画里画外：轻松学英语惯用语（上）

内容概要

罗莎琳德·弗格森（Rosalind Fergusson），英国人，为资深英语老师，有25年编写英语学习书籍的经验。著作包括Chambers School Spelling (2003）, Cassell Dictionary of English Idioms (1999), Macmillan Guide toEnglish Grammar (1988)等。

书籍目录

1 add insult to injury 雪上加霜

2 the apple of someone's eye 掌上明珠

3 as a matter of fact 事实上

4 as blind as a bat 视力极差

5 as good as gold 很乖

6 as light as a feather 很轻

7 as pretty as a picture 美丽如画

8 as white as a sheet 脸色煞白

9 at a loose end 无事可做

10 at the top of your voice 扯开嗓门

11 beat about the bush 转弯抹角

12 beat someone hollow 大获全胜

13 beggars can't be choosers乞丐没法挑肥拣瘦

14 bend over backwards 竭尽全力

15 be seeing things 产生幻觉

16 the best of both worlds 两全其美

17 bite off more than you can chew 不自量力

18 the black sheep of the family 害群之马

19 burn the midnight oil 熬夜

20 catch someone red-handed 当场抓住

21 come rain or shine 风雨无阻

22 crocodile tears 假慈悲

23 daylight robbery 漫天要价

24 do a roaring trade 产品大卖

25 do someone a power of good 大有好处

26 do the trick 奏效

27 donkey work 苦差

28 donkey’s years 很久

29 draw the line 拒绝

30 easier said than done 知易行难

31 every cloud has a silver lining黑暗中总有一线光明

32 fight a losing battle 打一场无望取胜的仗

33 follow in someone’s footsteps 效仿某人

34 follow suit 跟着做

35 forty winks 小睡片刻

36 frighten someone out of their wits吓坏某人

37 get cold feet 临阵退缩

38 go out like a light 很快入睡

39 go out of your way 想尽办法

40 green with envy 非常嫉妒

41 have second thoughts 改变主意

42 have the last laugh 取得最后胜利

43 hold the fort 代管

44 in the nick of time 在紧要关头

45 it is all Greek to me 一窍不通

46 keep up with the Joneses 与邻居攀比

47 kick yourself 后悔莫及

48 know somewhere like the back of your hand了如指掌

49 last but not least 最后但同样重要的

50 leave no stone unturned 千方百计

51 left, right and centre 到处

52 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密

53 like a bat out of hell 迅速地

54 like a red rag to a bull 激起人怒火的事物

55 like looking for a needle in a haystack大海捞针

56 listen with half an ear漫不经心地听

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作者简介

《“画里画外”系列·画里画外：轻松学英语惯用语（上）》精选常用惯用语，采用对开页的编排形式，左页介绍一条惯用语，并给出例句体现实际用法。右页为四格漫画形式，内容幽默风趣，为惯用语提供常用的情景。《“画里画外”系列·画里画外：轻松学英语惯用语（上）》既可阅读，又可查阅，可帮助学习者轻松掌握惯用语，提高口语和阅读能力。

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