英语成语妙用 加拿大文化纵览PDF电子书下载

Dialogue 1 1

I HIT THE JACKPOT 2

hit the jackpot 5

be in one's shoes/boots 5

do someone good 6

the best bet 7

sleep on(it) 8

cream of the crop 8

Dialogue 2 10

LET'S KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED 11

go about(doing something) 13

crop up 14

drop in on someone 15

keep one's fingers crossed 15

Dialogue 3 17

WE FINALLY STAND FACE TO FACE 18

stand/be/come face to face with someone 22

get alongin years(usually continuous tenses) 23

(something)stand out 23

keep an eye on(something or someone) 24

stick around/about(often simple tenses) 24

hit the rood 25

eat/drink one's fill 25

take after 26

(It's)all in a day's work 26

Dialogue 4 28

I'M RUNNING MYSELF RAGGED 29

show off 32

take someone up on(something) 33

a tough/hard/long row to hoe 34

(not)know the first thing about something 34

run someone ragged 35

on the fritz 36

Dialogue 5 37

KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE 38

slip one's mind 41

(something)come to someone 42

go on/run errands 43

in the nick of time 43

on the safe side 44

rule of thumb 44

clue someone in 45

kill two birds with one stone 46

Dialogue 6 47

INDIAN PAINTINGS ARE ON DISPLAY 48

rack one's brains 51

on display 51

keep one's head above water 52

feast one's eyes on(something) 52

wait on/upon 53

top-notch 53

Dialogue 7 55

YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE AN EXPERT OF CANADA 56

plug away(or keep plugging away) 59

jot down(something) 60

cut short 61

make sense 61

talk(something)over 62

get/go to the heart of something 62

off the top of one's head 63

Dialogue 8 64

YOU'RE LAYING IT ON THICK 65

double check 68

have it in someone 68

lay/put/spread it on thick 69

scratch the surface 70

read up on 70

bury oneself in something 71

Dialogue 9 72

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN 73

coop up 76

be in/get into a rut 77

get away from it all 77

You can say that again!(You said it!) 78

go over big 78

fast 79

Dialogue 10 81

HE'S TIGHTFISTED 82

tightfisted 85

turm someone down 85

add insult to injury 86

be nosy 86

tell someone off 87

have(a lot of)nerve 87

hit the ceiling 88

fill someone in on the details 88

Dialogue 11 90

THEY'RE SELLING LIKE HOT CAKES 91

leave someone alone 95

bug someone 96

shake a leg 96

(something)sell like hot cakes 96

be tired out 97

get move on(get a wiggle on) 97

Dialogue 12 98

I'M IN A BIND 99

use/take a breather 102

put/lay one's finger on 103

take in 103

put in 104

jump/climb on the bandwagon 104

answer for 105

in a bind 105

find a happy medium 106

Dialogue 13 108

THIS IDIOM BAFFLES ME 109

turn someone on 112

baffle someone(or to be baffled) 113

paint the town red(paint the town) 113

over one's head(above one's head) 114

start from scratch 115

catch on to something 115

serve one's turn(serve one's purpose) 116

off the cuff 116

buy it/that 117

Dialogue 14 118

THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK 119

give someone a break 122

go up 122

the pot calling the kettle black 123

keep one's shirt on 124

right off the bat 124

little by little 125

hear something through the grapevine 125

on speaking terms 126

Dialogue 15 128

THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING 129

breathtaking 131

hit-or-miss(hit and miss) 132

seasoned traveler 133

browsing 133

pick someone up 134

miss the boat 134

Dialogue 16 135

THIS JOB GETS ME DOWN 136

get someone down 139

get to someone 139

can't get a word in edgewise(edgeways) 140

gripe 141

on the road 141

have a head for 142

lay off(someone) 142

look into 143

Dialogue 17 144

WE'RE ON THE SAME WAVE-LENGTH 145

cut through the red tape 148

on the same wave-length(on the different wave-length) 148

pay lip service to 149

be high on 149

follow suit 150

take pains/trouble 150

rat race 151

Dialogue 18 153

I'VE GOT TWO LEFT FEET 154

feel up/equal to 158

get two left feet 158

at ease(at one's ease) 159

feel/be self-conscious 159

