3秒開口說英文片語

Dogs 狗 Track 001~012

1. (as) sick as a dog病得不輕

2. can't teach an old dog new tricks積習難改

3. dog days  炎炎夏日；苦日子

4. dog person  愛狗人士

5. dog-eat-dog  競爭激烈的

6. every dog has its day 風水輪流轉

7. go to the dogs  每況愈下

8. in the doghouse惹麻煩、失寵

9. let sleeping dogs lie 別自找麻煩

10. rain cats and dogs下傾盆大雨

11. top dog大人物、老大

12. work like a dog  拼命工作

Cats 貓 Track 013~022

1. cat got one's tongue 啞口無言

2. cat nap  小睡一下

3. curiosity killed the cat  太好奇會招惹麻煩

4. fight like cats and dogs  吵得不可開交

5. let the cat out of the bag 洩漏祕密

6. like herding cats難上加難、不可能的事

7. like the cat that got the cream喜形於色

8. not enough room to swing a cat  地方小得要命

9. play cat and mouse  反覆追逐、玩心理戰

10. sex kitten  性感女郎

Horses 馬 Track 023~033

1. back the wrong horse  下錯賭注、挺錯人

2. beat a dead horse 徒勞無功、白費力氣

3. dark horse黑馬、意外贏家

4. eat a horse 飢腸轆轆

5. get back on the horse  重新振作、重新開始

6. get off one's high horse  別再自以為

7. hold your horses  慢慢來

8. horse around   胡鬧、嬉鬧

9. horse of a different color　完全是另一回事

10. put the cart before the horse  本末倒置

11. straight from the horse's mouth   第一手消息

Farm Animals 農場動物 Track 034~045

1. a bull in a china shop笨手笨腳、橫衝直撞

2. bull market  行情看漲、交易熱絡

3. cash cow  搖錢樹、金雞母

4. cast pearls before swine白費心力

5. eat high on the hog生活優渥

6. get one’s goat  使某人生氣、惱怒

7. have a cow惱怒生氣

8. pig out狼吞虎嚥

9. sweat like a pig汗流浹背

10. take the bull by the horns勇敢面對困難

11. when pigs fly絕不可能發生的事

12. wolf in sheep's clothing  偽善者

Feathered Flock 羽毛家禽 Track 046~57

1. chicken out  臨陣脫逃

2. cock and bull story  編來騙人的故事

3. cook one's goose  毀掉某人的計畫

4. dead duck  完蛋的人事物

5. don't be a chicken別那麼沒膽小

6. duck down   突然低下（頭或身體）

7. ducks in a row  做好萬全準備

8. give sb. goose bumps  讓某人起雞皮疙瘩

9. like water off a duck's back  毫無影響

10. no spring chicken青春不再

11. swan song最後的告別作

12. wild goose chase白費力氣

Forest Creatures 森林動物 Track 058~71

1. a monkey on one's back　難以解決的麻煩

2. a monkey's uncle　荒謬、不可能的事

3. breed like rabbits  數量暴增

4. bunny hop  連續跳躍、短暫停留

5. go down the rabbit hole  進入未知世界、越陷越深

6. happy bunny  心情很好的人

7. like a rabbit in headlights  嚇傻、不知所措

8. make a monkey (out) of sb. 讓某人難堪

9. monkey around　瞎搞、胡鬧

10. monkey business胡鬧、不法勾當

11. monkey see, monkey do   有樣學樣

12. more fun than a barrel of monkeys非常有趣

13. pull a rabbit out of one's hat  拿出妙計

14. rabbit on  聒噪、喋喋不休

Mammals 哺乳動物Track 072~84

1. a leopard doesn't change its spots  本性難移

2. a whale of 巨大、大量

3. cry wolf  放假消息

4. eager beaver勤奮的人

5. paper tiger紙老虎

6. silver fox  資深型男

7. the elephant in the room大家都知道卻不說的事

8. the lion's den  龍潭虎穴、危險處境

9. the lion's share 最大份額

10. the straw that breaks the camel's back  致命的一擊

11. throw sb. to the lions  置某人於險境

12. weasel out逃避責任、臨陣脫逃

13. wolf down狼吞虎嚥

Creepy Crawlers 爬蟲昆蟲Track 085~95

1. a fly in the ointment煞風景、美中不足

2. crocodile tears    虛情假意

3. have a frog in one's throat聲音沙啞

4. have butterflies in one's stomach   忐忑不安

5. like a moth to a flame 飛蛾撲火、忍不住靠近

6. open a can of worms  闖禍、惹麻煩

7. play leapfrog 輪流超前

8. snake through  蜿蜒穿過

9. social butterfly  社交高手

10. the bee's knees超棒的人事物

11. the worm turns 情勢逆轉

Birds 鳥類Track 096~106

1. a little bird told me 我聽說的

2. as the crow flies 直線距離

3. bird in the hand  把握現有

4. birds of a feather 物以類聚

5. bird's-eye view鳥瞰；概觀

6. eat crow  認錯

7. for the birds毫無價值、沒用的事

8. kill two birds with one stone  一石二鳥

9. night owl  夜貓子

10. rare bird 稀有人物

11. the early bird gets the worm  早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

