敢地面對某事
- You must learn to face up to your responsibilities.
- fed up 厭倦
- I am rather fed up with your complaints.
- feel free to do something 不要拘束
- Please feel free to make suggestions.
- few and far between 很少，稀少
- Human beings are few and far between in this zone.
- French leave 不辭而別
- give me a headache 讓人頭痛
- The naughty boy gave me a headache.
- give me a hand 幫我一下
- go Dutch AA制
- God bless you 上帝保佑你
- God bless you with your examinations.
- God knows 天知道
- Got it? 明白了嗎？
- green thumbs /fingers 園藝技能
- hands are full 非常忙
- have a ball 勇敢
- have had it 受夠了
- I have had it with all your excuses. 我受夠了你的借口。
- hold water 站得住腳
- Non of his arguements seem to hold water.
- in every sense of word 在某種意義上說
- It’s a lie in every sense of word. 這是不折不扣的謊言。
- keep an eye on 提高警惕
- kill time 打發時間
- lazy bones 懶骨頭
- Get up lazy bones!
- leave it to me 讓我來吧
- leave me alone 別管我
- like father like son 有其父必有其子
- like it or not 不管你喜不喜歡
- make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人
- make a big money 賺大錢
- make both ends need 收支平衡
- We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.
- make waves 引起轟動；興風作浪
- His achievement made waves in his country.
- make yourself at home 別拘束
- no good 沒有好結果
- Bad mam comes to no good.
- no kidding 不要開玩笑
- none of your bussiness 不關你的事
- not really 也不是……
- old hand 老手
- He is an old hand at stealing.
- old story 老一套
- I am tired of it,same old story.
- on one’s word of honor 以某人的人格擔保
- on occasion 間或
- of one’s own accord 自願地
- packed like sardins 擁擠
- During the holidays, people in the trains are packed like sardins.
- pass away 去世
- pay the price 付出代價
- You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.
- put up with 忍受
- I cann’t put up with your rudeness any more; leave my room.
- red-letter day 重要的或值得紀念的日子
- red tape 繁文缛節
- red carpet 紅地毯
- run into 偶遇
- I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.
- run out of 用盡，缺少
- Quick, quick, we are running out of time. 快！快！時間不夠了！
- show up 炫耀
- small potatos 小人物
- so what? 那怎麽樣呢？
- stand up for 忍受
- suit one’s taste 對某人的胃口
- sunday dress 最好的衣服
- sure thing 十有把握的事
- take one’s time 盡情玩
- Take your time and enjoy it. 請慢慢享用吧一般餐桌用語。
- take the words out of one’s mouth 說出某人想說得話
- that’s it 就是
- that is really something 太好了
- there is nothing I can do 我什麽都不能做
- there you go 這邊請
- there is nothing wrong with me 我沒事
- under the table 死底下，秘密地
- under the weather 身體不適
- what’s going on 怎麽了
- what a man 多勇敢的人啊
- walking dictionary 活字典
- what is up 近來可好
- Hi, I haven’t seen you for a long time, what’s up?
- world class 一流的
