英语词语轻松学——VOA经典栏目词语趣谈电子书

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前言

Part I　与天气和颜色相关的表达

1．Cold: She Felt the Cold Hard Reality of Life

寒冷：她感受到了现实生活的冷酷严峻

2．Hot: He Was a Hotheaded Hot Shot

热：他是个性急暴躁的莽汉

3．Blizzard: Don't Let This English Expression Snow You

暴风雪：别让这个英文表达蒙了你

4．Water: She Is In Hot Water

水：她惹上麻烦了

5．Colors: I'm Feeling Very Blue Today

颜色：我今天很郁闷

Part II　身体部位相关的表达

6．All About Eyes: Once He Caught My Eye, It Was Love Everlasting

与眼睛有关的所有表达：脉脉含情眼，爱情恒久远

7．Mouth Expressions: The Experience Left a Bad Taste in My Mouth

与嘴有关的表达：那次经历给我留下了坏印象

8．Heart to Heart: Let's Get to the Heart of the Matter

诚恳坦率：让我们直奔问题的核心吧

9．Back, Shoulders and Chest: A Pat on the Back for a Job Well Done

背部、肩部和胸部：工作出色，就受鼓励

10．Nose and Ear Expressions

与鼻子和耳朵有关的表达

11．Chip on Your Shoulder: What Are You Going to Do About It?

一副不好惹的样子：你能怎么样？

Part III　与动作相关的表达

12．Feel the Pinch: The Pains of Economic Trouble

手头拮据：经济危机之痛

13．Kick: This Is an Idea Worth Kicking Around

踢：这个主意值得考虑

14．To Touch All Bases: Baseball Rules

踏触所有垒是棒球规则

15．It Will Not Wash: Does It Work, or Not?

站不住脚的想法：是有效，还是无效？

16．Old Flames Can't Hold a Candle to You

昔日情人无法与你相比

17．If a Student's Grades Hit Bottom, It Is Time to Hit the Books

如果一个学生的成绩一落千丈，他就该发奋苦读了

Part IV　美国50州的别称

18．Nicknames: America's 50 States (1)

美国50州的别称（1）

19．Nicknames: America's 50 States (2)

美国50州的别称（2）

20．Nicknames: America's 50 States (3)

美国50州的别称（3）

21．Nicknames: America's 50 States (4)

美国50州的别称（4）

Part V　与钱和数字相关的表达

22．Money Talks: Everything Else Walks

钱一开口，万物行走

23．Money, Money, Money: Dinner Is on the House

钱，钱，钱：免费的午餐

24．More Money: Money Can Make People Do Strange Things

更多的钱：金钱能使人做出奇怪的事

25．Money: He Hit the Jackpot

钱：他中了头彩

26．American expressions that are commonly used in business

商业上常用的美语表达

27．In the Red: Better to Be in the Black

亏空负债：还是有盈余好

28．Chickenfeed: It Doesn't Add Up to Much

区区小钱：无足轻重

29．Numbers: I, for One, Use These Expressions Often

数字：我就经常使用这些表达

30．More Numbers: Two Heads Are Better Than One

更多的数字：两人智慧胜一人

Part VI　与动物有关的表达

31．Fish Expressions: This All Sounds Very Fishy

与鱼有关的表达：听着都很虚假

32．Monkey: No Monkey Business Here

猴子：这里没有不道德行为

33．Bird Words: Someone Who Eats Like a Bird Eats Very Little

与鸟有关的词语：饭量小，吃饭像小鸟

34．Insect Expressions: I Don't Mean to Bug You

与昆虫有关的表达：我不是有意纠缠你

35．Wildcat: Is It a Fast Car or False Money?

野猫：是快速小汽车还是假钱？

Part VII　表示“大人物”的词语

36．Boss: Top Brass

老板：top brass

37．American Election Expressions

与美国大选有关的表达

38．Bigwig: Such an Important Person!

大人物：如此重要！

39．Great Scott: What a Surprise!

伟大的斯科特：多让人吃惊啊！

Part VIII　与职业相关的表达

40．Doughboy: Military Expressions

步兵：军事术语

41．Medical Terms: A Clean Bill of Health from the Doctor

医学术语：医生开具了一张健康证明书

42．Farm: It's Not Worth a Hill of Beans

农田：一文不值

43．Get Your Act Together: Organization Is the Name of the Game

要有条理些：有条不紊最重要

44．Nuts and Bolts: The Mechanics of Any Organization

螺母和螺栓：一切组织的运作方式

45．Easy Expressions

与easy有关的表达