take a back seat 160

No sweat!(slang) 160

stumbling block 161

Dialogue 19 162

I CAN'T TELL THEM APART 163

dish up 167

tell(two things)apart 167

get into 168

to say the least(of it) 169

every now and then(now and then) 169

get/have one's work cut out 170

Dialogue 20 171

I FINALLY PICKED OUT A GOOD ONE 172

hard up for 175

tag along 175

a pain in the neck 176

go over/through something with a fine-tooth comb 176

run 177

go out for a spin 177

pick out 177

You've never said a truer word 178

Dialogue 21 179

YOU COULDN'T BEAT THAT DEAL WITH A STICK 180

on the spur of the moment 183

few and far between 184

straight from the shoulder 184

try one's hand(at something) 185

(be)in store(for someone) 186

can't beat that deal with a stick 186

set great store(on) 187

Dialogue 22 188

I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD 189

look/feel run-down 190

draw a blank 191

come down with an illness 191

run a temperature 192

be in good/bad/great/terrible shape 192

do/work wonders for 193

feel/be on top of the world 193

brush up on something 194

Dialogue 23 195

SHE DREW ME OUT OF MY SHELL 196

cover a lot of ground 199

throw someone 200

cope with 200

get/go to the bottom of 201

as/so far as 202

come out of one's shell(draw/bring someone out of one's shell) 202

pry into 203

take a dim view of something 204

take the words out of one's mouth 204

Dialogue 24 206

OUT OF THE BLUE 207

(go)on the blink 211

out of the blue 212

goof off 213

land/light on one's feet 213

spill the beans 214

run away(from something difficult,unpleasant) 214

rerun 215

Dialogue 25 216

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS 217

step in/into(something) 220

mind one's own business 220

put two and two together 221

jump in with both feet 222

get lost 222

the lights go out 223

knock someone out 223

can't make head or tail of(something) 224

Dialogue 26 225

LIKE A FISH OUT OF WATER 226

get a load of 228

talk down on someone 229

like a fish out of water 229

give someone a piece of one's mind 230

take something with a grain/pinch of salt 230

get along with someone 231

pay off 231

give someone/something time 232

grow on someone 232

Dialogue 27 233

GET A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE FALLS 234

time on one's hands 238

frame of mind 239

draw in 240

get wind of 241

ring a bell 241

a bird's-eye view 242

leave something up to someone 243

as the crow flies 243

make good time 244

(it)goes without saying 245

Dialogue 28 246

FANCY MEETING YOU HERE 247

lsn't it a small world? 250

on the tip of one's tongue 250

jump at 251

be snowed under(with work) 252

work against 252

keep someone posted 253

Dialogue 29 254

I GOT OFF TO A FLYING START 255

get off to a flying/good start 258

crack up 259

shower somebody with something 259

do one's bit/do one'part/do one's share of the work 260

Dialogue 30 261

I WAS FROZEN STIFF 262

be frozen stiff 266

a far cry from 267

take pride in 267

jump ship 268

boggle the mind 268

take heart 269

I'm right behind you 270

for the birds 270

Dialogue 31 271

WE DON'T USUALLY SEE EYE TO EYE ON MANY THINGS! 272

down in the mouth(dumps) 275

blow a fuse 276

not half bad 276

get into the swing of(something) 277

go the extra mile 278

cost a mint 278

out of one's hair 279

see eye to eye(with someone) 280

meet someone half way 281

Dialogue 32 282

SMOOTH THINGS OVER 283

the ins and outs 286

be hard on(something or somebody) 287

go out of one's way to do something 287

take something for granted 288

catch-22(situation or position) 289

rub someone the wrong way 289

smooth things over 290

Dialogue 33 291

THEY'LL COME IN HANDY 292

on the job 294

a while back 294

pick out 295

come in handy/useful 295

off the beaten track 296

Dialogue 34 297

I'D BETTER STOP TALKING SHOP 298

stand for 301

pull off 302

last but not least 302

talk shop 303

lean/bend over back wards 303

后记 (论加拿大英语的特点) 304

The Roots of Canadian English 314

加拿大英语的根(译文) 320

索引 324