a pain in the neck 是表示脖子里有個(gè)地方很疼嗎?be a tall order 是指一份大訂單嗎?hit the roof 是要把屋頂掀翻嗎?千萬(wàn)別望文生義出洋相啦!由柯蒂斯編著的《輕松學(xué)英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)慣用表達(dá)(上)/畫(huà)里畫(huà)外》告訴你答案!全書(shū)90個(gè)單元,左頁(yè)簡(jiǎn)要講解口語(yǔ)慣用表達(dá)的常見(jiàn)用法,并提供英漢對(duì)照例句;右頁(yè)是四格漫畫(huà)故事,讓你在輕松幽默的場(chǎng)景中理解慣用表達(dá)的典型用法。另有NOTES 欄目,補(bǔ)充意思相近或相反的慣用語(yǔ),并區(qū)分正式和非正式用法等。
1 above all 首要 2 across the board 全面地 3 a different ball game 完全不同 4 after all 畢竟;終究 5 again and again 反復(fù) 6 ahead of schedule 提前 7 all over again 重新 8 a load of rubbish 一派胡言 9 a pain in the neck 惹人討厭的人或事 10 as a matter of fact 事實(shí)上 11 as a result 結(jié)果 12 as a rule 通常 13 as far as I know 據(jù)我所知 14 as long as 只要 15 as well 也 16 at any rate 不管怎樣 17 at the back of your mind 在心底 18 at this rate 這樣繼續(xù)下去 19 be a tall order 任務(wù)艱巨 20 be my guest 請(qǐng)隨便 21 bear in mind 記住 22 bear with me 請(qǐng)稍等 23 before you know it 轉(zhuǎn)眼之間 24 behind bars 坐牢 25 believe it or not 信不信由你 26 be off to 去……地方 27 beside the point 無(wú)關(guān),不重要 28 be up to 做什么 29 by accident 偶然 30 by all means 當(dāng)然可以 31 by and large 總的來(lái)說(shuō) 32 by any chance 或許 33 by the way 順便 34 can do without 用不著,希望沒(méi)有 35 change your mind 改變主意 36 come to think of it 想起來(lái)了 37 couldn’t care less 不在乎 38 day in, day out 日復(fù)一日 39 do your best 竭盡所能 40 do you know what I mean? 你懂我的意思嗎? 41 don’t get me wrong 別誤會(huì) 42 don’t hold your breath 別指望 43 drag your feet 做事拖拉 44 easier said than done 說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難 45 every bit as… 完全一樣…… 46 every last / single 每一個(gè) 47 feel like… 想要/做…… 48 first and foremost 首要的是,首先 49 first of all 首先 50 first thing 一大早 51 for all I care 與我無(wú)關(guān) 52 for all I know 我不知道,說(shuō)不定 53 for a start 首先 54 for good 永久 55 from time to time 有時(shí) 56 funnily enough 說(shuō)來(lái)真怪 57 get a move on 趕快 58 get the picture 了解情況 59 give or take 相差 60 good riddance 總算擺脫了 61 had better 最好 62 hands off 別碰;不要干涉 63 have (got) a bone to pick with somebody 對(duì)某人不滿 64 have a go 試一試 65 have a good time 玩得開(kāi)心 66 have fun 玩得開(kāi)心 67 have had enough of 受夠了 68 have had it 沒(méi)法用了;完蛋了 69 haven’t the foggiest (idea) 一無(wú)所知 70 help yourself 請(qǐng)自便 71 hit / go through the roof 勃然大怒 72 How do you like …? 你喜歡……? 73 I beg your pardon 對(duì)不起 74 I can’t help it 我忍不住,我無(wú)法控制 75 I’d love to 我喜歡 76 I don’t blame you 我不怪你 77 I dread to think 我不敢去想 78 if I were you 如果我是你 79 I know for a fact that... 2 我知道 80 I know what you mean 我能理解 81 in a manner of speaking 從某種意義上說(shuō) 82 in a nutshell 簡(jiǎn)而言之 83 in any case 無(wú)論如何 84 in dribs and drabs 零星地 85 in my opinion 依我看 86 in public 公開(kāi)地 87 in the long run 長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看 88 in the news 成為新聞 89 it beats me 把我難倒了 90 I told you so 我早告訴過(guò)你