Sea Creatures 水中生物Track 107~120

1. clam up沉默不語

2. dead fish  像死魚般無力

3. fish for sth.試探性尋求

4. fish out of water  不自在、不適應

5. fish out找出、釣出

6. fish story  誇而不實的故事、吹牛

7. happy as a clam 快樂到不行

8. have bigger fish to fry有更重要的事要做

9. like shooting fish in a barrel 易如反掌

10. sth. smells fishy  某事很可疑

11. swim like a fish   游泳超強

12. swim with the fishes 完蛋了

13. the world is one’s oyster  世界任你闖

14. there are plenty of fish in the sea  天涯何處無芳草

Flowers 花卉 Track 121~130

1. a thorn among the roses  美中不足

2. bed of roses美好的境遇

3. come into flower 開始發展、漸入佳境

4. days of wine and roses一段快樂富足的日子

5. fresh as a daisy  精神飽滿

6. in the flower of one’s youth 在某人的青春年華

7. rose-colored glasses  過度樂觀的看法

8. stop and smell the roses放慢腳步、享受當下

9. the bloom is off the rose熱情消退

10. the cherry on top 錦上添花

Roots 根 Track 131~137

1. be (at) the root of   是……的根源、真正原因

2. be rooted in…  起源於……

3. family roots家族根源

4. return to one's roots 回到故土、回歸本源

5. root and branch  完全地、徹底地

6. take root  扎根、深入人心

7. trace one's roots  追溯根源

Branches & Leaves 枝葉 Track 138~144

1. branch out  拓展、擴展

2. leaf through 快速翻閱（書、文件）

3. offer an olive branch  提出和解、表達善意

4. out on a limb 冒險表態

5. shake like a leaf  顫抖、發抖

6. take a leaf out of one's book  學習某人的做法

7. turn over a new leaf  改頭換面

Herbs 草本植物 Track 145~153

1. don't let the grass grow under your feet.  不要拖拖拉拉

2. find a needle in a haystack大海撈針

3. hit the hay  上床睡覺

4. in the weeds  陷入困惑之中

5. make hay while the sun shines  把握時機

6. rest on one’s laurels  滿足現狀、停滯不前

7. the grass is greener on the other side別人的總是比較好

8. watch grass grow無聊至極

9. weed out 淘汰、剔除

Woody Plants 木本植物 Track 154~161

1. bark up the wrong tree 找錯對象

2. beat around the bush兜圈子、拐彎抹角

3. knock on wood 老天保佑

4. money doesn't grow on trees 錢不會從天上掉下來

5. one’s neck of the woods某人的地盤

6. out of the woods脫離困境

7. see the forest for the trees顧全大局

8. the top of the tree頂尖地位、最高層級

Fruits 果實種子 Track 162~171

1. a hill of beans  微不足道、毫無價值的東西

2. a tough nut to crack 棘手的事、難搞的人

3. bear fruit  有成果、奏效

4. drive sb. nuts 讓人抓狂

5. fruits of one's labor  努力的成果

6. full of beans胡扯

7. in a nutshell簡單說、總而言之

8. peanut gallery無足輕重的旁觀者

9. sow the seeds 播下種子、為未來鋪路

10. spill the beans  洩密、說溜嘴

Plants 植物 Track 172~180

1. a thorn in one’s side  困擾某人的問題

2. dig up something  挖出（資訊、過去的事）

3. in full bloom花朵盛開、達到巔峰

4. nip sth. in the bud  防範於未然

5. plant an idea in one’s mind在某人心中種下一個想法

6. plant oneself  站定不動、坐著不走

7. reap what you sow  種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆

8. sprout up  突然出現、冒出

9. stem from  起源於、由……造成

Air 空氣 Track 181~191

1. a breath of fresh air令人耳目一新的事物

2. an air of 一股……的氣氛、感覺

3. clear the air消除疑慮

4. fill the air  瀰漫在空氣中

5. full of hot air說大話

6. have one's nose in the air   自視甚高、目中無人

7. in the air 即將發生、可感覺到

8. out of thin air 憑空出現

9. put on airs 自以為是、裝模作樣

10. suck the air out of the room 讓氣氛瞬間冷掉

11. up in the air懸而未決、尚未確定

Water 水 Track 192~207

1. blow sth. out of the water徹底擊敗

2. get sb. out of hot water 救某人脫困

3. hold water 站得住腳、有道理

4. in hot water   碰到麻煩、遇上困難

5. keep one's head above water  勉強渡過危機

6. make one's mouth water讓某人垂涎三尺

7. mix oil and water非常困難、合不來

8. pour oil on troubled waters　調停爭端

9. spend money like water  花錢如流水

