不可思意英成語(1) - 城邦阅读花园


	「Go over my head」？這還不簡單？當然是「走過我的頭」囉！嘿嘿！如果你這樣想就大錯特錯了！正確答案應該是「無法理解」的意思才對，是不是讓你覺得「不可思『意』」呢？　　從這裡可以了解到英語成語不能光照字面上的意義去猜測，而是要去了解它背後真正的含義。成語多半為藉由某件較誇張的事件去形容或影射另一事件，它就像語言的調味料，讓我們在與人談天說地時盡量將話說得生動、精彩，藉以吸引人的注意，這就是成語「畫龍點睛」的妙用。　　因此，本社特別蒐集了常用的英成語，依照英文字母 A~Z的順序排列，並分為３冊出版。本書為第１冊，囊括 A~G為開頭的英成語。本書最大特色在於配合彩色漫畫先介紹英成語字面直譯，反面才揭曉正確答案，像不像成語的「急轉彎」呢？希望讀者們不要急著先看答案，運用你的想像力思考猜測一下，或者朋友間互相出題問答，相信如此一定能達到突飛猛進的學習效果。　　盼望讀者閱讀完本書後，再看到或聽到英成語時，不會再說「Oh！it’s go over my head！」而是說「It’s child’s play！」（再簡單不過！）。作者簡介 Carolyn G. Choong 　　1978年生，2000年畢業於美國Wesleysan University, CT.(Connecticut)，2004年畢業於美國Columbia University東亞研究所，在紐約、東京等地從事ESL(English as a Second Language)的教學及編輯工作，對於華人學習英文的需要有相當的了解。著作有：〈初中必備英語〉、〈不可思意英語1~3〉、〈美語耳〉、〈招呼美語〉、〈Wow! 原來這句英語這麼說〉。黃威監（繪圖）　　1969年生於馬來西亞。畢業於國立政治大學新聞系，美國德州奧斯汀大學廣告研究所。曾是福音歌手、廣告人，現為創意工作者。繪著作品有：漫畫英會話極短句系列、漫畫遊學生活美語。（以上皆為笛藤出版）


	目錄 1A bad apple 2A big hand 3A copy-cat 4A dead duck 5A fan of Madonna 6A little bird told me 7A penny for your thoughts 8A thorn in my side 9 Above the law 10 Achilles` heel 11 Against the clock 12 All ears 13 All eyes and ears 14 All the rage 15 All thumbs 16 Along for the ride 17 Apple of his mother's eye 18 Apples and oranges 19 Armed to the teeth 20 As busy as a bee 21 As fit as a fiddle 22 As innocent as a lamb 23 As pretty as a picture 24 Asleep at the wheel 25 At any rate 26 At each other's throats 27 At my doorstep 28 At the drop of a hat 29 At the top of your lungs 30 Babe in the woods 31 Back to the drawing-board 32 Back you up 33 Bad blood 34 Bank on me 35 iBark up the wrong tree 36 Be curtains for my company 37 Be strapped for cash 38 Be tight-lipped 39 Bear fruit 40 Bear with me 41 Beat about the bush 42 Beats me 43 Beef up(1) 44 Beef up(2) 45 Beg to differ 46 Begin to see the light 47 Behind his wife's back 48 Belt out 49 Bend my ear 50 Bend over backwards 51 Between a rock and a hard place 52 Between you and me 53 Big bucks 54 Birds and the bees 55 Bite my head off 56 Bite the bullet 57 Bite the dust 58 Black sheep 59 Blow my mind(1) 60 Blow my mind(2) 61 Bone up 62 Break the ice 63 Bursting at the seams 64 Call it a day 65 Call it a night 66 Call of nature 67 Call the shots 68 Can't make heads or tails of 69 Can't stand this place 70 Card up her sleeve 71 Carry the weight of the world on his shoulders 72 Carry your cross 73 Cat got your tongue 74 Catch him red-handed 75 Caught with his pants down 76 Cheap skate 77 Chew out 78 Chew the fat 79 Child's play 80 Chip on her shoulder 81 Clean me out 82 Close your eyes to 83 Cold turkey 84 Come down in buckets 85 Come out of the closet 86 Come to a head 87 Come with the territory 88 Cost an arm and a leg 89 Cough it up 90 Crack up 91 Cramp my style 92 Cross my heart 93 Cry over spilled 94 Cut and dried 95 Cut him down to 96 Cut out to be 97 Cut their losses 98 Daily grind 99 Dawn on you 100 Diamond in the rough 101 Dig some dirt up on me 102 Dig your own grave 103 Dip into his pockets 104 Dirty work 105 Does not have a selfish bone in her body 106 Dog-eat-dog 107 Doing his own thing 108 Down in the dumps 109 Down the tubes 110 Down to earth 111 Draw the line 112 Drink like a fish 113 Drive me up the wall 114 Eat away at you 115 Eat his heart out 116 Eat your heart out 117 Eat like a bird 118 Egg me on 119 Ego trip 120 Every inch a woman 121 Every minute counts 122 Eye opener 123 Face the music 124 Fair game 125 Fall back on 126 Fall between the cracks 127 Fall flat on his face 128 Fall for him 129 Fall for his lies 130 Fall over backwards 131 Fall through 132 False alarm 133 Fat chance 134 Feather in my cap 135 Fell it in my bones 136 Fill his shoes 137 Filthy rich 138 Fly-by-night 139 Foam at the mouth 140 Follow in your footsteps 141 For the birds 142 Full of hot air 143 Get a crash on him 144 Get a kick out of this TV show 145 Get a load of that girl 146 Get carried away 147 Get fresh 148 Get the third degree 149 Get under my skin 150 Give me a ring 151 Give me the evil eye 152 Go ballistic 153 Go Dutch 154 Go over my head(1) 155 Go over my head(2) 156 Go stag 157 Go to any lengths 158 Go to hell in a handbasket 159 Go up in flames 160 Grease the waiter's palm 161 Grit your teeth 162 Grow on me 163 Gung ho