內容介紹
內容簡介作者再次訪問加拿大，西起溫哥華，東至蒙特婁，與加美朋友進
行了廣泛交流，收集了他們在交談中自然運用的習慣用語，並以對話形
式編入此書。內容豐實，語言通俗上口，富有現代氣息，反映了九十年代。
北美英語的表達特色。書中對每一成語都作了簡明英漢釋義，並用例句
加深說明。對會話中的必要辭彙也作了注釋。通過本書，讀者可以了解
和學習北美尤其是加拿大風俗、社會、民族特點等文化背景知識，使自
己的英語語言表達更豐富、生動。
本書適合廣大英語愛好者、自學者、英語專業及非英語專業的學生
使用，也對出國人員及外事人員很有幫助。書尾附有加拿大授予學位的
大學和學院介紹，供讀者參考。
為了便於讀者學習，還請EricArthurPeters和EllenFowlerPe－
ters夫婦錄製了盒式磁帶。
作品目錄
CONTENTPreface
Dialogue 1
WE FINALLY STAND FACE TO FACE
stand/be /come face to face with someone
get along in years (usually continuous tenses)
(something) stand out
stick around/about (often simple tenses)
keep an eye on (something or someone)
hit the road
eat/drink one's fill
take after
(It's) all in a day's work
Dialogue 2
l'M RUNNING MYSELF RAGGED
show pff
take someone up on (something)
(not) know the first thing about something
a tough/hard/iong row to hoe
run someone ragged
on the fritz
Dialogue 3
KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
slip one's mind
(something) come to someone
go on/ run errahds
in the nick of time
rule oi thumb
on the safe side
clue someone in
kill two birds with one stone
Dialogue 4
INDIAN PAINTINGS ARE ON DISPLAY
rack one's brain
on display
k'eep one's head above water
feast one's eyes on (something)
top-notch
wait on/upon
Dialogue 5
YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE AN EXPERT OF CANA-DA
plug away
jot down (something)
cut short
make sense
talk (something) over
off the top of one's head
lay it on thick
scratch the surface
double check
have it in someone
Dialogue 6
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGATN!
coop up
be in/ get into a rut
get away from it all
You can say that again.
go over big
fast
Dialogue 7
LEAVE ME ALONE
leave someone alone
bug someone
shake a leg
(something) sells like hot cakes
be tired out
get a move on (get a wiggleon)
Dialogue 8
m IN A BIND
use/take a breather
take in
put/iay one's finger on
put in
jump/climb on the bandwagon
answer for
in a bind
find a happy medium
Dialogue 9
THE IDIOM BUFFLES ME
turn someone on
paint the town red (paint the town)
baffle someone (or to be baffled)
over one's head (above one's head)
start from scratch
catch on to something
serve one's turn (serve one's purpose)
off the cuff
buy it/that
Dialogue 10
THE POT CALLING THE KETTLE BLACK
go up
give someone a break
the pot calling the kettle black
keep one's shirt on
right off the bat
little
hear something through the grapevine
on speaking terms
Dialogue 11
THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING
breathtaking
hit or miss (hit and miss)
seasoned traveler
browsing
pick someone up
miss the boat
Dialogue 12
THIS JOB GETS ME DOWN
get someone down
get to someone
can't get a word in edgewise(edgeways)
on the road
gripe
have a head for
lay off (someone)
look into
Dialogue 13
WERE ON THE SAME WAVE-LENGTH
cut through the red tape
on the same wave-length (on the different wave-iength)
be high on
pay lip service to
follow suit
take pains/trouble
rat race
Dialogue 14
I'VE GOT TWO LEFT FEET
feet up/equal to
get two left feet
feel/be self conscious
at ease (at one's ease)
No sweat. (slang)
take a back seat
stumbling block
Dialogue 15
YOU COULDNT BEAT THAT DEAL WITH A STICK
on the spur of the moment
few and far between
straight from the shoulder
try one's hand
can't beat something with a stick
(be) in store (for someone)
set great store (on)
Dialogue 16
I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD
look/feel run-down
draw a blank
come down with an illness
run a temperature
be in good/bad/great/terrible shape
feel/be on top of the world
do/work wonders for
Dialogue 17
1 CANT TELL THEM APART
dish up
cell (two things) apart
get into
every now and then (now and then)
to say the least (of it)
get/have one's work cut out
Dialogue 18
SHE DREW ME OUT OF MY SHELI
cover a lot of ground
throw someone
cope with
get/go to the bottom of
come out of one's shell (draw/bring someone out
of one's shell)
as/so far as
pry into
take a dim view of something
take the words out of one's mouth
Dialogue 19
OUT OF THE BLUE
(go) on the blink
out of the blue
goof off
land/light on one's feet
run away (from something difficult, unpleasant)
spill the beans
re-run
Dialogue 20
GET A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF THE FALLS
time on one's hands
frame of mind
draw in
get wind of
ring a bell
a bird's-eye view
leave something up to someone
as the crow flies
make good time
goes without saying
Dialogue 21
1 GOT OFF TO A FLYING START
get off to a flying/good start
blow a fuse
not hal.f bad
get into the swing of (something)
cost a mint
go the extra mile
out of one's hair
see eye to eye
meet someone halfway
Dialogue 22
FANCY MEETING YOU HERE
on the tip of one's tongue
Isn't it a small world?
jump at
be snowed under (with work)
work against
keep someone posted
Dialogue 23
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS
step in (to something)
mind one's own business
put two and two together
jump in with both feet
get lost
knock someone out
the light went out
can't make head or tail of (something)
Dialogue 24
THEY'LL COME IN HANDY
on the job
a while back
pick out
come in handy/useful
off the beaten track
stand for
pull off
last but not least
talk shop
crop up
Dialogue 25
1 WAS FROZEN STIFF
be ffozen stiff
a far cry from
take pride in
jump ship
boggle the mind
take heart
for the birds
I'm right behind you!
Dialogue 26
SMOOTH THINGS OVER
the ins and outs of
be hard on (something or somebody)
go out of one's way to do something
take something for granted
rub someone the wrong way
catch-22 (situation or position)
smooth things over
fill someone in on the details