10. still waters run deep 深藏不露

11. test the waters試探、試水溫

12. throw cold water on 潑冷水

13. tread water 徒勞無功

14. troubled waters 混亂的狀況

15. water down淡化、減弱

16. water under the bridge  事過境遷、已成往事

Fire 火 Track 208~222

1. add fuel to the fire 火上加油

2. catch fire  迅速蔓延；引發狂熱

3. caught in the crossfire被周圍的爭端波及

4. fire away  開始說話或發言

5. fire the first shot 率先行動

6. fire up啟動；激發

7. irons in the fire 同時做很多事

8. light a fire under sb.使某人努力做事

9. on fire熱烈進行

10. out of the frying pan (and) into the fire  每況愈下

11. play with fire做危險的事、冒險

12. set… on fire  使……極為成功並引起轟動

13. spread like wildfire  迅速傳開

14. under fire受到抨擊、批評

15. where's the fire 你急什麼

Solid Ground 岩石大地 Track 223~236

1. a stone's throw 不遠處、附近

2. between a rock and a hard place 進退兩難

3. bury one's head in the sand 駝鳥心態、逃避現實

4. fall like a rock 快速下降

5. from the ground up  從零開始

6. keep one's feet on the ground  腳踏實地

7. leave in the dust遠遠超越

8. leave no stone unturned   千方百計、想盡辦法

9. let the dust settle 等狀況明朗

10. live under a rock與世隔絕

11. move mountains竭盡全力、克服萬難

12. on the ground  在現場

13. on the rocks觸礁

14. over the hill走下坡、年華老去

Wind 風 Track 237~246

1. be a breeze  輕而易舉的

2. get wind of   聽說（消息、風聲）

3. sail close to the wind  冒風險、遊走法律邊緣

4. second wind   喘口氣、恢復體力

5. shoot the breeze打屁聊天

6. sniff the wind 觀察風向

7. take the wind out of one’s sails  澆人冷水、使人喪失信心

8. the winds of change 改變的風潮

9. throw caution to the wind不顧一切、不經考慮

10. whistle in the wind  胡扯、隨便說說

Sun & Moon & Star 星月太陽 Track 247~255

1. aim for the stars立定志向

2. everything under the sun 所有的事物

3. once in a blue moon  千載難逢、極為罕見

4. over the moon喜上眉梢

5. place in the sun 闖出一片天、佔有一席之地

6. promise the moon  開空頭支票

7. reach for the stars 心比天高、勇敢追夢

8. ride off into the sunset 瀟灑退場、告一段落

9. the sun won't be setting on   氣勢興旺、如日中天

Storm & Thunder 雷雨閃電 Track 256~263

1. a bolt out of the blue晴天霹靂

2. make a storm in a teacup 小題大作

3. steal one’s thunder 搶走某人鋒頭

4. storm into / out of  非常氣憤地進入／離開某地

5. take… by storm 橫掃、席捲

6. the eye of the storm 暴風中心

7. up a storm  起勁地、熱烈地

8. weather the storm  撐過難關

Rain Sky 雨後天空 Track 264~276

1. (come) rain or shine 不管天氣好壞、風雨無阻

2. chasing rainbows痴人說夢、不切實際

3. cloud one’s judgment蒙蔽某人的判斷力

4. every cloud has a silver lining 守得雲開見月明

5. head in the clouds 做白日夢、胡思亂想

6. make it rain賺大錢

7. make it through the rain  走過風雨、撐過低潮

8. on cloud nine十分高興、樂不可支

9. rain on one's parade 掃某人的興、潑人冷水

10. save for a rainy day  未雨綢繆、以備不時之需

11. take a rain check改天、下次

12. the sky is the limit 沒有限制、無遠弗屆

13. when it rains, it pours禍不單行

Nature 自然 Track 277~286

1. answer nature's call  上廁所

2. by one's nature  就本性而言、天性上來說

3. come (back) down to earth  回到現實

4. fair-weather friends 酒肉朋友

5. get back to nature  回歸自然

6. hell on earth人間煉獄

7. let nature take its course 順其自然

8. on earth 究竟、到底

9. second nature  第二天性、習性

10. under the weather 身體微恙

Snow & Ice 冰雪海洋 Track 287~300

1. be snowed under忙得不可開交

2. break the ice劃破沉默、打破隔閡

3. ebb and flow  消長盛衰

4. make waves興風作浪；掀起風潮

5. put on ice 暫緩、停擺

6. ride the wave乘勢而起

7. send shock waves through帶來巨大的衝擊

8. skate on thin ice如履薄冰

9. snow in  大雪困住……

10. snow job  騙局

11. snowball effect 滾雪球效應

12. the tip of the iceberg冰山一角

13. tide sb. over幫某人度過難關

14. turn the tide扭轉局勢