內容簡介
內容簡介 活用英語,而非墨守成規!詞彙的使用會「因時、因地、應場合、應對象」而不同,英語自然不例外,尤其是東西方文化之間的不同,讓「聽」與「說」這兩道難以突破的關卡,更容易產生語意理解上的誤會。本書以CNN新聞為學習素材,舉出各種情境中的實例,讓讀者得以了解「因時、因地、應場合及應對象」不同,詞彙的語意也會產生變化。 本書節錄近年CNN「Business 商業」、「Politics 政治」、「World 世界要聞」、「Entertainment娛樂」、「Sci & Tech 科技」、「Sports 體育」、「Living 生活」……等各大要聞片段。精選222個詞彙,分為「典故」、「慣用語」、「譬喻」、「雙關語」四大類型,精闢實例解說。
產品目錄
產品目錄 典故01. a brave new world02. a far cry from03. a hacker04. a snow job05. a wild card06. behind the eight ball07. bellwether08. best thing since sliced bread09. bring together10. call a spade a spade11. cut corners12. Deep Throat13. divide and conquer14. Dixie cup15. Enron’s stock16. flagship17. forbidden fruit18. ground zero19. hit the jackpot20. hokey-pokey21. in the ballpark22. inner-city23. keep a stiff upper lip24. leap tall fences in a single bound25. let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may26. make one’s debut27. marry money28. on course for29. par for the course30. peanut gallery31. put the cat back in the bag32. rank-and-file33. ride off into the sunset34. salad days35. Snow White Jacko36. Spartan37. Teflon president38. the Big Easy39. the dogs of war40. the little search engine that could41. the tip of the iceberg42. the unbearable lightness . . . rich43. Toto, I’ve a . . . anymore.44. writing on the wall45. zero in on慣用語I.譬喻性慣用語01. a blank check02. a cutting edge03. a flop04. a melting pot 05. a wake-up call06. at one’s fingertips07. at the helm08. be riddled with09. bells and whistles10. big guns11. blow one’s stack12. boil down to13. bounce back 14. break ground 15. breathe down one’s neck 16. cash cows17. clip the wings of18. come with a high price tag19. comfort food20. deep-pocketed21. go behind the camera22. groan under the weight of . . . 23. have one’s work cut out24. head in the clouds 25. head-to-head26. hold water27. in full swing28. in one piece 29. iron out30. miss the mark 31. money in the bank32. music to someone’s ears33. no-frills34. off the hook 35. on the drawing board36. on the horns of a dilemma 37. on the map 38. pale next to39. pop out (from of) 40. rake in41. ruffle (someone’s) feathers 42. shove . . . down someone’s throat43. sink one’s teeth into . . .44. smoking gun 45. spit someone out 46. spread oneself too thin thinly 47. stand by 48. surf the net 49. take . . . by storm 50. teacher’s pet51. turn one’s back on 52. up in the air53. walk away withII. 其他慣用語54. bank on55. be dressed to kill56. fork out57. mentally challenged58. piss someone off59. throw up60. tip61. win critical acclaim譬喻02. a bit of meat with my gravy03. a client base . . . the vines04. a cul-de-sac05. a flash point06. a slippery slope07. an itch that needs to be scratched08. an oasis09. an uphill battle10. be comfortable in one’s own skin 11. beat Mother Nature to the punch12. breach a . . . divide13. breakneck-paced14. buzzing15. career overdrive16. daily despair17. dip one’s toes in the dot-com ocean18. drop off the radar19. Fluffy and Spot20. fly off the showroom floors21. go according to script22. in the field23. kiss-and-tell24. like wildfire25. on one’s toes26. pass the baton . . . to . . . 27. pencil pushers28. precious little29. push . . . in(to) a tight corner30. road warriors31. softball questions 32. squirm33. the cream has risen to the top34. the passing of the torch35. The pendulum . . . the other way36. treacherous waters37. tuna casserole 38. velvet hammer39. walk-ins40. warm and fuzzy雙關語01. a crash course02. a double eyelid04. a high note 05. a highflier06. a lemon 07. a rough ride08. a wanted man 09. a woman’s place10. absorb11. Band Aid12. bang for one’s buck13. be burned in every sense14. be stuck on15. bruise16. bullish17. chug along18. clean out19. C-Leg 20. Decaf Web, anyone?21. dirty money22. do the dirty work23. don’t hold one’s breath24. double vision25. duke it out26. economic recovery27. fair game28. fish and chips29. food for thought30. for a rainy day31. from the same page 32. get lost in the shuffle33. get one’s wings 34. go to the dogs35. good grief!36. head-turning37. heavy petting38. hit below the belt39. hook40. hot stuff41. It doesn’t pay . . . mouth.42. it’s got sole43. jaw dropping44. kick the habit45. light one’s fire46. make the cut47. nose around48. off the ground49. on the hit list50. one too many 51. party animals 52. push someone’s buttons53. re-possessed54. ride on55. roll out the final mile56. run rings around 57. say no to crack58. shaken, not stirred59. shatter . . . determination 60. shift gears61. shore up62. small world63. speak a language of one’s own64. stand tall65. take a shot at66. take the fizz out of67. talk about . . . hotel68. Technofile69. the sky is the limit70. things are looking up71. tip of the iceberg72. toss one’s cookies73. towering strength74. turn heads75. two-dimensional75. virtually76. wash up 77. white powder