內容簡介
內容簡介 Dogs 狗 Track 001~0121. (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 013~0221. 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 023~0331. 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 034~0451. 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 046~571. 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 058~711. 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 072~841. 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 085~951. 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 096~1061. 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 107~1201. 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 121~1301. 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 131~1371. 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 138~1441. 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 145~1531. 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 154~1611. 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 162~1711. 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 172~1801. 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 181~1911. 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 192~2071. 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 208~2221. 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 223~2361. 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 237~2461. 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 247~2551. 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 256~2631. 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 264~2761. (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 277~2861. 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 287~3001. 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