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