前言 1
1 Having a Ball欢度时光 1
2 Footing the Bill付账 3
3 Making Ends Meet平衡收支 5
4 Raking It In大捞一笔(发横财) 7
5 Caught Short缺钱 9
6 An Arm and a Leg非常昂贵 11
7 A Nest Egg私房钱 13
8 Falling Bhind无法持续 15
9 When the Chips Are Down最糟糕的状况 17
10 Keeping One s Head Above Water平安度过 19
11 One for the Books无法预期 21
12 An Eager Beaver工作狂 23
13 Bringing Home the Bacon养家活口 25
14 On a Shoestring一点点钱 27
15 A Pep Talk激励 29
16 In Seventh Heaven非常快乐 31
17 A Brainstorm奇思妙想 33
18 The Cream of the Crop顶尖 35
19 Pulling Strings背后操作 37
20 In the Swing of Things适应 39
21 A Hustler骗钱高手 41
22 High Off the Hog舒适的生活 43
23 Getting down to Brass Tacks切入问题核心 45
24 Straight from the Horse s Mouth当面得知 47
25 Coming Through with Flying Colors得心应手 49
26 The Black Sheep麻烦分子、害群之马 51
27 In a Jam陷入困境 53
28 On the Go不停奔走 55
29 Raising Cain引起骚动 57
30 Behind the 8-Ball麻烦大了 59
31 Jack-Of-All-Trades多才多艺 61
32 Out on a Limb身陷险境 63
33 Twiddling One s Thumbs无所事事 65
34 Play it by Ear见机行事 67
35 Off the Top of One s Head顺其自然 69
36 The Rat Race无休止的竞争 71
37 Keyed Up紧张的 73
38 Pounding the Pavement找工作 75
39 A Hard Nut to Crack棘手的事 77
40 Back to the Drawing Board重来一次 79
41 Passing the Buck推卸责任 81
42 A Song and Dance借口 83
43 The Apple of One s Eye掌上明珠 85
44 Keeping in Touch保持联络 87
45 Hitting It Off相处融洽 89
46 A Chip off the Old Block有其父必有其子 91
47 Seeing Eye to Eye意见相同 93
48 On the Rocks前行无路 95
49 An Old Flame昔日的恋人 97
50 A Wet Blanket扫兴的人 99
51 A Knockout大美女 101
52 A Sourpuss难缠的人 103
53 A Lemon次品 105
54 High and Low到处 107
55 The Boob Tube电视机 109
56 Sprucing Up打扮整齐 111
57 A Pad房间 113
58 Hitting the Bottle饮酒 115
59 In the Same Boat处境相同 117
60 A Pill讨厌的家伙 119
61 Dishing it Out批评 121
62 Settling the Score报复 123
63 The Last Straw忍耐的极限 125
64 A Kick in the Pants拒绝 127
65 A Bum Ticker虚弱的心脏 129
66 Turning the Tables形势逆转 131
67 Mudslinging中伤 133
68 A Road Hog公路霸王 135
69 A Blabbermouth饶舌 137
70 A Bookworm书虫 139
71 Use Your Noodle动脑筋 141
72 Putting Yourself Out任劳任怨 143
73 The Lowdown真相、真情 145
74 A Heart-to-Heart Talk谈心 147
75 Wishy-Washy摇摆不定 149
76 Going to Pieces失去控制 151
77 Hold Your Horses耐心等候 153
78 Through the Grapevine传闻 155
79 On the Q.T.机密 157
80 A Quack庸医 159
替换练习答案 161
词汇索引 173