作者簡介
施孝昌
■ 美國德州大學碩士
■曾任美國銀行副總裁
■曾任高中英文老師
■中國時報英語專欄作家
■擅長說故事,也是電腦、網絡IT專家
■著作屢獲最佳優良英語讀物獎
■真正英文系畢業,並具豐富英文教學經驗
■具豐富的美國企業經理人經驗
■英語理論兼實戰專家
■駐美20多年,專教華人說英語
■用最簡單的英語,教大家輕鬆說英語
Charles Krohn
■美國長春藤名校畢業
■補習班英語外師
■擅長各類英語學習教材寫作
PART Ⅰ
UNIT 1 GIVE ME A BREAK (你得了吧!你算了吧!)
UNIT 2 PUT ON AIRS (擺架子)
UNIT 3 ME, EITHER. (我也不是;我也不要)
UNIT 4 GET THE GREEN LIGHT (得到許可;獲准)
UNIT 5 DOWN TO EARTH; DOWN-TO-EARTH (平易近人;不擺架子)
UNIT 6 WALK ON A THIN ICE (戰戰兢兢;如履薄冰;小心翼翼)
UNIT 7 DRAW A LINE BETWEEN (分辨;認清)
UNIT 8 DRIVE SOMEONE UP THE WALL (把人逼得快瘋了)
UNIT 9 BEAT SOMEONE UP (好好揍一頓;徹頭徹尾地打敗)
UNIT 10 HOLD SOMETHING AGAINST SOMEONE (心懷不滿)
UNIT 11 BACK TO BACK (蟬聯;連續兩次)
UNIT 12 BACK OUT OF SOMETHING (不認帳;食言毀約)
PART Ⅱ
UNIT 13 AT WILL (愛怎樣就怎樣;任意的)
UNIT 14 THE LAST THING (最不喜歡的事)
UNIT 15 AT SEA (茫然不懂;摸不著頭緒)
UNIT 16 AT LARGE (逍遙法外;尚未逮著)
UNIT 17 ASK SOMEONE OUT (請某人出去約會)
UNIT 18 ALL TOLD (總的來說;整個來看)
UNIT 19 ALL THUMBS (一竅不通;笨手笨腳)
UNIT 20 AFTER HOURS (打烊之後)
UNIT 21 BUG SOMEONE (麻煩、打擾別人)
UNIT 22 BY THE SAME TOKEN (同樣地;一體兩面)
UNIT 23 CALL IT A DAY (今天到此為止)
UNIT 24 SOMEONE IS CANNED (被炒魷魚了)
PART Ⅲ
UNIT 25 CARRY THE BALL (負責全局)
UNIT 26 CASH IN ON (靠著賺大錢;大撈一筆)
UNIT 27 REAL GOOD (徹徹底底的;很詳盡的)
UNIT 28 COUNT HEADS (清點人數;點人頭)
UNIT 29 CUT CORNERS (偷工減料;投機取巧)
UNIT 30 CUT BACK ON SOMETHING (緊縮)
UNIT 31 CUT IT OUT (得了吧;不要再說了)
UNIT 32 GO FIFTY-FIFTY (五五對分;各付各的)
UNIT 33 DO AWAY WITH (消除;不再使用)
UNIT 34 DO BETTER THAN THAT (我對你的表現不太滿意)
UNIT 35 FISH OR CUT BAIT (要就好好做,不要就拉倒)
UNIT 36 FROM THE HEART (真心誠意的)
PART Ⅳ
UNIT 37 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL (把工作雜事拋在腦後)
UNIT 38 HANG ON (緊緊抓住)
UNIT 39 HIT BOTTOM (達到谷底;否極泰來)
UNIT 40 GOOD-FOR-NOTHING (窩囊廢;一無是處)
UNIT 41 GO THROUGH (從頭到尾;通過法律)
UNIT 42 HAVE A SAY IN SOMETHING (參與決策)
UNIT 43 IN BLACK AND WHITE (白紙黑字;證據確鑿)
UNIT 44 JUMP ON SOMEONE (大發雷霆;大發脾氣)
UNIT 45 A FAR CRY (差得很遠)
UNIT 46 KISS SOMETHING GOOD-BYE (徹底把事物遺忘)
UNIT 47 UP FRONT (預先;頭期)
UNIT 48 MAKE A COMEBACK (東山再起)